- Francesco Morano
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See=Fallaba (titular)|Francesco Cardinal Morano (
June 8 ,1872 —July 12 ,1968 ) was an Italianprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He served asSecretary of theApostolic Signatura in theRoman Curia from 1935 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1959.Biography
Born in
Caïvano ,Aversa , Francesco Morano attended theseminary in Aversa, and thePontifical Lateran University (from where he obtained hisdoctorate s inphilosophy , theology, and canon and civil law), theRoyal University (earning a doctorate and a teachingdiploma inphysics ), and the "Studio" of the Sacred Congregation of the Council (graduating with a diploma oflawyer of theRoman Curia ) inRome . He was ordained to the priesthood onAugust 10 ,1897 , and then finished his studies in 1900. Before serving as an officer of theHoly Office from 1903 to 1925, Morano was made an assistant at theVatican Observatory in 1900. He was raised to the rank of Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness onJuly 20 ,1918 .Entering the Roman Curia as a
referendary prelate of theApostolic Signatura onApril 21 ,1921 , Morano became avoting prelate of the same onDecember 28 ,1922 . He was named auditor of the Roman Rota onJanuary 30 , 1925, and laterSecretary of the Apostolic Signatura onDecember 20 ,1935 .Pope John XXIII created him Cardinal Deacon of "Ss. Cosma e Damiano" in theconsistory ofDecember 14 ,1959 . Morano was the oldest of the cardinals elevated in that ceremony.He was appointed Titular Archbishop of "Fallaba" on
April 5 ,1962 , and received his episcopal consecration on the followingApril 19 from Pope John, withGiuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo and Benedetto Cardinal Aloisi Masella serving as co-consecrators, in the Lateran Basilica. From 1962 to 1965, Morano participated theSecond Vatican Council , during the course of which he served as a cardinal elector in the 1963 papal conclave that selectedPope Paul VI .Morano died in
Vatican City , at age 96. He is buried in his native Aversa.External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-m.htm#Morano Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmorano.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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