Michele Pellegrino
Michele Pellegrino (25 April 1903 – 10 October 1986) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1965 until 1977.
Michele Pellegrino | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Turin | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Turin |
| See | Turin |
| Appointed | 18 September 1965 |
| Installed | 21 November 1965 |
| Term ended | 1 August 1977 |
| Predecessor | Maurilio Fossati |
| Successor | Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù pro hac vice (1967-86) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 September 1925 by Quirico Travaini |
| Consecration | 17 October 1965 by Giovanni Francesco Dadone |
| Created cardinal | 26 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michele Pellegrino 25 April 1903 Roata Chiusani, Centallo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 10 October 1986 (aged 83) Cottolengo Hospital, Turin, Italy |
| Parents | Giuseppe Pellegrino Angela Ristorti |
| Alma mater | University of the Sacred Heart, Milan |
| Motto | Evangelizare pauperibus |
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| Styles of Michele Pellegrino | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Turin |
Biography
Pellegrino was born in Centallo near Fossano. He was educated at the Seminary of Fossano, Catholic University of Milan, and the Theological Faculty in Turin. He was ordained on 19 September 1925 in Fossano. After his ordination he served as spiritual director of the Seminary of Fossano from 1929 until 1933. He was Canon of the cathedral chapter of Fossano, vicar general and vicar capitular of the diocese between 1933 and 1943. He taught early Christian literature as a faculty member of the University of Turin until 1965.
Episcopate
Pope Paul VI appointed him Archbishop of Turin on 18 September 1965. As a bishop he was present at the last session of the Second Vatican Council in 1965.
Cardinalate
He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù by Pope Paul on 26 June 1967. He resigned the government of the archdiocese in 1977. He participated in the conclaves that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II. He died three years later and is buried in his family plot in the parish church of Roata Chiusani.