Fiorenzo Angelini
Italian Roman Catholic cardinal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fiorenzo Angelini (1 August 1916 – 22 November 2014) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers in the Roman Curia, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. When Cardinal Ersilio Tonini died on 28 July 2013, Cardinal Angelini became the oldest living cardinal until the next consistory where Pope Francis appointed 98-year-old Archbishop Loris Francesco Capovilla as a cardinal.
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His Eminence Fiorenzo Angelini | |
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President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | |
See | Santo Spirito in Sassia |
Appointed | 16 February 1985 (Pro-President) |
Term ended | 31 October 1996 |
Predecessor | None |
Successor | Javier Lozano Barragán |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santo Spirito in Sassia |
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Ordination | 3 February 1940 |
Consecration | 29 July 1956 by Giuseppe Pizzardo |
Created cardinal | 28 June 1991 |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | (1916-08-01)1 August 1916 |
Died | 22 November 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 98) Rome, Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto | evangelizo pacem evangelizo bonum |
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