Giuseppe Ferretto

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Giuseppe Antonio Cardinal Ferretto (March 9, 1899—March 17, 1973) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Major Penitentiary in the Roman Curia from 1967 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1961.

Biography

Giuseppe Ferretto was born in Rome to Tommaso and Adele (née Stazi) Ferretto. He studied at the Pontifical Minor Roman Seminary, Pontifical Roman Seminary, Pontifical Lateran University (from where he obtained his doctorates in theology and canon and civil law), and Pontifical Institute of Christian Archeology in Rome. Ordained to the priesthood on February 24, 1923, Ferretto finished his studies in 1926 and then taught at the Pontifical Lateran University and the Pontifical Urbaniana University until 1958. He served as an official in the Vicariate of Rome from 1929 to 1939, when he was made a referendary of the Apostolic Signatura on April 23. Before becoming a canon of St. Peter's Basilica on May 1, 1953, he was named substitute (June 7, 1943) and later assessor (June 27, 1950) of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation.

On December 14, 1958, Ferretto was appointed Titular Archbishop of "Serdica" by Pope John XXIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 27 from Pope John himself, with Bishops Girolamo Bortignon, OFM Cap, and Gioacchino Muccin serving as co-consecrators, in St. Peter's Basilica. Ferretto was later named Secretary of the College of Cardinals on January 20, 1959, and created Cardinal Priest of "S. Croce in Gerusalemme" by Pope John in the consistory of January 16, 1961. He had been speculated to be one of the cardinals reserved "in pectore" on March 28, 1960 [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,826222,00.html Three in Pectore] April 11, 1960] .

Ferretto was made Cardinal Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto on March 26, 1961, and attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. After participating in the 1963 papal conclave, the Cardinal, who was also a noted archaeologist [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895171,00.html Four New Hats] December 26, 1960] , was appointed Major Penitentiary on April 7, 1967. On March 1, 1973, he resigned as Major Penitentiary, after five years of service.

Ferretto died later that month in Rome, at age 74. He is buried in the church of "Immacolata e S. Benedetto Giuseppe Labre a via Taranto".

External links

* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-f.htm#Ferreto Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bferretto.html Catholic-Hierarchy]

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