Luigi Dadaglio

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(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna (1985–90)
Previous post(s)	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.

Early life

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

Early priesthood

He joined the Vatican Secretariat of State (section of Ordinary Affairs) in 1942. He was the secretary in the nunciature in Haiti and 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 from 1958 until 1960. He was in charge, provisionally, of the nunciature in Venezuela in April 1960, until he himself was named Nuncio in Venezuela on 28 October 1961.

Episcopate

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

Cardinalate

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

Honours

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Kingdom of Spain, 18 March 1977).
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (Kingdom of Spain, 20 October 1980).