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- Title
ODSTAVITEV ZADNJEGA SLOVENSKEGA ŠKOFA V JULIJSKI KRAJINI – FRANČIŠKA BORGIE SEDEJA.
- Authors
PELIKAN, Egon
- Abstract
On the basis of documents from the newly opened Vatican archives, this paper presents the background of a campaign of pressure that led to the forced resignation of the last Slovenian bishop in Venezia Giulia, Frančišek Borgia Sedej. This documentation sheds light on the background of the events instigated by „higher interests of the Church“ („per causa di supremi interessi della Chiesa“), which eventually culminated in the forced resignation (removal) of the Archbishop of Gorizia. What is readily apparent in these events is the role of the special papal envoy, apostolic visitor Bishop Luca Pasetto, who first arrived in Venezia Giulia in December 1930 and prepared for the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pacelli, an extremely detailed and comprehensive visitation report on the situation within the Church in Venezia Giulia and, in particular, on that of the Slovene and Croatian clergy and principally Archbishop Sedej. This report, presented in this article, shows the visitor‘s perception of the situation, his attitude towards Archbishop Sedej and the Bishop of Trieste, Alojzij Fogar. The report appears to have had a long-term impact on how the Vatican perceived the activities of the Slovene and Croatian clergy in Venezia Giulia. On his second arrival in Venezia Giulia in October 1931, the visitor, on the direct authority from Pope Pius XI, demanded and forced the resignation of Archbishop Sedej. After his resignation, the worst happened: the title of apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Gorizia was conferred upon the Italian nationalist, supporter of Italianisation and the fascist regime, Giovanni Sirotti. This paper presents the reaction of the Yugoslav press to the resignation of the Archbishop and the appointment of Giovanni Sirotti as administrator. It also focuses on the reports of the Papal Nuncio in Belgrade, Ermenegildo Pellegrinetti, a high-ranking diplomat, who was active within a broad network of trustees in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between the two world wars and was also a leading expert on the ecclesiastical and political situation in Yugoslavia.
- Subjects
JULIAN March; VATICAN City; BISHOPS; WORLD War II; FASCISM; CLERGY; CABINET officers; NATIONALISTS
- Publication
Acta Histriae, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 1, p215
- ISSN
1318-0185
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.19233/AH.2022.10