# Luigi Dadaglio

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Catholic cardinal (1914–1990)

His Eminence Luigi Dadaglio Major Penitentiary and Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore Dadaglio in 1988. Church Roman Catholic Church Appointed 15 December 1986 Term ended 22 August 1990 Predecessor Carlo Confalonieri Successor Ugo Poletti Other post Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna (1985–90) Previous posts Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (1961–67) Titular Archbishop of Lerus (1961–85) Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1967–80) Secretary of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship (1980–82) Secretary for the Sacraments of the Congregation for Divine Worship (1982–84) Major Pro-Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary (1984–85) Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary (1985–90) Orders Ordination 22 May 1937 Consecration 8 December 1961 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani Created cardinal 25 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II Rank Cardinal-Deacon Personal details Born Luigi Dadaglio 28 September 1914 Sezzadio, Kingdom of Italy Died 22 August 1990(1990-08-22) (aged 75) Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy Alma mater Pontifical Lateran University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Motto Sola virtus manet Coat of arms

Styles of Luigi Dadaglio Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Informal style Cardinal See Lerus (titular see)

**Luigi Dadaglio** (28 September 1914 – 22 August 1990) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and [Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary](/source/Apostolic_Penitentiary).

## Early life

He was born in [Sezzadio](/source/Sezzadio), [Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy). He was educated at the [Seminary](/source/Seminary) of [Acqui](/source/Acqui). He was ordained on 22 May 1937. From 1938 until 1942 he continued his studies at the [Pontifical Lateran University](/source/Pontifical_Lateran_University) where he earned a *doctorate in utroque iure* (in both [canon](/source/Canon_law) and civil law). He later studied at the [Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy](/source/Pontifical_Ecclesiastical_Academy) in Rome where from 1941 until 1943 he studied diplomacy.

## Early priesthood

He joined the [Vatican Secretariat of State](/source/Vatican_Secretariat_of_State) (section of Ordinary Affairs) in 1942. He was the secretary in the [nunciature](/source/Nuncio) in Haiti and [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) from 1946 until 1950 when he was promoted to be the Auditor in the apostolic delegation to the United States, until 1953. He served as auditor in Canada and in Australia also. He was transferred to be the counselor in the nunciature in [Colombia](/source/Colombia) from 1958 until 1960. He was in charge, provisionally, of the nunciature in [Venezuela](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio_to_Venezuela) in April 1960, until he himself was named Nuncio in Venezuela on 28 October 1961.

## Episcopate

He was appointed [titular](/source/Titular_see) [Archbishop](/source/Archbishop) of Lerus by [Pope John XXIII](/source/Pope_John_XXIII). He was consecrated on 8 December 1961 by [Amleto Giovanni Cicognani](/source/Amleto_Giovanni_Cicognani), [Cardinal Secretary of State](/source/Cardinal_Secretary_of_State), who was assisted by Archbishop [Angelo Dell'Acqua](/source/Angelo_Dell'Acqua), substitute of the Secretariat of State. He attended the Second Vatican Council. He was appointed [Apostolic Nuncio to Spain](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio_to_Spain) on 8 July 1967. He was named Secretary of the [Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments](/source/Congregation_for_Divine_Worship_and_the_Discipline_of_the_Sacraments) on 4 October 1980. [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) named him [Pro](/source/Promagistrate)-Major Penitentiary on 8 April 1984.

## Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed [Cardinal-Deacon](/source/Cardinal-Deacon) of *[S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna](/source/S._Pio_V_a_Villa_Carpegna)* in the [consistory](/source/Papal_consistory) of 25 May 1985. Having been created a Cardinal he was then named full Major Penitentiary two days later. He was named [Archpriest](/source/Archpriest) of the [Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore](/source/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore) in 1986. He resigned the penitentiary on 6 April 1990. He died on 22 August.

## Personal life

Dadaglio was one of the people accused on the so-called [Pecorelli list](/source/Pecorelli_list), alleging membership in [Freemasonry](/source/Freemasonry) of 121 men associated with the Vatican, where he is listed with the code name “LUDA”, supposedly initiated on 8 October 1967.[1] This list was named for the Italian journalist [Carmine Pecorelli](/source/Carmine_Pecorelli) (himself a member of [Propaganda Due](/source/Propaganda_Due), assassinated in 1979), who published it in his journal *Osservatore Politico* in 1978, but it had also been published elsewhere in *[Panorama](/source/Panorama_(magazine))* two years earlier.[2]

## Honours

- Knight Grand Cross of the [Order of Civil Merit](/source/Order_of_Civil_Merit) (Kingdom of Spain, 18 March 1977).[3]

- Knight Grand Cross of the [Order of Charles III](/source/Order_of_Charles_III) (Kingdom of Spain, 20 October 1980).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Osservatore_Politico,p.4_1-0)** ["The Vatican grand lodge - the list of alleged Freemasons"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210908192607/http://www.giovannipetta.eu/sessano%20del%20molise/pecorelli_op/op_780912-signed.pdf) (PDF). 12 September 1978. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAgnoli19963_2-0)** [Agnoli 1996](#CITEREFAgnoli1996), p. 3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Boletín Oficial del Estado](http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1977/05/09/pdfs/A10105-10105.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Boletín Oficial del Estado](https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1980/10/29/pdfs/A24100-24100.pdf)

### Bibliography

- Agnoli, Carlo Alberto (1996). *La massoneria alla conquista della Chiesa*. EILIES. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8871300181](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8871300181).

Catholic Church titles Preceded by Antonio Riberi Apostolic Nuncio to Spain 8 July 1967 – 4 October 1980 Succeeded by Antonio Innocenti Preceded by Giuseppe Paupini Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary 8 April 1984 – 6 April 1990 Succeeded by William Wakefield Baum Preceded by Carlo Confalonieri Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 15 December 1986 – 22 August 1990 Succeeded by Ugo Poletti Preceded by Paul-Pierre Philippe Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna 1985–1990 Succeeded by José Tomás Sánchez

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