Luigi Cardinal Traglia

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Styles of Luigi Traglia

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Albano (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian)

Luigi Traglia (April 3, 1895 - November 22, 1977) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia. He worked about 50 years in Vatican City, ultimately as Dean of the College of Cardinals.

Luigi Traglia was born in Albano Laziale, near Rome, and was ordained a priest in 1917 by Basilio Pompilj, vicar of Rome, after studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University. From 1927 on he worked in the Roman Curia. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Rome in December 1936 and was consecrated the following month as Titular Archbishop of Cesarea di Palestina by Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani, vicar general of Rome, future Dean of the College of Cardinals.

Traglia was elevated to Cardinal in the consistory of March 28, 1960 by Pope John XXIII with the title of Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle. His title was later changed in 1969 to that of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and in 1972 he was elevated to the title of Cardinal Bishop of Albano.

Cardinal Tragia was a participant in the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and was an elector in the 1963 Papal conclave that elected Pope Paul VI. In 1968 he was appointed by Paul VI to be Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery and he held that position until his resignation in 1973. The office was subsequently abolished by Paul VI and its duties were transferred to the Cardinal Secretary of State.

On January 7, 1974, Cardinal Traglia was given the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia, the traditional titular church of the Dean of the College of Cardinals, while retaining his other suburbicarian title. His election to that position was confirmed the same day by Paul VI and he remained Dean until his death.

Luigi Cardinal Traglia died in Rome in 1977.