Loris Francesco Capovilla | |
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Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere | |
![]() Loris Francesco Capovilla in 2014 | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
In office | 22 February 2014 – 26 May 2016 |
Predecessor | Józef Glemp |
Successor | Carlos Osoro Sierra |
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Ordination | 23 May 1940 by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza |
Consecration | 16 July 1967 by Pope Paul VI |
Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | 14 October 1915 |
Died | 26 May 2016 (aged 100) Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy |
Motto | Oboedientia et Pax (Obedience and Peace) |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Loris Francesco Capovilla (14 October 1915 – 26 May 2016) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and a cardinal. At his death, he was the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop from Italy and the fourth oldest in the world. At the time of his elevation to the rank of cardinal in 2014, he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.
He served as the personal secretary to Pope John XXIII from 1958 to 1963.
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