Giuseppe Fietta

Giuseppe Fietta (6 November 1883 – 1 October 1960) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1924 to 1958, including a stint as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina from 1936 to 1953. He was made a cardinal in 1958.

His Eminence Giuseppe Fietta
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	26 January 1953
Term ended	15 December 1958
Predecessor	Francesco Borgongini Duca
Successor	Carlo Grano
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo alla Regola "pro hac vice" (1958–60)
Orders
Ordination	4 November 1906
Consecration	10 October 1926 by Giovanni Vincenzo Bonzano
Created cardinal	15 December 1958 by Pope John XXIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Giuseppe Fietta
Born	6 November 1883 Ivrea, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1 October 1960 (aged 76) Ivrea, Italy
Buried	Ivrea Cathedral
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Serdica (1926–58) Apostolic Internuncio to Central America (1926–30) Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti (1930–36) Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic (1930–36) Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay (1936–39) Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina (1936–53)
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Fiat pax in virtute tua
Coat of arms

Styles of Giuseppe Fietta
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	none

Biography

Born in Ivrea, Piedmont, Giuseppe Fietta studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood on 4 November 1906. He then served as private secretary to the bishop of Alghero, Oristano, and Cagliari until 1923. Fietta was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate of His Holiness on 9 May 1920 and served as the rector of the Seminary of Alghero and a canon of its cathedral chapter from 1923 to 1924. Joining the diplomatic service of the Holy See, he worked as secretary of the Nunciature to Costa Rica and in 1925 became chargé d'affaires there.

On 30 March 1926 Pope Pius XI appointed Fietta Titular Archbishop of Serdica and, on 8 July, Apostolic Internuncio to Central America.[1]

He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October that year from Cardinal Giovanni Bonzano in Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio in Rome.

Fietta was named Nuncio to Haiti and to the Dominican Republic on 18 October 1930. He was replaced in those nunciatures by Maurilio Silvani on 24 July 1936.[2] His term in the Dominican Republic coincided with the first presidency–and the first stages of the dictatorship–of Rafael Trujillo, to whom Fietta was politically sympathetic.[3]

Pope Pius XI appointed him Nuncio to Argentina on 12 August 1936[4] and Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay on 11 December 1936,[5] though the latter appointment only lasted until he was replaced in Paraguay by Albert Levame on 12 November 1939,[6] while his Argentina posting lasted until 1953.

Pope Pius XII named him Nuncio to Italy on 26 January 1953,[7] a post he held until he became a cardinal in 1958. He attempted to have diplomatic relations established between the Vatican and the Soviet Union.[8]

Pope John XXIII created him Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo alla Regola in the consistory of 15 December 1958.[9] Following the ancient custom revived by Pope Pius, Fietta received his cardinal's red biretta from Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy, on 17 December.[10]

In retirement he enjoyed strolling the streets of his native Ivrea and playing bocce with his friends.[11]

Fietta died in Ivrea, at age 76, and is buried at its cathedral.

See also

• Cardinals created by John XXIII

References

1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XVIII. 1926. pp. 187, 459. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXVIII. 1936. pp. 296, 497. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
3. Gutiérrez Félix, Euclides (2008). Trujillo: monarca sin corona (in Spanish). p. 140.
4. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXVIII. 1936. p. 497. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
5. De Marchi, Giuseppe (1957). Le Nunziature Apostoliche dal 1800 al 1956 (in Italian). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. p. 200. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
6. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXXI. 1939. p. 721. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
7. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XLV. 1953. p. 108. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
8. "Vatican-Kremlin Relations". Time. 17 September 1956.
9. Cortesi, Arnoldo (16 December 1958). "Pope Elevates 33 to Cardinalate; Deplores China Church Schism" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
10. Gallinari, Roberto, ed. (2009). Discorsi e Messaggi del Presidente della Repubblica Giovanni Gronchi. Quaderni di Documentazione, Nuova Serie, No. 11. Rome: Segretariato della Presidenza della Republica. p. 380. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
11. "The New Cardinals". Time. 22 December 1958.

External links

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• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church