Ugo Poletti

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His Eminence Ugo Poletti
Cardinal Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo
Appointed	5 March 1973
Term ended	25 February 1997
Predecessor	Angelo Dell'Acqua
Successor	Dionigi Tettamanzi
Other post(s)	Archpriest of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (1991–1997)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1938
Consecration	14 September 1958 by Gilla Vincenzo Gremigni
Created cardinal	5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Ugo Poletti (1914-04-19)19 April 1914
Died	25 February 1997(1997-02-25) (aged 82)
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Medeli (1958–1967) Auxiliary Bishop of Novara (1958–1967) Archbishop of Spoleto (1967–1969) Titular Archbishop of Novigrad (1969–1973) Vicar General of Rome (1973–1991) Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (1973–1991) Archpriest of the basilica of St. John Lateran (1973–1991) President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (1985–1991)
Motto	Spes certa poli

Ugo Poletti (19 April 1914 – 25 February 1997) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Vicar General of Rome from 1973 to 1991, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.