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DeutschBruno Bertagna
Bruno Bertagna | |
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| Vice-President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 February 2007 |
| Term ended | 12 October 2010 |
| Predecessor | Bruno Bertagna |
| Other post(s) | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (1994–2007) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 May 1959 |
| Consecration | 6 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Archbishop |
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| Born | 12 October 1935 |
| Died | 31 October 2013 (aged 78) Parma, Italy |
| Motto | Auxilium a Domino |
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Bruno Bertagna (12 October 1935 − 31 October 2013) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the Roman Curia. He became a bishop in 1991 and an archbishop in 2007. Between 1994 and 2007 he was Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.
Biography
[edit]Bruno Bertagna was born in Tiedoli, Italy, on 12 October 1935. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio on 23 May 1959. He did parish work for a few years and then studied in Rome, earning his doctorate in civil and canon law in 1997.[1]
Pope John Paul II named him Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State on 6 April 1990.[2]
On 15 December 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him titular bishop of Drivastum[3] and he received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1991[1] from Pope John Paul.
On 19 December 1994, Pope John Paul named him Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts.[4] On 20 November 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him general auditor of the Apostolic Camera.[5]
On 15 February 2007, Pope Benedict named him Vice President of that body and raised him to the rank of archbishop.[6]
Bertagna retired on 12 October 2010 and died in a nursing home in Parma on 31 October 2013 at the age of 78.[1] He was entombed in the Tiedoli cemetery.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rossi, Mirko (31 October 2013). "Addio a monsignor Bruno Bertagna, una vita al servizio della Santa Sede" (in Italian). Piacenza 24. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 536. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 109. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVII. 1995. p. 120. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 20.11.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.02.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Tiedoli: domenica si ricorda Mons. Bertagna" (in Italian). RTA News. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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