Amleto Giovanni Cicognani


Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Dean of the College of Cardinals
Cicognani in 1968
ChurchCatholic
Appointed24 March 1972
Term ended17 December 1973
PredecessorEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant
SuccessorLuigi Traglia
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination23 September 1905
by Gioacchino Cantagalli
Consecration23 April 1933
by Raffaele Carlo Rossi
Created cardinal15 December 1958
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest (1958–62)
Cardinal-Bishop (1962–73)
Personal details
Born
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani

24 February 1883
Died17 December 1973(1973-12-17) (aged 90)
Vatican City
BuriedSan Clemente
ParentsGuglielmo Cicognani
Anna Ceroni
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
MottoVigilat nec fatiscit
Coat of armsAmleto Giovanni Cicognani's coat of arms
Styles of
Amleto Cicognani
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeFrascati (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian)

Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (24 February 1883 – 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. Cicognani was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. His brother, Gaetano Cicognani, was also a cardinal. To date they are the last pair of brothers to serve together in the College of Cardinals.


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