Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia
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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Agony in Vitinia is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome
, built as a parish church by decree of Cardinal
Clemente Micara
. On the 30 April 1969 Pope Paul VI
granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals
.
The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Athanasii ad viam Tiburtinam is Telesphore Placidus Toppo.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, built as a parish church by decree of Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Clemente Micara
Clemente Micara
Clemente Micara was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Vicar General of Rome from 1951 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946.-Biography:...
. On the 30 April 1969 Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
granted it a titular church as a seat for Cardinals
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
.
The present Cardinal Priest of the Titulus San Athanasii ad viam Tiburtinam is Telesphore Placidus Toppo.
List of Cardinal Priests
- Julio Rosales y Ras (30 April 1969 - 2 June 1983)
- Mario Luigi CiappiMario Luigi CiappiMario Luigi Ciappi, OP was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as personal theologian to five popes from 1955 to 1989, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1977.-Biography:...
(22 June 1987 – 23 April 1996) - Telesphore Placidus Toppo (21 October 2003 - Present)