Daniel DiNardo

Daniel Kardinal DiNardo
Wappen von Kardinal DiNardo

Daniel Nicholas Kardinal DiNardo (* 23. Mai 1949 in Steubenville, Ohio) ist Erzbischof von Galveston-Houston und war von 2016 bis 2019 Präsident der Bischofskonferenz der Vereinigten Staaten.

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Nach dem Besuch der St. Anne Grade School (1955–1963) zu Castle Shannon und der Jesuitenschule in Pittsburgh (1963–1967), besuchte DiNardo das St. Paul Priesterseminar und die Duquesne University (1967–1969). Ab 1969 war er Student an der Catholic University of America, wo er seine Studien mit einem Magister der Philosophie abschloss.

Am 16. Juli 1977 durch Bischof Vincent Martin Leonard zum Priester des Bistums Pittsburgh geweiht, war er anschließend Kaplan der Pfarrei St. Pius X. und ab 1981 Vizekanzler der Kurie des Bischofs von Pittsburgh und Professor am St. Paul Priesterseminar. Von 1984 bis Dezember 1990 in Rom lebend und in der Kongregation für die Bischöfe tätig, wurde er anschließend in seiner Heimatdiözese Stellvertretender Leiter des Sekretariates für die katholischen Schulen im Generalvikariat und Seelsorger der Madonna del Castello Church in Swissvale. 1994 wurde er Pfarrer der neuen Gemeinde St. Peter and Paul in Franklin Park Borough.

1997 zum Koadjutor des Bischofs von Sioux City ernannt, empfing er am 7. Oktober 1997 durch Bischof Lawrence Donald Soens die Bischofsweihe. Mitkonsekratoren waren der Bischof von Pittsburgh, Donald William Wuerl, und der Bischof von La Crosse, Raymond Leo Burke. Seit dem 28. November 1998 selbst Bischof von Sioux City, wurde er am 16. Januar 2004 Koadjutor des Bischofs von Galveston-Houston[1]. Er erhielt am 29. Dezember 2004 mit der Erhebung des Bistums zum Erzbistum den persönlichen Titel Erzbischof[2] und wurde am 28. Februar 2006 Erzbischof daselbst[3].

Am 24. November 2007 nahm ihn Benedikt XVI. als Kardinalpriester mit der Titelkirche Sant’Eusebio in das Kardinalskollegium auf. Kardinal DiNardo nahm am Konklave 2013 teil, nachdem Benedikt XVI. am 28. Februar 2013 zurückgetreten war.

Am 15. November 2016 wurde Kardinal DiNardo zum Präsidenten der Bischofskonferenz der Vereinigten Staaten gewählt[4] und hatte dieses Amt 3 Jahre inne.

Mitgliedschaften

Römische Kurie

Daniel Kardinal DiNardo ist Mitglied folgender Institutionen der Römischen Kurie:

Ritterorden vom Heiligen Grab zu Jerusalem

Kardinal DiNardo ist Großprior der Statthalterei USA South Western des Ritterordens vom Heiligen Grab zu Jerusalem.

Ehrungen

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Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Nomina del Coadiutore di Galveston-Houston (U.S.A.). In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls, 16. Januar 2004, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (italienisch).
  2. ↑ Erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Galveston-Houston (U.S.A.) e Nomina del Primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls, 29. Dezember 2004, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (italienisch).
  3. ↑ Rinuncia dell’Arcivescovo di Galveston-Houston (U.S.A.). In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls], 28. Februar 2006, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (italienisch).
  4. ↑ US bishops elect Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as their new president
  5. ↑ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls, 12. Juni 2008, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (italienisch).
  6. ↑ Nomina di Membri e di Consultori del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura. In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls, 17. Januar 2009, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (italienisch).
  7. ↑ Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls, 8. März 2014, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2014 (italienisch).
VorgängerAmtNachfolger
Lawrence Donald SoensBischof von Sioux City
1998–2005		Ralph Walker Nickless
Joseph Anthony FiorenzaErzbischof von Galveston-Houston
seit 2006		---
Personendaten
NAMEDiNardo, Daniel
ALTERNATIVNAMENDiNardo, Daniel Nicholas (vollständiger Name)
KURZBESCHREIBUNGUS-amerikanischer Geistlicher, Erzbischof von Galveston-Houston
GEBURTSDATUM23. Mai 1949
GEBURTSORTSteubenville, Ohio, USA

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Coat of Arms U.S. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston.

Coat of Arms

The Archepiscopal heraldic achievement or Archbishop's coat of arms is composed of a shield with its charges (symbols), a motto scroll and the external ornamentation. The shield, which is the central and most important feature of any heraldic device, is described (blazoned) in 12th century terms that are archaic to our modern language, and this description is presented as if given by the bearer with the shield being worn on the arm. Thus, where it applies, the terms dexter and sinister are reversed as the device is viewed from the front.

By heraldic tradition the arms of the Bishop, who is the "first among equals" of an ecclesiastical province, called a "Metropolitan Archbishop," are joined, impaled, with the arms of his jurisdiction. In this case, these are the arms of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

These arms are composed of a blue field on which is displayed a scattering (semé) of silver (white) roses. These roses are used to represent the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of the Mystical Rose, titular of the Cathedral-Basilica in the See City of Galveston. Upon this symbolism is a red cross of The Faith, with a square center that contain a single silver star to represent Texas, the "Lone Star State."

For his personal arms, His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo continues to use the design that was adopted upon his selection to receive the fullness of Christ's priesthood as a bishop, when he was appointed and ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City and which he used as Bishop of Sioux City, Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston, and Coadjutor Archbishop of Galveston-Houston when the diocese was raised to Archiepiscopal status.

In the Archbishop's design, on a field of green is seen "a fess," which is a bar that traverses the shield from side to side. This fess is composed of alternating blue and silver (white) squares that form the "checkerboard" pattern. This device is taken from the arms of the Diocese of Pittsburgh which His Eminence has had the honor to serve as a priest. The green color of the field recalls the maiden name of Archbishop DiNardo's mother, "Green."

In the lower portion of the design is seen a silver (white) oil jar that is charged with a golden cross. This symbol is used to "cant," that is to "play-on," the Archbishop's surname of DiNardo which means "of the nard," of "of the ointment." The placement of the cross on this container indicates that the oil is holy oil, or Sacred Chrism, which is the oil that is used for the ordination of bishops and priests, and which has had, and will have, such a significant impact on the life of Daniel DiNardo, priest, Bishop, Archbishop, and now Cardinal.

For his motto, His Eminence, Cardinal DiNardo continues to use the phrase, "Ave Crux Spes Unica." This phrase, which is taken from the beginning of the 3rd verse of the Latin hymn Vexilla Regis, by Venantius Fortunatus (d. 609), is translated to express the deep and profound Christian belief that it is the Cross of Christ that is the standard that we must follow, in all that we do, as we live, sing and say "Hail, O Cross, Our Only Hope."

The achievement is completed with the external ornaments which are a gold Archepiscopal processional cross, that has two cross-members, that is placed in back of and which extends above and below the shield.

As a Cardinal, Archbishop DiNardo's shield now has a red galero (wide-brimmed hat) with 15 tassels on each side. The motto and the scutcheon are proper to the individual Cardinal.

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