Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Pietro Respighi
Date	19 March 1904
Place	Lateran Basilica, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope Pius XI
Co-consecrators	Carlo Cremonesi; Agostino Zampini
Date	21 June 1929
Place	Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Pius XI
Date	15 July 1929

History
Ordination history of; Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Pietro Respighi
Date	19 March 1904
Place	Lateran Basilica, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope Pius XI
Co-consecrators	Carlo Cremonesi; Agostino Zampini
Date	21 June 1929
Place	Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Pius XI
Date	15 July 1929
Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M.
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster as principal consecrator
Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M.	26 April 1931
Francesco Fulgenzio Lazzati, O.F.M.	8 November 1931
Adriano Bernareggi	24 January 1932
Giacinto Tredici, Obl.Ss.A.C.	6 January 1934
Rodolfo Orler, F.S.C.J.	7 February 1934
Gustavo Testa	1 November 1934
Pietro Mozzanica, Ob.S.C.	23 December 1934
Enrico Montalbetti, Obs.S.C.	9 June 1935
Giovanni Luigi Marinoni, O.F.M. Cap.	23 August 1936
Paolo Castiglioni	7 February 1937
Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E.	1 May 1939
Norberto Perini	30 November 1941
Ildebrando Vannucci, O.S.B.	2 August 1942
Domenico Bernareggi	29 July 1945
Egidio Bignamini	2 December 1945
Giuseppe Obert, P.I.M.E.	6 February 1949
Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I.	1 April 1951
Alfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E.	8 April 1951
Vitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M.	20 May 1951
Anacleto Cazzaniga	19 March 1953
Costantino Caminada	29 June 1953
Agostino Saba	4 October 1953

Blessed

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

O.S.B.
Blessed; Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster; O.S.B.
Cardinal; Archbishop of Milan
	Cardinal Schuster, c. 1930.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Milan
See	Milan
Appointed	26 June 1929
Term ended	30 August 1954
Predecessor	Eugenio Tosi
Successor	Giovanni Battista Montini
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1929–54)
Orders
Ordination	19 March 1904; by Pietro Respighi
Consecration	21 July 1929; by Pope Pius XI
Created cardinal	15 July 1929; by Pope Pius XI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Alfredo Ludovico Schuster; 18 January 1880; Ospedale Santissimo Salvatore, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	30 August 1954 (aged 74); Archiepiscopal Seminary Pio XI, Venegono Inferiore, Varese, Italy
Buried	Cathedral of Milan
Previous post(s)	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura (1918–29); Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute (1919–22); President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (1952–53);
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day	30 August
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	12 May 1996; Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City; by Pope John Paul II
Attributes	Pastoral staff; Cardinal's attire;
Patronage	Archdiocese of Milan

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster O.S.B. (Italian pronunciation: [alˈfreːdo ildeˈfɔnso ʃˈʃuster], German: [ˈʃuːstɐ]; born Alfredo Ludovico Schuster; 18 January 1880 – 30 August 1954) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Benedictines who served as the Archbishop of Milan from 1929 until his death. He became known as Ildefonso as a Benedictine monk and served as an abbot prior to his elevation to the cardinalate.

He led the Milanese archdiocese during World War II and was known to have supported fascism at first. His views changed to opposition after the annexation of Austria and the introduction of Italian racial laws, which prompted vocal criticisms of anti-Christian aspects of Benito Mussolini's regime.

Schuster's beatification was celebrated in mid-1996 in Saint Peter's Square.

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