Giovanni Colombo

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His Eminence Giovanni Colombo
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Milan
See	Milan
Appointed	10 August 1963
Installed	20 October 1963
Term ended	29 December 1979
Predecessor	Giovanni Battista Montini
Successor	Carlo Maria Martini
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1965–92)
Orders
Ordination	29 May 1926 by Eugenio Tosi
Consecration	7 December 1960 by Giovanni Battista Montini
Created cardinal	22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1902-12-06)6 December 1902 Caronno Pertusella, Kingdom of Italy
Died	20 May 1992(1992-05-20) (aged 89) Milan, Italy
Buried	Cathedral of Milan, Milan, Italy
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Milan (1960–63) Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia (1960–63)
Motto	Veritas et amore
Coat of arms

Giovanni Umberto Colombo (6 December 1902 – 20 May 1992) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 1963 to 1979 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1965.