His Most Reverend Eminence Alberto Cardinal Bovone J.C.D. (11 June 1922 - 17 April 1998) was an Italian Cardinal who was Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith during his working life. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x741, 86 KB) Description: Vestments of a cardinal: red cassock, rochet trimmed with lace, red chimere, apostolical cross. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the titular see of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... His Eminence is a historical style of address for high nobility. ... Doctor of Canon Law (Latin: Juris Canonici Doctor; J.C.D.) is the doctoral-level terminal degree in the studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the College of Cardinals which as a body elects a new pope. ... The Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum) is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the complex process which leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of heroic virtues and beatification. ... A secretary is an administrative support position. ... The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...

He was born in Frugarolo, Alessandria, Italy. He was educated at Seminary of Alessandria. He was ordained on 26 May 1945 after which he worked as a parish priest for a year before continuing his studies from 1946 until 1951 at Turin State University in Turin and then the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he earned his doctorate in canon law. He then went on to work for the Sacred Roman Rota as an advocate. In 1973 he was appointed Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Frugarolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 11 km southeast of Alessandria. ... For the Alessandria meteorite of 1860, see Meteorite falls. ... A seminary or theological college is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... For the Alessandria meteorite of 1860, see Meteorite falls. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... Facade of the chapel of Ss. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Canon law is the term used for the internal ecclesiastical law which governs various churches, most notably the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches. ... The Sacra Rota Romana or Sacred Roman Rota is the normal appellate tribunal of the Holy See and the second highest ecclesiastical court in the Roman Catholic Church. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... An undersecretary is a bureaucrat who typically acts as a senior administrator or second-in-command to a Cabinet Minister or other government official. ... The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ...

Episcopate

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia on 5 April 1984 and on the 8 April he was named secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was consecrated on 12 May 1984 in Alessandria, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger then Prefect of the Congregation. He was assisted by Ferdinando Maggioni, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and by Luigi Dadaglio then Pro-Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary. // Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Catholic... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the titular see of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... A secretary is an administrative support position. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Alessandria meteorite of 1860, see Meteorite falls. ... This article is becoming very long. ... This article is about a title or office in religious bodies. ... See Roman Governor for the duties of a promagistrate as a governor of a province A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office. ... The Apostolic Penitentiary, more formally the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary, is one of three bodies in the Roman Curia that make up the judiciary within the Holy See. ...

Congregation for the Causes of the Saints

He remained at the CDF until Pope John Paul named him Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints on 13 June 1995. He was only appointed Pro-Prefect of the Congregation as he was not yet a Cardinal. If the Pope decided to raise him to the cardinalate he would have become full Prefect. This was duly done when Bovonewas created and proclaimed Cardinal Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova in the consistory of 21 February 1998. Accordingly he was named prefect of the Congregation two days later. He died on 17 April of that year, after only being a cardinal for a little less than two months at the age of nearly 76. He is buried in his family's plot in Frugarolo. See Roman Governor for the duties of a promagistrate as a governor of a province A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office. ... The Congregation of Rites, or Sacrorum Rituum in Latin, was established on January 22, 1588. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pope, (or Pope of Rome) (from Latin: papa, Papa, father; from Greek: papas / = priest originating from πατήρ = father )[1], is the Bishop of Rome, the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the absolute monarch of Vatican City. ... The Cardinal Deacons are the lowest-ranked of the three orders of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Frugarolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 11 km southeast of Alessandria. ...