1. Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Major Penitentiary in the Roman Curia from 1967 to 1973, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1961.
11 Facts About Giuseppe Ferretto
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Giuseppe Ferretto studied at the Pontifical Roman Seminary, the Pontifical Lateran University, and the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archeology in Rome.
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Giuseppe Ferretto served as an official in the Vicariate of Rome from 1929 to 1939, when he was made a referendary of the Apostolic Signatura on 23 April.
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On 14 December 1958, Giuseppe Ferretto was appointed Titular Archbishop of Serdica by Pope John XXIII.
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Giuseppe Ferretto was named Secretary of the College of Cardinals on 20 January 1959.
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Giuseppe Ferretto was created cardinal priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme by Pope John in the consistory of 16 January 1961.
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Giuseppe Ferretto was named Cardinal Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto on 26 March 1961.
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Giuseppe Ferretto attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965.
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Giuseppe Ferretto participated in the 1963 papal conclave, where he was thought to be a possible candidate for election to the papacy.
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Giuseppe Ferretto was appointed Major Penitentiary on 7 April 1967.
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Giuseppe Ferretto is buried in the church of Immacolata e S Benedetto Giuseppe Labre a via Taranto.