Luca Brandolini,
CM (born 25 December 1933) is an Italian
prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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who served as
Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo from 1993 to 2009.
Biography
Luca Brandolini was born in
Monte Compatri, and entered the
Congregation of the Mission
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, more commonly known as the Lazarists, in October 1953. He made his
profession
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as a Lazarist on 18 October 1955, and was
ordained
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to the
priesthood on 24 April 1960. During the
Second Vatican Council
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(1962–1965), Brandolini was "a disciple" and "close co-worker" of
Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, whose
episcopal ring Brandolini now wears.
[Rorate Caeli]
A bishop cries
July 8, 2007 In 1966, he obtained a
bachelor's degree in theology with specialization in
liturgy
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from the
Pontifical Liturgical Institute of S. Anselmo. He did
curial and
pastoral
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work from 1971 to 1987, also teaching at the
Pontifical Gregorian and
Pontifical Lateran Universities.
On 29 October 1987, Brandolini was appointed
Pro
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Vicar General of Rome and
Titular Bishop
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of ''Urusi'' by
Pope John Paul II
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In his you ...
. He received his
episcopal consecration on the following 7 December from
Ugo Cardinal Poletti, with Archbishop
Ennio Appignanesi and Bishop
Plinio Pascoli serving as
co-consecrators
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...
. Brandolini was later named
President
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of the
Italian Episcopal Conference's Commission for
Liturgy
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in May 1993, and
Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo on 2 September 1993.
He retired from this see in June 2009.
Brandolini disapproved of
Pope Benedict XVI
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's ''
Summorum Pontificum
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'', saying to ''
La Repubblica
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'', "I can't fight back the tears. This is the saddest moment in my life as a man, priest and bishop...It's a day of mourning, not just for me but for the many people who worked for the Second Vatican Council. A
reform
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for which many people worked, with great sacrifice and only inspired by the desire to
renew the Church, has now been cancelled".
[Reuters Canada]
Bishop mourns Latin decree, Jews ask for clarity
July 8, 2007 However, he did declare, "I will obey the Holy Father, because I am a bishop and because I care for him".
He has also served as President of the Liturgical Action Centre.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandolini, Luca
1933 births
Living people
People from Monte Compatri
Liturgists
Bishops in Lazio
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
21st-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
People from Sora, Lazio