Renato Martino
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Renato Raffaele Martino | |
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Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals | |
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Appointed | 12 June 2014 |
Predecessor | Jean-Louis Tauran |
Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti |
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Ordination | 20 June 1957 by Demetrio Moscato |
Consecration | 14 December 1980 by Agostino Casaroli |
Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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Birth name | Renato Raffaele Martino |
Born | Salerno, Italy | 23 November 1932
Nationality | Italian and Vatican |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
Motto | Virtus ex Alto ("Power from on high") |
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Renato Raffaele Martino (born 23 November 1932) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2003. He has been the longest serving Cardinal Deacon, the Cardinal Protodeacon, since June 2014.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Vaticano, il cardinale ghanese Turkson presidente di Giustizia e Pace". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 24 October 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.