Luigi Natoli

His Excellency Luigi Natoli
Diocese of Caltagirone, Archibishop of Messina
Personal details
Born	June 15, 1799 Patti, Italy
Died	February 25, 1875 Messina, Italy, Europe
Nationality	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Luigi Natoli, (June 15, 1799 – February 25, 1875) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Caltagirone and Archibishop of Messina, Italy.

Biography

Born in Patti, Italy, son of a noble family of Lord Girolamo Natoli and Lady Donna Nicoletta Piccolo, where he was ordained a priest in 1822. Luigi Natoli, Doctor of Theology was Professor and President Rector of the Episcopal Diocesan Seminary of Patti.

In 1870 during the First Vatican Council strongly supported the definition of Dogma of infallibility of the Pope.

He died in 1875. He rests in Messina Cathedral.

Bibliography

• Scritti vari di Monsignor Natoli, Tip. Del Progresso, Messina 1877.
• F. Pisciotta, Natoli Luigi, in F. Armetta (ed.), Dizionario Enciclopedico dei Pensatori e Teologi di Sicilia. Secc. XIX-XX, Palermo 2010.

Link

• Papal infallibility

External links

• Catholic Vatican Hierarchy www.catholic-hierarchy.org page
• Online Version of the book The True and the false infallibility of the Popes by Bishop Joseph Feßler (1813-1872), Secretary-General of the First Vatican Council.
• Decrees and Constitutions of the council
• Catechism of the Catholic Church on infallibility (Holy See official website)
•  "Infallibility". Catholic Encyclopedia. 1913. 
•  "Infallibility". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. 
•  "Infallibility". Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921. 
• Catholicregister.org News article from the Catholic Register on Rethinking Papal Infallibilty.
• (Italian) Home page