Antonio Saverio Cardinal De Luca †

Deceased

Prefect of the Congregation for Studies

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Oct 1805		Born	Bronte
10 Feb 1839	33.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Monreale, Italy
24 Nov 1845	40.1	Appointed	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
8 Dec 1845	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
22 Dec 1853	48.2	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus
24 Dec 1853	48.2	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
9 Sep 1856	50.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
16 Mar 1863	57.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati
16 Mar 1863	57.4	Elevated to Cardinal
28 Dec 1864	59.2	Appointed	Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
15 Jul 1878	72.7	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
15 Jul 1878	72.7	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso
13 Aug 1878	72.8	Appointed	Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
28 Dec 1883	78.2	Died	Prefect of the Congregation for Studies

Consistory - March 1863: Created Cardinal
First Vatican Council: Council Father
Conclave - 1878: Participated

a priest for 44.9 years
a bishop for 38.1 years
a cardinal for 20.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Giovanni Cardinal Brunelli †
Bishop Giovanni Battista Rosani †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Antonio Saverio Cardinal De Luca † (1845)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galeffi † (1819)
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †

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