Gianfranco Ravasi

His Eminence

Gianfranco Ravasi
His Eminence; Gianfranco Ravasi
President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	Cardinal Ravasi in 2018
Appointed	3 September 2007
Term ended	5 June 2022
Predecessor	Paul Poupard
Successor	Office abolished
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of San Giorgio in Velabro (since 2021); President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology (since 2007);
Orders
Ordination	28 June 1966; by Giovanni Umberto Colombo
Consecration	29 September 2007; by Pope Benedict XVI
Created cardinal	20 November 2010; by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2010–2021); Cardinal priest (since 2021);
Personal details
Born	Gianfranco Ravasi; 18 October 1942 (age 81); Merate, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (2007–2012); Prefect of the Ambrosian Library (1989–2007); Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari (2007–2010);
Alma mater	Archiepiscopal seminary of Milan; Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Biblical Institute
Motto	Praedica Verbum ("Preach the Word") ; — 2 Timothy 4:2
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Gianfranco Ravasi (born 18 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a biblical scholar. A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from 1989 to 2007.