(ANSA) – CAGLIARI, FEBRUARY 16 – At the age of almost 96, which he would have turned on February 23, Cardinal Luigi De Magistris died tonight, around 1. This was announced by the Diocese of Cagliari in a statement from the archbishop.
Born in the Sardinian capital in 1926, he graduated in philosophy at the University. He completed his seminar training at the Roman Seminary and was ordained a priest by Archbishop Paolo Botto in the cathedral of Cagliari on April 12, 1952.
He carried out a good part of his ministry in the service of the Holy See. Elected bishop by Pope John Paul II on 6 March 1996, he was consecrated on 28 April of the same year by Cardinal Giovanni Canestri in the church of Sant’Anna in Cagliari. On November 22, 2001 he became major pro penitentiary, a position I renounce due to age limits on October 4, 2004. He returned permanently to Cagliari in 2010 and until a few years ago he held the ministry of confessor in the Cathedral.
At the Angelus of February 4, 2015, Pope Francis announced his creation as cardinal in the subsequent consistory of February 14. Three days later he took possession of the diaconate of the Most Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in via Lata.
The archbishop of Cagliari, Giuseppe Baturi, and the entire diocesan community, “recalling with admiration and gratitude the intense apostolic work of Cardinal De Magistris, raises fervent prayers to the Lord so that he may welcome this faithful servant into the heavenly Jerusalem and grant his comfort to family members and to all those who enjoyed his friendship in the time of his earthly life “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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