Spirito Santo alla Ferratella

Spirito Santo alla Ferratella is a young titular church for a cardinal-priest and parish church in Rome, dedicated to the Holy Spirit.

Church

Located at Via Rocco Scotellaro 11, Roma, Roma, Lazio 00144 (near Viale Cesare Pavese), in the southern prefecture, in the Pope's own Diocese of Rome.

It was built for a Holy Spirit parish founded on 1 December 1981, which is pastorally served by the Rosminians.

It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II on 16 April 1989.

Cardinal title

On 28 June 1988 already, it was also established as Cardinal Title of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (Italian 'Holy Spirit at Ferratella') for Cardinal-priests.

Cardinal-protectors

So far, all its Cardinal-protectors were of the second order, Cardinal-priests :

(Venezuela) Vincentas Sladkevičius, Marian Fathers (M.I.C.) (28 June 1988 – 28 May 2000), while Apostolic Administrator of Kaišiadorys (Lithuania) (15 July 1982 – 10 March 1989), President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (1988 – 1993), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas (Lithuania) (10 March 1989 – 4 May 1996); previously Titular Bishop of Abora (14 November 1957 – 28 June 1988) and Auxiliary Bishop of Kaišiadorys (above, Lithuania) (14 November 1957 – 15 July 1982)
(India) Ivan Dias (21 February 2001 [03/06/2001] – ...), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India) (8 November 1996 – 20 May 2006), Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (20 May 2006 – 10 May 2011), President of Interdicasterial Commission for Consecrated Religious (20 May 2006 – 10 May 2011), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University (20 May 2006 – 10 May 2011); previously Titular Archbishop of Rusibisir (8 May 1982 – 8 November 1996) and papal diplomat: Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin (8 May 1982 – 20 June 1987), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana (8 May 1982 – 20 June 1987), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Togo (8 May 1982 – 20 June 1987), Apostolic Nuncio to Korea (20 June 1987 – 16 January 1991), Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (16 January 1991 – 8 November 1996) and Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania of the Albanese (Albania) (1992 – 8 November 1996)

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