Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello titular church
| Church of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello Parrocchia Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello | |
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Entrance to Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°51′37″N 12°34′36″E / 41.86020°N 12.576795°ECoordinates: 41°51′37″N 12°34′36″E / 41.86020°N 12.576795°E |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Titular church |
| Leadership | George Pell[1] |
| Website | Parrocchia Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1997 |
Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello is a recent Latin titular church in Rome, for Cardinal-priests, and remains a Roman parish church.
Church
The Chiesa di Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello is dedicated to Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Italian founder of the Salesian Sisters.
It was built in 1977 as a parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi. Its address is Piazza Salvatore Galgano 100, Roma, Lazio 00173, at the Viale Bruno Pelizze, in East Rome's XXth prefecture.
It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II on 14 December 1997.
The church was established as a new Cardinal Title on 21 February 2001.
Cardinal-protectors
(So far all Roman Rite Cardinal-priests)
- Venezuelan Cardinal Ignacio Antonio Velasco García, Benedictine Order (S.D.B.) (2001.02.21 – 2003.07.06), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1995.05.27 – 2003.07.06)
- Australian cardinal George Pell (created 2003.10.21 – ...) has been the Cardinal-Priest since 2004.,[2] while Metropolitan Archbishop of Sydney (Australia) (2001.03.26 – 2014.02.24), President of “Vox Clara” Committee (2002.04 – ...), Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2007.02.03 – 2014.02.24), Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia (2013.04.13 – ...), President of Secretariat for the Economy (2014.02.24 – ...)
References
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy - George Pell
- ↑ O'Grady, Desmond (March 20, 2004). "Welcome to the parish of Pell, by George - National - www.smh.com.au". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
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