Antonio Saverio De Luca (28 October 1805 – 28 December 1883) was an Italian bishop and prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Studies as well as Cardinal-Priest of

San Lorenzo in Damaso The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporated ...

and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.

Biography

Born

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, 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 Tarsus ( Hittite: 𒋫𒅈𒊭 ; grc, Ταρσός, label=Greek ; xcl, Տարսոն, label= Armenian ; ar, طَرسُوس ) is a historic city in south-central Turkey, inland from the Mediterranean. It is part of the Adana-Mersin metropolita ...

. On 24 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as

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. On 9 September 1856 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to

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. On 16 March 1863, aged 57, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of

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and elevated to the

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. On 15 July 1878, he was promoted Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina by

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He was named Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church on the same day, and was granted the

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of S. Lorenzo in Damaso held ''in commendam'' (under administration), a church to which a Vice-Chancellor was usually assigned. He was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Studies on 13 August 1878. He died in Rome on 28 December 1883, aged 78.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deluca, Antonio Saverio Cardinal 1805 births 1883 deaths People from Bronte, Sicily Bishops in Campania Apostolic Nuncios to Austria 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops 19th-century Italian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Pius IX Cardinal-bishops of Palestrina Apostolic Nuncios to Bavaria Religious leaders from the Province of Catania