Paolo Dezza
Paolo Dezza | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 28 June 1991 |
| Term ended | 17 December 1999 |
| Successor | Roberto Tucci |
| Previous posts | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1928 |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paolo Dezza 13 December 1901 |
| Died | 17 December 1999 (aged 98) |
| Buried | Campo Verano (1999-2006) Sant'Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio |
Paolo Dezza, S.J. (13 December 1901 in Parma, Italy – 17 December 1999 in Rome) was an Italian Jesuit cardinal who led the Pontifical Gregorian University during the pontificate of Pope Pius XII, whom he aided in the preparation of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. He was confessor to Pope Paul VI and Paul's successor, Pope John Paul I, and was a teacher of Pope John Paul I's successor, Pope John Paul II.
In 1981, after Superior General Pedro Arrupe suffered a debilitating stroke, Pope John Paul II appointed Dezza to head the Jesuit order. In 1991, Dezza was named a cardinal.