Giuseppe Versaldi

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Giuseppe Versaldi
Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education
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Appointed31 March 2015
PredecessorZenon Grocholewski
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio
Orders
Ordination29 June 1967
by Albino Mensa
Consecration26 May 2007
by Enrico Masseroni
Created cardinal18 February 2012
by Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth nameGiuseppe Versaldi
Born (1943-07-30) 30 July 1943 (age 78)
Villarboit, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Roman Rota
MottoChristi Minister
Coat of armsGiuseppe Versaldi's coat of arms
Styles of
Giuseppe Versaldi
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Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Giuseppe Versaldi (born 30 July 1943) is the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, since his appointment, by Pope Francis on 31 March 2015. Previously, Versaldi served as President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See since 21 September 2011. Versaldi had served before that as Bishop of Alessandria. Pope Benedict XVI elevated him to the rank of cardinal on 18 February 2012.

Biography[]

Versaldi was born in 1943 in Villarboit in the Province of Vercelli, Region of Piedmont, and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1967. In 1972 he was sent to Rome to study psychology and then canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he earned a degree in psychology and a doctorate in canon law. Versaldi returned to Vercelli in 1976, where he was given the task of starting the diocesan Family Counseling centre. At the same time he attended courses at the Roman Rota. He received his law degree in 1980.

In 1977 he was made pastor of the Parish of Larizza. Beginning in 1980 he taught canon law and psychology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. In 1985 he was appointed by the Holy See as tribunal clerk of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, as a voting member in 1990,[1] and a member of the of the Supreme Council of the Apostolic Signatura in 2007.[2] On 25 March 1994 he was appointed Vicar General of Vercelli by Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone.

Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Alessandria on 4 April 2007.[3] He was consecrated on 26 May 2007 by Enrico Masseroni, Archbishop of Vercelli, and Bishops Fernando Charrier and Natalino Pescarolo as co-consecrators. He was installed on 10 June 2007.

After four years as Bishop of Alessandria, on 21 September 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Versaldi President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See and gave him the rank of archbishop.[4]

On 18 February 2012 he was created Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio by Benedict XVI.[5] On 21 April 2012, Versaldi was appointed a member of the Apostolic Signatura, the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.[6]

Versaldi was one of the 117 cardinal electors who took part in the 2013 conclave.[7] On 31 March 2015 Pope Francis appointed him Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, replacing Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski.[8]

On 4 October 2017 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. On 14 April 2018 he was named a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.[9]

On February 13, 2019, Versaldi signed an agrement with the Ministry of Education, University and Research Marco Bussetti for the application of the Lisbon Recognition Convention for the mutual recognition of the academic qualifications released by the Italian public universities and by the Holy See's pontifical institutes. The agreement widened the variety of academic titles recognized for the teaching of Roman Catholic religion in the Italian public primary and secondary schools.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "International Theological Symposium on March 10, 2016 with His Eminence Giuseppe Cardinal Versaldi, D.D." Loyola School of Theology. Ateneo de Manila University. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Vatican's Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, His Eminence Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, to Attend NCEA 2018 Convention & Expo". 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 04.04.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 18 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.04.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  8. ^ Tornielli, Andrea (31 March 2015). "Versaldi is the new "minister" of Catholic education". Vatican Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.04.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Vatican - Agreement between Holy See and Italy on recognition of academic qualifications". Vatican City. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Educación: La Santa Sede firma un acuerdo con el gobierno de Italia". Zenit (in Spanish). 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
Sources
  • Martin Bräuer, Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2014).

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fernando Charrier 		Bishop of Alessandria
4 April 2007 – 21 September 2011 		Succeeded by
Guido Gallese
Preceded by
Velasio de Paolis 		President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
21 September 2011 – 31 March 2015 		Office suppressed
Preceded by
Giovanni Saldarini 		Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio
18 February 2012 – 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Zenon Grocholewski 		Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education
31 March 2015 –
Patron of the Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità
31 March 2015 –
Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University
31 March 2015 –
Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
31 March 2015 –
Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology
31 March 2015 –
Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
31 March 2015 –
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