The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - February 21, 1998

(153) 16. SHAN KUO-HSI, S.J., Paul
(1923-2012)

Birth. December 3, 1923, Puyang, Hopeh, diocese of Taming (Daming), China. His last name is also listed as Shàn Guóxǐ (1).

Education. Studied philosophy at the Regional Seminary Saint Joseph, Chiughsien, from 1944 to 1946; and at the Jesuit Philosophical Institute, Berchmans College, Manila, Philippines, from 1946 until 1951, where he obtained a licentiate in philosophy (PhL); completed his theological formation at Bellarmine College, Baguio, Philippines, from 1952 to 1956 , where he obtained a licentiate in sacred theology (STL); completed his formation at the Jesuit Theologate of Novaliches, Philippines, from 1956 to 1957. Joined the Society of Jesus on September 11, 1946, in Peking; took religious vows on September 12, 1948 in Peking; and the final vows on February 2, 1963, in the Jesuit novitiate in Thuduc, Vietnam. He also studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, from 1959 to 1961, where he earned a doctorate in spiritual theology. Besides Mandarin, his first language, he also spoke Latin, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Priesthood. Ordained, March 18, 1955, Baguio. Further studies, Novaliches, 1955-1957. Director of the Chinese section of Sacred Heart School, Cebu, 1957-1959. Further studies in Rome from 1959 to 1961. Minister of the house and socius of the master of novices, Thuduc, Vietnam, 1961 to 1963. Master of novices and rector of Manresa House, Changhua, Taiwan, 1963-1970. Rector of St. Ignatius Institute, Taipei, 1970-1976. President of the Catholic Schools Association, Taiwan, 1972-1976. President of the Kuangchi Program Service, 1976-1979. Episcopal vicar of Taipei, 1976-1979.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Hwalien, Taiwan, November 15, 1979. Consecrated, February 14, 1980, by Matthew Kia Yen-wen, archbishop of Taipei, assisted by Stanislaus Lokuang, archbishop emeritus of Taipei, and by Joseph Kuo Joshih, archbishop emeritus of Taipei. His episcopal motto was Instaurare omnia in Christo. He was installed on February 14, 1980. In 1981, he was elected president of the Episcopal Commission for Evangelization of the Chinese Regional Episcopal Conference. In that same year, he was named member of the office for social communications of the Federation of Episcopal Conferences of Asia (Fabc). In 1983, he was elected episcopal organizer of the celebrations marking the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of Father Matteo Ricci, S.J., in China. Between 1983 and 1985, he was president of the office for inter-religious dialog of the Fabc; and from 1985 to 1991, he headed its office for social communications. Elected president of the Regional Episcopal Conference of China in 1987; he was reelected for three terms until 1999. In 1987, he became member of the central committee of the Fabc. On January 25, 1991, he was named president of the National Council of Churches in Taiwan. He was transferred to the see of Kaohsiung on March 4, 1991; he was installed the following June 17.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of February 21, 1998; received the red biretta and the title of S. Crisogono, February 21, 1998. Attended the Special Assembly for Asia of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, April 19 to May 18, 1998; relator general; member of the post-synodal council, May 8, 1998; he was instrumental in the invitation made to two China mainland bishops to attend the synod but they were not allowed to attend by the Chinese government and two chairs were left empty during the sessions of the assembly. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned 80 years older December 3, 2003. By papal appointment he attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Resigned the pastoral government of the diocese of Kaohsiung in conformity to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law on January 5, 2006. He had just been diagnosed with cancer; he continued to direct retreats and hold conferences, promoting evangelization on both Taiwan and China. He was member of the S. C. for the Evangelization of the Peoples; of the Pontifical Councils of Health Workers and for the Legislative Texts; of the Special Council for Asia of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops; and of the Commission for the Church in China. He was honorary chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University, which is located in New Taipei City. In October 2012, the Tzu Chi Foundation, the largest Buddhist charity in Taiwan, was going to grant him an award. He never forgot that he was a son of the Church in mainland China and always prayed for it and offered to the Holy See his valuable contribution of advice and reflection. He was heavily involved on the front of evangelization and interreligious dialogue, with a strong focus on the formation of priests and a laity well prepared. Great were his social activities with many initiatives on behalf of the poor, the sick, the elderly, exploited women, and prisoners. The cardinal intervened several times, even publicly, asking the government of Taiwan to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor and to abolish the death penalty. In recent years, he had visited all the dioceses of the island of Taiwan to offer his testimony as a terminally ill patient in the light of faith, trying to instill in people the courage to face the challenges that life presented.

Death. August 22, 2012, at 6:42 p.m., of multiple organ failure brought on by acute pneumonia, secondary to his long standing cancer, in Cardinal Tien Hospital in New Taipei. His last act was celebrating Mass, only a few hours before his death, on the liturgical feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the hospital where he was a patient for a serious condition. A short time later he died to the singing of Salve Regina chanted by the counselor and chargé d'affaires of the apostolic nunciature, Monsignor Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, the archbishop of Taipei, John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D., and various other collaborators. Upon learning of the death of the cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the eternal repose of his soul and sent a telegram of condolence to Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-Chung of Kaohsiung (2). President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Sean Chen also extended their condolences to the bishops of Taiwan. The body was brought back to Kaohsiung by Bishop Liu earlier in the day from Taipei. The body laid in repose in the parish of the Holy Family. Three requiem Masses were celebrated every day in the funeral chapel. The Straits Exchange Foundation, which handles Taiwan-China affairs in the absence of official ties, said the government contacted Cardinal Shan's family in China and helping to arrange their trip to attend the funeral. The funeral took place in the chapel of St. Dominic Catholic High School, in that city, attended by thousand of people. The Mass was presided over by Bishop Peter Liu of Kaohsiung and concelebrated by numerous bishops and priests. Among them Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiung, S.B.D., bishop emeritus of Hong Kong; Cardinal John Tong Hon, current bishop of Hong Kong; Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B., titular archbishop of Sila, secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith; and Monsignor Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, counselor and chargé d'affaires of the nunciature in China (Taiwan), who read a message from Pope Benedict XVI. In accordance with the late cardinal's wishes, the chapel was simply decorated with candles and crucifixes, and flower bouquets were not accepted. Cardinal Shan had said in his will that as he took a vow of poverty throughout his life, his departure from this world should not be in any sense luxurious. The relatives of the late cardinal from the Popular Republic of China were allowed to attend. President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan also attended the ceremony and paid tribute to Cardinal Shan's religious dedication.The cardinal said in his will that his funeral should be a simple affair, held "as the poor people would" and that the chapel should be decorated only with candles, the Bible and crucifixes, he added. He also indicated that his epitaph should include the words "Born in Christ, lived in Christ, died in Christ, forever belongs to Christ". After the funeral, the body of the late cardinal was buried in the local Catholic cemetery in a simple coffin on a site no bigger than 1 ping (3.3 square meters) in compliance with his will. A foundation was established in the cardinal's memory to assist the disadvantaged people to continue his dedication to Taiwan's less fortunate.

On Saturday, August 20, 2022, the diocese of Kaohsiung oversaw the transfer of the remains of its two first bishops: Joseph Cheng Tien Hsiang O.P., and his successor, Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo Hsi, S.J., to the cathedral basilica of the Rosary of Kaohsiung. The celebration took place within the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the diocese (2020-2021), but having been impossible to celebrate then due to the pandemic outbreak until recently, the choice fell of August 20, 2022, due to the fact that August 19th, was the 32nd anniversary of the death of Bishop Cheng and August 22, the 10th anniversary of the death of the cardinal. The remains had been previously exhumed from the Catholic cemetery of Kaosong and were temporarily kept at the bishop’s residence. After the Mass, the porcelain urns containing their remains were deposited in a previously prepared niches below the altar of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the left lateral altar of the basilica. It was the last desire of the cardinal that seven years after his death, his remains may be exhumed and transferred to the cathedral under the altar of the Sacred Heart.

Bibliography. Brender, Andreas ; Kierein-Kuenring, Mandred D. Catholic Hierarchy in China since 1307. Cluj-Napoca, 2012, pp. 171 and 288; "Shan Kuo-hsi Paul, S.I." in Annuario pontificio per l'anno 1999. Città del Vaticano : Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1999, p. 83*;

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph and biography, in Italian, The Holy See Press Office; photograph and biography, in Spanish, aciprensa; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Cardinal Paul Shan dies at age 88 by Chen Ching-fang and Jamie Wang, Focus Taiwan, The Central News Agency, 2012/08/22 22:27:36; Morto il cardinale di Taiwan Paul Shan Kuo-Hsi, Chiesa, Avvenire, 22 agosto 2012; Leading Catholic figure Cardinal Paul Shan passes away by Yang Chiu-ying and Jake Chung, Taipei Times, Thu, Aug 23, 2012; Card Paul Shan, the great evangeliser and unifier of the Church in China, has died, AsiaNews, 08/23/2012 03:25; Card. Gracias: prayers for Card. Paul Shan, joyful and dedicated servant of the Church, AsiaNews, 08/23/2012 10:14; Taiwan remembers Card. Shan, communicator of the faith, even during illness by Xin Yage, Asia News, 08/23/2012 12:34; Pope's sorrow for the death of Card Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, AsiaNews, 08/23/2012 13:18; Funeral of late cardinal set for Sept. 1 by Wang Shu-fen, Chang Che-fon, Emmanuelle Tzeng, Hsu Chih-wei, Chen Hung-chin and Kendra Lin, Focus Taiwan, The Central News Agency, 2012/08/23 17:57:41; Cardinal Paul Shan "belongs forever to Christ": the funeral on 1 September, Agenzia Fides, news.va, 23/08/2012; The Pope's condolences on the death of Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, L'Osservatore Romano, news.va, 2012-08-24; Burial Mass for late Catholic Cardinal Shan set for Sept. 1, Taipei Times, Fri, Aug 24, 2012; Chinese cardinal who considered cancer "A blessing", dies in Taiwan by Gerard O'Connell, Vatican Insider, 08/23/2012; El cardenal jesuíta Paul Shan, de Taiwan, será enterrado el 1 de septiembre, Internacional, Ecclesia, 23 agosto, 2012; Pope and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples condole death of Cardinal Shan, Agenzia Fides, 24/08/2012; Cardinal of Taiwan, Paul Shan Kuo-Hsi, passes away at 89, Rome Reports, 2012-08-24 15:02:58; Card. Shan's work for youth of Taiwan and mainland China by Xin Yage, AsiaNews, 08/24/2012; Pope Benedict XVI sends condolences for Cardinal by Loa Iok-sin, Taipei Times, Sat, Aug 25, 2012; Card. Zen remembers Card. Paul Shan, brother, teacher and now protector from Heaven by Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Asia News, 08/27/2012 10:45; Tributes for Taiwan cardinal, The Tablet, 28 August 2012.

(1) This is in Hanyu Pinyin, the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into Latin script in the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore.
(2) This is the text of the telegram published by the Press Office of the Holy See:

The Most Reverend Peter Liu Cheng-chung
Bishop of Kaohsiung

I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung. With gratitude to Almighty God, I recall his years of dedicated service there, as well as his ministry as Bishop of Hwalien and as President of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference. I offer you, the clergy, religious and lay faithful of those Dioceses, and indeed the entire Church in Taiwan, my condolences and the assurance of my prayers. In joining you and all who mourn him, including his Jesuit confreres, I commend his priestly soul to the infinite mercy of God our loving Father. To all assembled for the solemn funeral Mass, and as a pledge of peace and consolation in the Lord, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing.

Benedictus PP. XVI

(154) 17. KOZŁOWIECKI, S.J.

, Adam
(1911-2007)

Birth. April 1, 1911, Huta Komorowska, diocese of Przemyšl, Poland, Austrian Empire. Of noble parents. Son of Adam Kozłowiecki, and Maria Janochów. He had two brothers, Czesław and Jerzy.

Education. Studied at the Jesuit school in Chyrów (now in Ukraine); because of young Adam's interest in the Society of Jesus, his parents sent him to a private school in Poznan; after he finished school, he renounced his title and heritage and entered the order in Stara Wies, on July 30, 1929; Novitiate of Brzozów, Brzozów; Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy, Kraków; magisterium in Chyrów; Bobolanum Theological Faculty, Lublin; third probation, Lviv. Took the final vows, August 15, 1945, Rome.

Priesthood. Ordained, June 24, 1937, Lublin, by Karol Niemira, titular bishop of Tavio, auxiliary of Pinsk. Arrested by the Gestapo, November 10, 1939, incarcerated in Kraków; interned in the Auschwitz concentration camp, June-December, 1940; in the Dachau concentration camp, December, 1940 to April 29, 1945, freed by the U.S. army troops. Taught at the Jesuit School, Pullach. Volunteered as a missionary to the Jesuit mission in North Rhodesia, now Zambia. Pastoral ministry, especially in education, Kasisi, 1946-1950. Apostolic administrator of the apostolic vicariate of Lusaka, 1950.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Diospoli inferiori and appointed apostolic vicar of Lusaka, Zambia, June 4, 1955. Consecrated, September 11, 1955, by James Robert Knox, titular archbishop of Melitene, apostolic delegate to British Africa, assisted by Aston Sebastian Joseph Chichester, S.J., archbishop of Salisbury, and by Joseph van den Biesen, M. Afr., titular bishop of Tullia, vicar apostolic of Abercorn. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Lusaka, April 25, 1959. Participated in the Second Vatican Council, 1962-1965. Attended the First Ordinary Assembly of Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 29 to October 29, 1967. He resigned the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Lusaka so that an African prelate could be named archbishop; transferred to the titular see of Potenza Picena, May 29, 1969. After his retirement and until 1989, he was director of the Pontifical Missionary Society of Zambia; he then resigned his post to hand it over to the young up coming priests; despite his advanced age, he worked in Chikuni, Chingombe, Mulungushi, Lusaka missions and others. In 1987 he was made a companion of the Order of Freedom of the Republic of Zambia. Attended the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994. He was decorated with the Commenda of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 1995 by Lech Walesa, president of that republic.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of February 21, 1998; received the red biretta and the title of S. Andrea al Quirinale, February 21, 1998. Promoted to the cardinalate when he was over 80 years old, and thus, he did not have the right to participate in the conclave. He continued living in Lusaka after his promotion to the cardinalate. On December 21, 2006, he was decorated with the Legion d'honneur of France.

Death. September 28, 2007, at 8:30 a.m., in a hospital in Lusaka. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI sent Telesphore George MpunduHe, archbishop of Lusaka, a telegram of condolence (1). The late cardinal was buried on Friday October 5, 2007, in the grounds of the metropolitan cathedral of the Child Jesus, Lusaka(2).

Bibliography. Cieślak, Stanisław. Kardynał Adam Kozłowiecki. Kraków: Wydawnictwo WAM 2008; Kozłowiecki, Adam. Ucisk i strapienie. Kraków: Wydawnictwo WAM 2008; Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał. Polscy kardynałowie. Kraków : Wydawnictwo WAM, 2001, pp. 371-381.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photographs and biography, in Italian, Santi e Beati; Misjonarz Kardynałem, in Polish, by Ks. Czesław Drążek S.J., Fundacja "Opoka"; Kozłowiecki, un cardinale polacco per l'Africa by Angela Ambrogetti, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 13 ottobre, 2017 / 9:00 AM; Alla Gregoriana una mostra sul cardinale-missionario Adam Kozłowiecki by Wlodzimierz Redzioch, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 25 ottobre, 2019 / 11:00 AM.

(1) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

To My Brother
The Most Reverend Telesphore George Mpundu
Archbishop of Lusaka
HAVING LEARNED WITH SORROW OF THE DEATH OF CARDINAL ADAM KOZLOWIECKI, SJ, I OFFER HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND ALL THE CLERGY, RELIGIOUS AND LAITY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LUSAKA, TOGETHER WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS. RECALLING WITH GRATITUDE THE FIRST ARCHBISHOP OF LUSAKA’S SELFLESS YEARS OF ZEALOUS EPISCOPAL AND MISSIONARY SERVICE, UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, I JOIN YOU IN PRAYING THAT GOD OUR MERCIFUL FATHER WILL GRANT HIM THE REWARD OF HIS LABOURS AND WELCOME HIS NOBLE SOUL INTO THE JOY AND PEACE OF HIS ETERNAL KINGDOM. TO ALL ASSEMBLED FOR THE SOLEMN MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL I CORDIALLY IMPART MY APOSTOLIC BLESSING AS A PLEDGE OF CONSOLATION AND STRENGTH IN THE LORD.BENEDICTUS PP. XVI
(2) This is the text of the inscription on his tomb, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:
IN MEMORY OF
ADAM CARDINAL
KOZLOWIECK S.J
BORN: 01 - 04 - 1911
DIED: 28 - 09 - 2007
BURIED: 05 - 10 - 2007

ORDAINED PRIEST: 24 - 06 - 1937
ARCHBISHOP OF LUSAKA: 1950 - 1989
IN NOMINE DOMINI
AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM
M.H.S. R.I.P.

(155) 18. CHELI, Giovanni

(1918-2013)

Birth. October 4, 1918, in a clinic in via Villa della Regina, Turin, Italy. Son of Egidio Cheli, a native of Suvereto, Tuscany, and Annunziata Sacco, from San Damiano, Asti.

Education. Studied at the Seminary of Asti; then, at the Pontifical Lateran Athenaeum, Rome, where he obtained a licentiate in theology and a doctorate in canon law; and later, at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, where he studied diplomacy.

Priesthood. Ordained, June 21, 1942, at the cathedral of Asti, by Bishop Umberto Rossi of Asti. In the diocese of Asti, from 1942 until 1949, diocesan vice-counselor of the Young Men of Catholic Action; prefect of discipline and professor of French, history and mathematics at the Seminary of Asti. At the same time, he was diocesan assistant of the juvenile section of Catholic Action and vice-pastor festivo in Isola d'Asti. During the Second World War, thanks to a short-wave radio, he established a network of correspondence between the captive Italians soldiers and their families. Radio London broadcast periodically a message adding the names of the prisoners. Once the contents of the transmission were picked up, Father Cheli compiled for each of them a text with the message and the name of the soldier. Then, with the help of young seminarians who traveled by bicycle, the texts were delivered to the families. By the end of the conflict, he organized the Pontificia Opera di Assistenza to help the prisoners of war, sick and disbanded, who were returning home. Further studies and pastoral ministry in Rome, 1949-1952; he was assigned as chaplain of the Sisters of Mercy of Verona, in the populous district of Prenestino; and in his leisure hours from the university courses, he had an intense pastoral work in the chapel of the Sacred Heart Institute, which served as a branch church of the parish of Sant'Elena. In addition to the long hours spent in the confessional and preaching to the people, he devoted himself especially to the youth, forming a large group of altar boys and the Department XX ASCI Scout. Returned to Asti and very soon, in that same year, went back to Rome to enter the Vatican diplomatic service. Attaché of the nunciature in Guatemala, 1952-1955; where, with the coming to power of the Communist Party, the relations of the government with the Church and the Holy See were difficult. In that context, in addition to working in the papal representation, he devoted himself to the religious formation of young people, giving life to Catholic scouting and teaching at the Catholic University of Santa María, Guatemala City, founded by the Jesuits in those years. Named privy chamberlain supernumerary of His Holiness on March 2, 1953; confirmed on October 28, 1958. Secretary of the nunciature in Spain and pastoral ministry in Madrid, 1955-1962. Counselor of the nunciature in Italy, 1962-1967. Domestic prelate of His Holiness, March 1, 1965. At the service of Pontifical Council for Public Affairs of the Church, 1967-1973, closely collaborating with the secretary of that section, Archbishop Agostino Casaroli, with the task of conducting negotiations between the Holy See and some Eastern European countries. Among other things, he worked in the negotiations for the release of Cardinal József Mindszenty, archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary. Named permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations Organization, July 25, 1973; where he reorganized the office's activities, mainly through an extensive network of external collaborators, and participated in many international conferences, including one on the Law of the Sea, which lasted for ten years; he became the first apostolic nuncio named before that organization.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Santa Giusta and named apostolic nuncio, September 8, 1978 (1). Consecrated, September 16, 1978, Vatican City, by Cardinal Jean Villot, bishop of the title of suburbicarian see of Frascati, secretary of State, prefect of Pontifical Council for Public Affairs of the Church, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, assisted by Giuseppe Caprio, titular archbishop of Apollonia, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by Agostino Casaroli, titular archbishop of Cartago, secretary of the S.C. for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs. His episcopal motto was Unitas in charitate. Pro-president of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrations and Tourism on September 18, 1986; the name of the commission was changed to Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants on June 28, 1988. Named president of the Pontifical Commission for Migrants and Itinerants on March 1, 1989. Attended the Eighth Ordinary Assembly of Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 28, 1990; the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Europe, Vatican City, November 28 to December 14, 1991; the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994; the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994; the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for America, Vatican City, November 16 to December 12, 1997. Within the dicastery, he confirmed and consolidated the practice, already in place, for the differences in the field of human mobility in most areas: migrants, refugees, maritime, tourism, travelers, airport, students, fair workers and circus performers and workers, entrusting the responsibility to a fixed staff, which had favored the specialization. Several global and regional conferences were convened by the Pontifical Council in those years, as well as initiatives to support the apostolate of the sea and assistance to refugees and displaced persons. During his presidency, were discussed in-depth the complex issues of the new migration. In the vast world of human mobility, the care of the spiritual dimension always had a special place, with a particular attention to the experience of the pilgrimage.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of February 21, 1998; received the red biretta and the deaconry of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, February 21, 1998. Resigned the presidency of the Pontifical Commission for Migrants and Itinerants on June 15, 1998. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when he turned 80 years of age, October 4, 1998. He was an outspoken critic of the United States of America invasion of Iraq in 2001. Opted for the order of cardinal priests and his deaconry was elevated pro hac vice to title, March 1, 2008. On June 8, 2009, he participated in the celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia, O.F.M.Cap., which took place in Asti. He has been decorated among others with the Order of Isabel la Católica, of Spain, and named commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; and of the Verdienstkreuz of the Federal Republic of Germany. He received doctorates honoris causa from several universities in the United States of America: St. John's, Fordham, and Seton Hall.

Death. February 8, 2013, in the early hours of the morning, in his apartment at the Palace of S. Calixto, Rome. Upon learning the news of his death, Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the eternal repose of his soul and sent a telegram of condolence to Bishop Francesco Ravinale of Asti, the diocese in which the cardinal had been incardinated (2). The exequies took place on Saturday February 9, 2013, at 5 p.m., in the altar of the cathedra of the papal Vatican basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, together with the other cardinals, archbishops and bishops. Main concelebrants were Cardinals Francis Arinze and Giovanni Battista Re. Cardinal Sodano also delivered the homily. On February 10, 2013, the body of the late cardinal was transported to Asti and exposed in the cathedral of that city starting at 8:30 p.m. The funeral Mass, presided by Cardinal Severino Poletto, archbishop emeritus of Turin, took place at 9:30 a.m. on February 11. Bishop Francesco Ravinale of Asti concelebrated with the cardinal. All the civil and military authorities with the banners were present. At the end of the ceremony, the late cardinal was buried in the crypt of the bishops in that cathedral (3).

Webgraphy. Biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph and biography, in English, EWTN; photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; Il cardinale da 70 anni al servizio della Chiesa. Giovanni Cheli sarà festeggaito stamattina in Duomo, LaStampa.it, 21.06.2012; Addio al cardinale Giovanni Cheli, LaStampa.it, 08.02.2013.

(1) This is according to Acta Apostilcae Sedis, LXX, No. 11 (September 30, 1978), 776; and Annuario Pontifico per l'anno 2011, Città del Vaticano : Libreria Edirice Vaticana, 2011) p. 43*, during the pontificate of Pope John Paul I. Originally, the election was announced by L'Osservatore Romano [electronic resource]. Città del Vaticano : L'Osservatore Romano, CXVIII, n. 160 (July 14, 1978), p. 1; and L'Osservatore Romano, Spanish edition, X, no. 29 (July 16, 1978), p. 5, during the pontificate of Pope Paul VI.
(2) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Daily Bulletin of the Vatican Press Office:
A Sua Eccelenza Reverendissima
Mons. Francesco Ravinale
Vescovo di Asti
Ho appreso con tristezza la notizia della dipartita del venerato Cardinale Giovanni Cheli e desidero esprimere sentimenti di vivo cordoglio a codesta comunità diocesana, che lo annovera tra i suoi figli più illustri, come pure ai familiari e a quanti lo hanno conosciuto e stimato. Ricordo con animo grato la preziosa e solerte collaborazione da lui prestata per tanti decenni alla Sede Apostolica nelle Rappresentanze Pontificie, in Segreteria di Stato, poi come Osservatore della Santa Sede alle Nazioni Unite, infine quale Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Pastorale per i Migranti e gli Itineranti. Egli lascia la testimonianza di una vita spesa nell'adesione coerente e generosa alla propria vocazione, quale sacerdote sollecito per le necessità dei fedeli, specialmente per la formazione cristiana della gioventù. Innalzo fervide preghiere di suffragio perché il Signore accolga nel gaudio e nella pace eterna così zelante pastore, fedele al Vangelo e alla Chiesa, e invio a Vostra Eccellenza, all'intero presbiterio e a quanti condividono il dolore per la sua scomparsa la confortatrice Benedizione Apostolica.
Benedictus PP. XVI Analogous telegram was sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., secretary of State.
(3) This is the text of the inscription on his vault, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:
CARDINALE
GIOVANNI MARIA CHELI
“MOSTRAMI SIGNORE LA LUCE
DEL TUO VOLTO“
TORINO    ROMA
4∼10∼1918    8∼2∼2013

(156) 19. COLASUONNO, Francesco

(1925-2003)

Birth. January 2, 1925, Grumo Appula, archdiocese of Bari, Italy. Son of Giuseppe Colasuonno and Maria Panzarino

Education. Studied at the Seminary of Bari; then, at the Regional Seminary of Molfetta; later, at the University of Bari; also, at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, where he obtained doctorates in theology and canon law; and finally, at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, where he studied diplomacy.

Priesthood. Ordained, September 28, 1947, parish church of S. Maria Assunta, Grumo Appula, by Marcello Mimmi, archbishop of Bari. Further studies in Rome. Faculty member of the Seminary of Bari, Bari. Joined the Vatican diplomatic service and was attached to the Council for Public Affairs of the Church, 1960-1962. Privy chamberlain supernumerary, December 13, 1961; June 21, 1963. Secretary and later auditor of the apostolic delegation in the United States of America, 1962-1967. Auditor of the nunciature in India (1968-1972). Prelate of honor of His Holiness, October 17, 1971. Counselor of the nunciature and chargé d'affaires ad interim in China (Taiwan), 1972-1974.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tronto and appointed apostolic delegate in Mozambique, December 6, 1974. Consecrated, February 9, 1975, cathedral of Bari, by Cardinal Corrado Ursi, archbishop of Naples, assisted by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, archbishop emeritus of Bangalore, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and by Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D., archbishop of Bari. Pro-nuncio in Zimbabwe, March 7, 1981. Pro-nuncio in Yugoslavia, January 8, 1985. Nuncio with special charges and chief of the Holy See permanent delegation for working contacts with the government of the Republic of Poland, April 9, 1986. Representative of the Holy See before the Russian Federation, March 15, 1990. Nuncio in Italy, November 12, 1994. Nuncio also in San Marino, April 22, 1995.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of February 21, 1998; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Eugenio, February 21, 1998. Special papal envoy to the closing celebrations of 5th Centennial of the Evangelization of Mozambique, Maputo, August 11 to 16, 1998.

Death. May 31, 2003, after a lengthy illness, at his family's residence in Grumo Appula, Bari. Upon learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope John Paul II sent telegrams of condolence to Francesco Cacucci, archbishop of Bari, and to Signora Teresa Colasuonno, sister of the late cardinal (1). His funeral mass, presided by Cardinal Achille Silvestrini, was celebrated at the parish church of S. Maria Assunta, Grumo Appula, on Monday, June 2, 2003, at 4 p.m., with the participation, among others, of Cardinal Luigi Poggi; and Paolo Romeo, titular archbishop of Vulturia, nuncio to Italy; and Francesco Cacucci, archbishop of Bari-Bitonto. His body was placed in a beautifully crafted coffin by the local funeral home. He was buried in a specially constructed marble sarcophagus, in that parish church (2). Beside his sarcophagus stands a cabinet which holds a permanent display which includes his pastoral staff, pectoral cross, red biretta and cardinalitial ring.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; photograp and arms, Araldica Vaticana.

(1) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

HA SUSCITATO PROFONDA ECO NEL MIO ANIMO LA MORTE DEL SIGNOR CARDINALE FRANCESCO COLASUONNO FIGLIO ILLUSTRE DI CODESTA TERRA E DESIDERO PORGERE A LEI AL PRESBITERIO ED AI FEDELI TUTTI L’ ESPRESSIONE DEL MIO SENTITO CORDOGLIO PER IL LUTTO CHE HA COLPITO L’INTERA COMUNITA’ ECCLESIALE SPECIALMENTE LA PARROCCHIA DI GRUMO APPULA (.) NEL RICORDARE CON SENTIMENTI DI VIVA AMMIRAZIONE IL FECONDO SERVIZIO ALLA CHIESA ED ALLA SANTA SEDE DEL COMPIANTO PORPORATO CHE AVEVA ASSUNTO COME MOTTO "LAETUS SERVIAM" RENDO GRAZIE A DIO PER IL DONO DI QUESTO GENEROSO PASTORE CHE CON LA SUA VITA HA ONORATO LA DIOCESI DI BARI-BITONTO E MENTRE ELEVO FERVIDE PREGHIERE PERCHE’ DIO LO ACCOLGA NEL GAUDIO ETERNO INVIO A LEI AI PRESENTI AL RITO FUNEBRE ED A QUANTI CONDIVIDONO IL DOLORE PER LA SCOMPARSA DI QUESTO FRATELLO A ME TANTO CARO LA CONFORTATRICE BENEDIZIONE APOSTOLICA SEGNO DELLA MIA INTENSA PARTECIPAZIONE IOANNES PAULUS PP. II APPRESA CON TRISTEZZA LA NOTIZIA DELLA MORTE DEL SUO AMATO FRATELLO IL VENERATO CARDINALE FRANCESCO COLASUONNO DESIDERO ESPRIMERE A LEI E AL SIG. GENNARO E AI FAMILIARI LA MIA PROFONDA PARTECIPAZIONE AL LORO DOLORE PENSANDO CON STIMA E AFFETTO A QUESTO CARO E BENEMERITO PORPORATO CHE HA SAPUTO SERVIRE GENEROSAMENTE E SAPIENTEMENTE LA CHIESA (.) RICORDANDO CON GRATITUDINE AL SIGNORE L’AMPIA MESSE DI BENE RACCOLTA DAL COMPIANTO CARDINALE MEDIANTE LA SUA INTENSA E PAZIENTE OPERA COME NUNZIO APOSTOLICO SPECIALMENTE IN OCCASIONE DEL SUO SERVIZIO NEI PAESI DELL’EST EUROPEO DURANTE UN PARTICOLARE E SOFFERTO PERIODO DELLA STORIA DI QUELLE NAZIONI ELEVO FERVIDE PREGHIERE A CRISTO BUON PASTORE PERCHE’ ACCOLGA IL SUO ZELANTE SERVITORE CONCEDENDOGLI IL PREMIO ETERNO PROMESSO AI GIUSTI E DI CUORE IMPARTO A LEI AI CONGIUNTI E A QUANTI NE PIANGONO LA SCOMPARSA LA CONFORTATRICE BENEDIZIONE APOSTOLICA IOANNES PAULUS PP. II (2) This is the inscription on his sarcophagus, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:
EMINENZA REVERENDISSIMA
FRANCESCO COLASUONNO
CARDINALE
DI SANTA ROMANA CHIESA
2-1-1925    31-5-2003

(157) 20. MONDUZZI, Dino

(1922-2006)

Birth. April 2, 1922, in La Casetta Folli in Via Fra' Angelo Pianori 4, Brisighella, diocese of Faenza (now Faenza-Modigliana), Italy. The house has been converted into a bed and breakfast. Son of Secondo Damiano Monduzzi and Ida Ragazzini.

Education. Studied at the Seminary of Faenza (ginnasiale, liceale and theological studies); and at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (licentiate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law).

Priesthood. Ordained, July 22, 1945, Brisighella, by Giuseppe Battaglia, bishop of Faenza; celebrated his first mass on July 23, 1945 in archpresbyteral church of Brisighella. Further studies, Rome. Collaborator in the Catholic Action social missions in several Italian regions, especially, Calabria and Sardinia. Spiritual assistant to the agrarian reform zones of Fucino, 1954-1959. From May 1959 to 1967, entered the service of the Holy See as adjunct, and later, secretary for the audiences in the Office of the Master of the Papal Chamber. Privy chamberlain supernumerary of His Holiness, March 24, 1961; June 28, 1966; title changed to chaplain of His Holiness, March 28, 1968. From 1967-1986, secretary, and later regent of the Pontifical Household, Vatican City. Prelate of honor of His Holiness, June 6, 1970.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Capri and appointed prefect of the Pontifical Household, December 18, 1986. Consecrated, January 6, 1987, patriarchal Vatican basilica, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Eduardo Martínez Somalo, titular archbishop of Tagora, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by José Tomás Sánchez, archbishop emeritus of Nueva Segovia, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. In the same ceremony was consecrated Gilberto Agustoni, titular archbishop of Caorle, secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, another future cardinal. His episcopal motto was Patientiam praeficere caritati. As prefect of the Papal Household, he was in charge of, among other things, the pontifical ceremonies, excluding their liturgical aspect, and the private and public audiences of the pope. He participated in the preparation of 130 pastoral pilgrimages of Pope John Paul in Italy and 268 pastoral visits to Roman parishes. He occupied the post until his promotion to the cardinalate.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of February 21, 1998; received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Sebastiano al Palatino, February 21, 1998. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years of age, April 2, 2002. He was a chain smoker, known to rush out of papal audiences to light up a cigarette.

Death. October 13, 2006, at 1 a.m., after a long and painful illness, Vatican City. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI sent his relatives a telegram of condolence (1). Exposed in the church of S. Stefano degli Abissini, Vatican City. On Monday October 16, at 5 p.m., in the altar of the Chair of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, took place the exequial liturgy presided by the pope, who also delivered the homily. Cardinals Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, and Roger Etchegaray, sub-dean, were the main concelebrants. On Tuesday October 17, 2006, at 3 p.m., a funeral mass was celebrated in the collegiate church of Brisighella. His remains were buried in the tomb of his family in the cemetery of Brisighella (2).

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana; 15 anni fa la morte del Cardinale Dino Monduzzi by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 13 ottobre, 2021 / 2:00 PM.

(1) This is the text of the telegram, taken from the Press Office of the Holy See:

Preg.mo Sig. Luigi Monduzzi
Città del Vaticano
HO APPRESO CON TRISTEZZA LA NOTIZIA DELLA DIPARTITA DEL CARO CARDINALE DINO MONDUZZI AL TERMINE DI UNA LUNGA E PENOSA MALATTIA E DESIDERO ESPRIMERE SENTIMENTI DI PROFONDO CORDOGLIO AI SUOI FAMILIARI A QUANTI LO HANNO CONOSCIUTO E STIMATO COME PURE ALLA COMUNITÀ DIOCESANA DI FAENZA-MODIGLIANA CHE LO ANNOVERA TRA I SUOI FIGLI PIÙ ILLUSTRI (.) NELLA SUA ESISTENZA EGLI HA RESO CON GRANDE DEDIZIONE UN GENEROSO SERVIZIO A BEN QUATTRO PAPI NELL’UFFICIO DEL MAESTRO DI CAMERA IN SEGUITO DENOMINATO PREFETTURA DELLA CASA PONTIFICIA E RICORDO SPECIALMENTE L’ALACRITÀ E LA SAGGEZZA CON CUI HA ORGANIZZATO LE QUOTIDIANE UDIENZE PONTIFICIE E I VIAGGI PASTORALI IN ITALIA (.) INNALZO FERVIDE PREGHIERE DI SUFFRAGIO PERCHÉ IL SIGNORE LO ACCOLGA NEL GAUDIO E NELLA PACE ETERNA ED INVIO A LEI AI NIPOTI AI FAMILIARI TUTTI ED A QUANTI CONDIVIDONO IL DOLORE PER LA SCOMPARSA DI COSÌ FEDELE SERVITORE DELLA SANTA SEDE LA CONFORTATRICE BENEDIZIONE APOSTOLICA SEGNO DELLA MIA INTENSA PARTECIPAZIONE ALLA COMUNE MESTIZIA. BENEDICTUS PP. XVI (2) This is the text of the marble plaque commemorating him in the family chapel where he is buried, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

CARDINALE DINO MONDUZZI
Brisighella 2 Aprile 1922 - Città del Vaticano 13 Ottobre 2006
“In ogni circostanza seppe trovare nella virtù della pazienza
la via maestra per confrontare la sua vita a Cristo”
S.S. Benedetto XVI

(158) 21. JAWORSKI, Marian
(1926-2020)

Birth. August 21, 1926, Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine). Son of Wincenty Jaworski and Stanisława Łastowiecka. His baptismal name was Marian Franciszek. The city is also known as Lwów (Polish); as Lvov (Russian); as Leopolis (Latin); and even as Lemberg, the Austrian-era German name for the city.

Education. Studied at the Lviv Major Seminary; then, moved to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland, in 1945; then, studied at the Jagellonian University, Kraków, where he obtained a doctorate in theology, in 1952; later, studied at Lublin Catholic University, where he earned a doctorate in philosophy, in 1954; and also, at the Warsaw Theological Academy, earning a doctorate in the philosophy of religion, in 1965.

Priesthood. Ordained, June 25, 1950, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, by Eugeniusz Baziak, archbishop of Lviv of the Latins. Vicar of Bashnia parish, Lubachiv, 1950-1952; vicar of Poronin parish. Further studies in Kraków, 1952-1954; further studies in Lublin and Warsaw, 1954-1965. In 1967, Archbishop Karol Wojtyła of Kraków asked his fellow philosopher and friend Father Jaworski to replace him at a lecture he was booked to give out of town. The train taking Father Jaworski to the lecture crashed; he lost his left arm in the accident. Secretary of the Scientific Council of the Episcopate of Poland, 1970-1984. Dean of the Pontifical Theological Department, Kraków, 1976-1981. Prelate of honor of His Holiness, December 14, 1976. Rector of the Pontifical Theological Academy, Kraków, 1981-1987.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Lambesi and appointed apostolic administrator of Lviv for territories within Poland (Lubachiv), May 21, 1984. Consecrated, June 23, 1984, Wawel, Kraków, by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, archbishop of Kraków, assisted by Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz, archbishop of Wroclław, and by Jerzy Ablewicz, bishop of Tarnów. His episcopal motto was Mihi vivere Christus est. Doctor Honoris Causa of Bonn University, Germany, 1985. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Lviv of the Latins, January 16, 1991. Attended the First Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Europe, Vatican City, November 28 to December 14, 1991. Elected president of the Conference of Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine, 1992. Attended the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994, by papal appointment. Apostolic administrator of Lutsk, 1996-1998. Rector of the Major Theological Seminary, Lviv-Briuhovychi, 1997. Attended the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of February 21, 1998; published in the consistory of February 21, 2001; received the red biretta and the title of S. Sisto, February 21, 2001. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001. He administered the sacrament of the unction of the sick to Pope John Paul II in his deathbed. Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old, August 21, 2006. On October 21, 2008, the pope accepted his resignation from the pastoral government of the see of Lviv of the Latins according to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. In 2017, he was honored by President Andrzej Duda of Poland with the Order of the White Eagle for his services to the country.

Death. September 5, 2020, Kraków, Poland. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence to Marek Jądraszewski, archbishop of Kraków. The Archdiocese of Kraków informed that the funeral ceremonies for the late cardinal will start on September 8 in Lubaczów. On September 10, the academic community of Kraków will say goodbye to the first rector of the Pontifical Academy of Theology. On September 11, the last farewell to the cardinal took place in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, where - in the crypt of the chapel of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Kalwaria - the body was buried (1).

Bibliography. Nitecki, Piotr. Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965-1999. Słownik biograficzny. Przedmowa Henryk Gulbinowicz. Warszawa : Instytut Wydawniczy "Pax", Warszawa 2000, col. 179-180; Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał. Polscy kardynałowie. Kraków : Wydawnictwo WAM, 2001, pp. 383-398; Krzysztof Rafał Prokop. Złączeni węzłem apostolskiej sukcesji : metropolici lwowscy Eugeniusz Baziak i Marian Jaworski : (w rocznice ich święceń biskupich). Kraków : [Drukarnia Akcydensowa, Andrzej Dorosz], 2019. Kraków : [Drukarnia Akcydensowa, Andrzej Dorosz], 2019.

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(1) This is the text of the inscription on his vault, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:
+ MARIAN
KARD. JAWORSKI
*
1926﹣2020
*
METROPOLITA LWOWSKI
„KARDYNAŁ KALWARYJSKI”

(159) 22. PUJATS, Jānis
(1930-

Birth. November 14, 1930, Nautrēni, archdiocese of Riga (now diocese of Rēzekne-Aglona), Latvia. From a profoundly Catholic family. His father was a farmer. He had four sisters and three brothers; two brothers also became priests (one of them died in 2021). His last name, Pujats, means cardinal in Latvian, but not referring to church hierarchy.

Education. After finishin his studies at the seondary school of Rezekne in 1948, he entered the Theological Seminary, Riga; the Seminary was closed by the Soviet authorities on January 18, 1951; the persecution of the Catholic Church increased. Archbishop Antonijs Springovics of Riga decided (with papal permission) to ordain all students of the 3rd year and up. Besides his native Latvian, he is fluent in Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, German and Latin. He is the only prelate who spoke exclusively Latin at the Synod of Bishops of 1991, 1994, 1999, 2001 and 2005.

Priesthood. Ordained, March 29, 1951, in secret, by Archbishop Antonijs Springovics in his private chapel. On April 15, 1951, he celebrated his first Mass at the parish of Jaunavas Marijas Debesīs Uznemšanas in Preiļi; pastoral ministry in this parish until July 3, 1951. From July 3, 1951 to September 22, 1953, parish priest of Sv. Ercenéīa Miķeīa in Zosna of Sv. Ercenéīa Miķeīa in Balta; and of Jaunavas Marijas in Dukstigals; in addition, he was also chaplain of Sv. Krusta pagodināšanas in Rozentova. From September 22, 1953 to October 13, 1954 chaplain of Sv. Anna in Bērži. From October 13, 1954 to April 8, 1957, parish priest of Sv. Jēkaba in Rudzāti. From April 8, 1957 to February 28, 1958, parish priest of Sv. Laurencija in Stirnienē. From February 28 to June 28, 1958, chaplain of Sv. Alberta in Riga and Sv. Pētera in Pēternieki. From June 28, 1958 to July 1, 1959, parish priest of Kristus Karaļa in Riga. From July 1, 1959 to March 7, 1962, chaplain of Sv. Franciska (seminary church) in Riga. From March 7, 1962 to April 22, 1964, chaplain of Sāpju Dievmāātes in Riga. From April 22, 1964 to October 11, 1966, parish priest of Sv. Antona in Riga. From October 11, 1966 to November 9, 1979, professor of history and liturgy at the Theological Seminary of Riga and vicar of St. Franciskus Seminary Church. Chaplain of His Holiness, November 14, 1972. Inspector of the Theological Seminary of Riga, October 28, 1974. Vicar general of the archdiocese of Riga, from November 9, 1979 to December 27, 1984; concurrently, since 1981, archpriest of the cathedral of Sv. Jākaba, Riga. Secretary of the liturgical commission and chaplain at St. Franciskus Seminary Church, December 27, 1984 to December 22, 1987. Declared persona non grata by the Soviet authorities and expelled from his duties as vicar general of the archdiocese of Riga; he was impeded from December 27, 1984 to December 22, 1987. Inspector of the Theological Seminary of Riga, October 9, 1986; professor for history and liturgy and faculty member of the Theological Seminary of Riga and dean of the deanate of Riga, December 22, 1987 to June 1, 1991. Prelate of honor of His Holiness, February 23, 1988. Parish priest of Kristus Karaļa in Riga from January 26, 1989. Head of the commission for the implementation of the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council in the Latvian parishes. Published the first Missal in Latvian language.

Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Riga, May 8, 1991. Consecrated, June 1, 1991, metropolitan cathedral of Sv. Jākaba, Riga, by Francesco Colasuonno, titular archbishop of Tronto, representative of the Holy See in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, assisted by Jānis Cakuls, titular bishop of Tinista, auxiliary of Riga, and by Vilhelms Nukss, titular bishop of Acci, auxiliary of Riga. His episcopal motto is Ad Jesum per Mariam. Attended the First Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Europe, Vatican City, November 28 to December 14, 1991; the Ninth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 29, 1994, by papal appointment; the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1 to 23, 1999. On June 29, 1998, he was elected first president of the Latvian Bishops Conference after it was established on November 15, 1997.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore, February 21, 1998; published, February 21, 2001; received the red biretta and the title of S. Silvia, February 21, 2001. Attended the Tenth Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30 to October 27, 2001. On October 26, 1998, he was decorated with the cross of merit, second class, of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Latvia (Triju Zvaigžņu Ordenis). On April 19, 2004, he was decorated with the cross of merit, third class, of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana). Participated in the conclave of April 18 to 19, 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. On September 7, 2005, he was decorated with the cross of merit, second class, of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Krzyź Zasługi). Attended the Eleventh General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2 to 23, 2005. Resigned the pastoral government of the metropolitan see of Riga on June 19, 2010; the pope appointed to succeed him Father Zbigņevs Stankevičs, spiritual director at the Theological Seminary in Riga and director of the Religion Research Institute of Riga. The cardinal was apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until the installation of his successor on August 21, 2010. Chaplain in the parish of Sāpju Dievmātes in Riga since September 1, 2010. Lost the right to participate in the conclave when turned eighty years old on November 14, 2010.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; photograph and biography, in English, Holy See Press Office; his arms, Araldica Vaticana.

UHAČ, Josip
(1924-1998)

Birth. July 20, 1924, Brsec (Moschiena), apostolic administration of Fiume (1), Italy (now archdiocese of Rijeka, Croatia). Son of Anton and Marije Uhač.

Education. He attended primary school in his hometown between 1930 and 1935. Later, he studied at the Seminary of Fiume; at the Seminary of Venice; at the Seminary of Gorizia from 1943 to 1945 (theology); at the Pontifical Roman Seminary; at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, from 1945 to 1954, obtaining doctorates in theology in 1951; and in canon law in 1954; and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, for two years (diplomacy).

Priesthood. Ordained, April 16, 1949, Rome. In Rome, pastoral ministry in the church of S. Girolamo degli Illirici and further studies, 1949-1954. Joined the Vatican diplomatic service, March 1, 1954. Secretary of the nunciature in Panamá, 1954-. Privy chamberlain supernumerary, March 25, 1955; October 28, 1958; June 21, 1963. Secretary of the nunciature in Egypt (United Arab Republic); auditor of the nunciature in Germany; of the nunciature in Spain; counselor (1967-1970). Prelate of honor of His Holiness, February 16, 1967.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tharros and appointed pro-nuncio in Pakistan, June 23, 1970. Consecrated, September 5, 1970, Rijeka, by Viktor Buric, archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, assisted by Dragutin Nežic, bishop of Porec i Pula, and by Josip Pavlišic, titular archbishop of Petina, coadjutor of Rijeka-Senj. Pro-nuncio in Cameroun and apostolic delegate in Equatorial Guinea, October 7, 1976 and pro-nuncio in Gabon, January 15, 1977. Pro-nuncio in Zaire, June 3, 1981. Nuncio in Germany, August 3, 1984. Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, June 21, 1991. President of the Pontifical Missionary Works, 1991-1995. Attended the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, Vatican City, April 10 to May 8, 1994.

Cardinalate. He was to be created cardinal in the consistory of February 21, 1998, but died January 18, 1998, a few hours before the consistory was announced. He had been informed of his promotion to the cardinalate three days earlier.

Death. January 18, 1998, in the early hours, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome. His funeral Mass, celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State, took place at the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica two days later. After the Mass, the body was transported to the church of San Girolamo dei Croati where another Mass was celebrated the following day by its rector. Following repatriation, a vigil was held at the Rijeka’s cathedral of Saint Vitus led by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić, archbishop of Zagreb, and was followed by another Mass celebrated by Anton Tamarut, archbishop of Rijek in the parish church of Saint Juraj (George) in Brseč. Buried, parish church of Saint George, Brsec, archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia (2).

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(1) The apostolic administration of Fiume was erected on April 30, 1920. It became a diocese on April 25, 1925. It was also known by the names of Rijeka, Rieka and Sankt Veit am Flaum. On September 27, 1969, it was elevated to metropolitan see and united with Senj. On May 25, 2000, they were separated. Rijeka remained a metropolitan see and Senj became a diocese with the name of Senj-Gospić. Fiume was originally a Roman settlement and it later was part of the Byzantine Empire. From the 9th century, it became an independent duchy. In the 15th century it was under Austrian control. In the 18th century it became a free port, was united to Croatia, and gained autonomy under the Hungarian crown. It was held by France during the Napoleonic era. After the First World War, it was contended for by Italy and Yugoslavia. Italy occupied it in 1919. A year later, it was set up as an independent free city. In 1922, it was occupied by Italy; and in 1924 it was ceded by Yugoslavia. During the Second World War, it was occupied by Germany from 1943 to 1945, and then liberated by Yugoslavia. It was transferred to Yugoslavia by the Italian peace treaty of 1947. In 1991, it became part of independent Croatia.
(2) This is the text of the inscription on his vault, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:
MONS. DR.
JOSIP UHAČ
NADBISKUP
∗ SV. JELENA-BRSEČ, 20.VII.1924. † RIM, 18.01.1998
NUNCIJ-TAJNIK KONGREGACIJE ZA EVANGELIZACIJU NARODA
PREMA OBJAVI PAPE IVANA-PAVLA II,
NADBISKUP UHAČ UMRIJE NEPOSREDNO
PRED IMENOVANJE ZA KARDINALA
SVETE RIMSKE CRKVE.

Furthermore, a plaque in his memory, was placed inside the same chapel where his remains are. This is its text, also kindly provided by Mr. Bonnici:

DIČNOM SINU NAŠEG KRAJA I RIJEČKE NADBISKUPIJE
MONS. JOSIPU UHAČU
DUGOGODIŠNJEM APOSTOLSKOM NUNCIJU
TAJNIKU RIMSKOG ZBORA ZA EVANGELIZACIJU NARODA
I IMENOVANOM KARDINALU
POVODOM 80. OBLJETNICE NJEGOVA ROĐENJA
POSTAVIO NA SPOMEN
NAROD OPĆINE MOŠĆENIČKA DRAGA I ŽUPE BRSEČ

U BRSEČU 11. RUJNA 2004.

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