Michele Pellegrino (25 April 1903 – 10 October 1986) was an Italian cardinal who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1965 until 1977.[1]


Michele Pellegrino
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Turin
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseTurin
Appointed18 September 1965
Installed21 November 1965
Term ended1 August 1977
PredecessorMaurilio Fossati
SuccessorAnastasio Alberto Ballestrero
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù pro hac vice (1967-86)
Orders
Ordination19 September 1925
by Quirico Travaini
Consecration17 October 1965
by Giovanni Francesco Dadone
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Michele Pellegrino

25 April 1903
Centallo, Cuneo, Italy
Died10 October 1986(1986-10-10) (aged 83)
Cottolengo Hospital, Turin, Italy
ParentsGiuseppe Pellegrino
Angela Ristorti
Alma materUniversity of the Sacred Heart, Milan
MottoEvangelizare pauperibus
Coat of armsMichele Pellegrino's coat of arms
Styles of
Michele Pellegrino
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeTurin

Biography

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Pellegrino was born in Centallo, province of Cuneo. 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

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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

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He was created Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù by Pope Paul VI on 26 June 1967. He resigned the government of the archdiocese in 1977 due to age limit. 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 tomb at Roata Chiusani Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ "Michele Cardinal Pellegrino [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Turin
18 September 1965 – 1 August 1977
Succeeded by