Antonio Saverio De Luca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Saverio Cardinal De Luca was an Italian bishop and prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Studies as well as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
Born 28 October 1805, Bronte, Sicily, he was ordained on 10 February 1839, aged 33, as Priest of Monreale, Italy. On 24 November 1845 he was appointed as Bishop of Aversa. Two months later he was ordained as Bishop of Aversa.
On 22 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus. On 24 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany. On 9 September 1856 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Austria.
[edit] Cardinal
On 16 March 1863, aged 57, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati and elevated to the Cardinalate.
In 1878 he was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studies.
He died on 28 December 1883, aged 78, in Rome.
