Elio Sgreccia

His Eminence Elio Sgreccia
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria
Appointed	20 November 2010
Predecessor	Augusto Álvaro da Silva
Successor	Luis Pascual Dri
Other post(s)	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1952 by Vincenzo Del Signore
Consecration	6 January 1993 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	(1928-06-06)6 June 1928 Arcevia, Italy
Died	5 June 2019(2019-06-05) (aged 90) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor (1993–2010) Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family (1992–1996) Vice President of the Pontifical Academy for Life (1994–2005) President of the Pontifical Academy for Life (2005–2008)
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Styles of Elio Sgreccia
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	none

Elio Sgreccia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛːljo ˈzɡrettʃa]; 6 June 1928 – 5 June 2019) was an Italian bioethicist and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, director of the international medical ethics journal Medicina e Morale, president of the Ut Vitam Habeant Foundation and the Donum Vitae Association of the Diocese of Rome, and honorary president of the International Federation of Bioethics Centers and Institutes of Personalist Inspiration (FIBIP).