Giovanni Urbani
Giovanni Urbani | |
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| Cardinal,Patriarch of Venice | |
 Cardinal Urbani in 1964 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Venice |
| See | Venice |
| Appointed | 11 November 1958 |
| Term ended | 17 September 1969 |
| Predecessor | Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli |
| Successor | Albino Luciani |
| Other post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 September 1922 byPietro La Fontaine |
| Consecration | 8 December 1946 byAdeodato Giovanni Piazza |
| Created cardinal | 15 December 1958 byPope John XXIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giovanni Urbani 26 March 1900 |
| Died | 17 September 1969(aged 69) Venice,Italy |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Motto | In misericordia Tua |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Giovanni Urbani | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Venice |
Giovanni Urbani(26 March 1900 – 17 September 1969) was an Italiancardinalof theRoman Catholic Church.He served asPatriarch of Venicefrom 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. He was considered to be overly dependent upon his advisers.[1]
Biography
[edit]Giovanni Urbani was born inVeniceto Angelo and Elisabetta (née Borghi) Urbani, and was anartillerymanduringWorld War I.[2]After studying at thePatriarchal Seminary of Venice,he wasordainedto thepriesthoodby CardinalPietro La Fontaineon 24 September 1922. Urbani then didpastoralwork in Venice until 1925, furthered his studies for a year, and taught at the seminary from 1927 to 1945. He was raised to the rank ofprivy chamberlain of his holinesson 12 November 1936, and laterdomestic prelate of his holinesson 5 June 1943.
On 26 October 1946, he was appointedTitular Bishop of Axomis.Urbani received hisepiscopal consecrationon the following 8 December from CardinalAdeodato Giovanni Piazza,OCD,with Bishops Giovanni Jeremich and Carlo Zinato serving asco-consecrators,inSt. Mark's Basilica.Until 1955, he served as secretary and national counselor ofAzione Cattolica's Central Commission, which included instructing Italian parishes againstcommunism.[2]Urbani was promoted toTitular Archbishop of Sardeson 27 November 1948, and was later madeBishop of Verona,with the personal title ofarchbishop,on 14 April 1955.
Pope John XXIIInamed Urbani to succeed him asPatriarch of Veniceon 11 November 1958. He was the first native Venetian to become patriarch since Cardinal Ludovico Flangini Giovanelli (1801–1804), and was createdCardinal-PriestofS. Priscaby Pope John in theconsistoryof 15 December of that same year. His cardinalatial title was later changed to Cardinal Priest ofS. Marcoon 19 March 1962. From 1962 to 1965, the Cardinal attended theSecond Vatican Council.He was also one of thecardinal electorswho participated in the1963 papal conclave,which selectedPope Paul VI.Because of hismoderateviews, Urbani was widely seen aspapabileat theconclave.[3]In 1964, he prohibited Venetian priests andnunsfrom attending theVenice Biennaledue to thenudismin its exhibitions.[4]
Urbani died from aheart attackin Venice at age 69.[3]He is buried inSt. Mark's Basilica.
Papal election
[edit]- During the conclave of 1963, he silencedGiovanni Battista Cardinal Montiniafter the latter proposed to withdraw his candidacy in order to avoid a prolonged deadlock.[5]
- His position as patriarch of Venice was unique in the fact that both his predecessor and his successor becamepope.His successor as patriarch wasAlbino Luciani,who waselectedPope John Paul Iin August 1978.
References
[edit]- ^"Election Trends".Time.14 June 1963.
- ^ab"The New Cardinals".Time.22 December 1958.
- ^ab"Milestones".Time.26 September 1969.
- ^"Pop Goes the Biennale".Time.3 July 1964.
- ^Pham, John-Peter.Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession.Oxford University Press, 2007
