Dino Staffa


Dino Staffa
Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
Dino Staffa (between 1960 and 1970)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed26 March 1969
Term ended7 August 1977
PredecessorFrancesco Roberti
SuccessorPericle Felici
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1976–77)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination25 May 1929
by Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli
Consecration28 October 1960
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born
Dino Staffa

14 August 1906
Santa Maria in Fabriago, Imola, Kingdom of Italy
Died7 August 1977(1977-08-07) (aged 70)
Rome, Italy
ParentsDomenico Staffa
Emilia Gualandi
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
MottoLex Tua lux mea
Styles of
Dino Staffa
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Seenone

Dino Staffa (14 August 1906 – 7 August 1977) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1967 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.