- Luca Brandolini
infobox bishopstyles
name=Luca Brandolini
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |Luca Brandolini, CM (born
December 25 ,1933 ) is an Italianprelate of theRoman Catholic Church who currently serves as Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo.Biography
Luca Brandolini (Not to be confused with
Luke Brengolini ) was born inMonte Compatri , and entered the Congregation of the Mission, more commonly known as the Lazarists, in October 1953. He made his profession as a Lazarist onOctober 18 ,1955 , and was ordained to the priesthood onApril 24 ,1960 . During theSecond Vatican Council (1962-1965), Brandolini was "a disciple" and "close co-worker" of Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, whose episcopal ring Brandolini now wearsRorate Caeli. [http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2007/07/bishop-cries.html A bishop cries]July 8 ,2007 ] . In 1966, he obtained a bachelor's degree in theology with specialization inliturgy from thePontifical Liturgical Institute of S. Anselmo . He did curial and pastoral work from 1971 to 1987, also teaching at the Pontifical Gregorian and Pontifical Lateran Universities.On
October 29 ,1987 , Brandolini was appointed Pro-Vicar General of Rome and Titular Bishop of "Urusi" byPope John Paul II . He received his episcopal consecration on the followingDecember 7 from Ugo Cardinal Poletti, with ArchbishopEnnio Appignanesi and BishopPlinio Pascoli serving as co-consecrators. Brandolini was later namedPresident of the Italian Episcopal Conference's Commission forLiturgy in May 1993, and Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo onSeptember 2 ,1993 .The Bishop disapproved of
Pope Benedict XVI 's "Summorum Pontificum ", saying to "La Repubblica ", "I can't fight back the tears. This is the saddest moment in my life as a man, priest and bishop...It's a day of mourning, not just for me but for the many people who worked for the Second Vatican Council. A reform for which many people worked, with great sacrifice and only inspired by the desire to renew the Church, has now been cancelled" [Reuters Canada. [http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-07-08T153431Z_01_L08184703_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-POPE-LATIN-COL.XML&archived=False Bishop mourns Latin decree, Jews ask for clarity]July 8 ,2007 ] . However, he did declare, "I will obey the Holy Father, because I am a bishop and because I care for him".He has also served as President of the
Center of Liturgical Action .References
External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbranl.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/sora0.htm#5035 Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.ciociaria.com/diocesi_sora/luca.htm Diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo]
* [http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_doc_20010828_sodano-riva-garda_en.html Letter of Cardinal Sodano to Bishop Brandoli]
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