Giuseppe Bruno

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Giuseppe Cardinal Bruno (30 June 1875 - 10 November 1954) was born in Sezzadio, Italy. He was Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) and Doctor of Canon and Civil Law, (J.U.D.) Pope Pius XII made him a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Bruno served as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Council and as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.

[edit] Education

He was educated at the Seminary of Acqui and the Pontifical Athenaeum "S. Tommaso d'Aquino" where he earned a doctorate in philosophy. He continued his studied at the Pontifical Athenaeum "S. Apollinare" where he earned doctorates in theology and a doctorate utroque iuris (in both canon and civil law).

[edit] Priesthood

He was ordained on 10 April 1898 in Acqui. He did pastoral work in the diocese Acqui. He served as Professor of law at the Pontifical Athenaeum "S. Apollinare" for many years. He was created Privy chamberlain of His Holiness on 4 March 1922 and was raised to the level of Domestic prelate of His Holiness on 3 January 1923. He was appointed as Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law on February 14, 1924. He was secretary on the Congregation of the Council from 3 July 1930 until 1946. He was again raised to the level of Protonotary apostolic on 25 July 1932.

[edit] Cardinalate

He was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio in the consistory of 18 February 1946 by Pope Pius XII. He was appointed as Prefect of the Congregation of the Council on 16 November 1949, holding the post until to 20 March 1954. Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of Apostolic Signature March 20, 1954.

He died on Wednesday 10 November 1954 at 5:30 p.m. The funeral took place on Saturday November 13, 1954 at the basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome with Giuseppe dell'Olmo, bishop of Acqui, celebrating the mass; fourteen cardinals were also present; at the end of the ceremony, Clemente Cardinal Micara, vice-dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, imparted the absolution in the name of the pope. His body was buried in Campo Verano cemetery.