Domenico Cardinal Tardini

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Domenico Cardinal Tardini (February 29, 1888 - July 30, 1961) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City.

Tardini was born in Rome, Italy on February 29, 1888, and was ordained a priest in 1912.

From the 1920s until 1952, Tardini held a number of secondary and mid-level Curial positions. In November 1952, he was named Pro-Secretary of the State for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs by Pope Pius XII, essentially co-serving as functional Secretary of State with Giovanni Battista Montini (who was Pro-Secretary of State for Ordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs) after a vacancy in the office of Secretary of State was allowed by Pius XII in 1944.

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In November 1958, Tardini was named Secretary of State by the newly-elected Pope John XXIII filling the previous vacancy. Having declined being made Cardinal by Pius XII in 1953, he was raised to Cardinal in the consistory of December 15, 1958 with the title of Cardinal Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine. He was ordained as a titular archbishop later that month.

Tardini broke the taboo on discussing Vatican finances in October 1959, holding a press conference with Vatican-accredited journalists during a pay dispute with Vatican employees.^[1] Domenico Cardinal Tardini remained Secretary of State until his death in Rome on July 30, 1961.

[edit] References

• Pollard, John F. (2005). Money and the Rise of the Modern Papacy: Financing the Vatican, 1850–1950. Cambridge University Press.

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Preceded by Vacant (1944-1958) Luigi Cardinal Maglione (1944)

Cardinal Secretary of State 1958 - 1961

Succeeded by Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani