Gianfranco Ravasi

His Eminence Gianfranco Ravasi
President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
Cardinal Ravasi in 2018
Appointed	3 September 2007
Term ended	5 June 2022
Predecessor	Paul Poupard
Successor	Office abolished
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of San Giorgio in Velabro (since 2021) President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology (since 2007)
Previous post(s)	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (2007–2012) Prefect of the Ambrosian Library (1989–2007) Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari (2007–2010)
Orders
Ordination	28 June 1966 by Giovanni Umberto Colombo
Consecration	29 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Created cardinal	20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2010–2021) Cardinal priest (since 2021)
Personal details
Born	Gianfranco Ravasi (1942-10-18) 18 October 1942 (age 82) Merate, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Archiepiscopal seminary of Milan Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Biblical Institute
Motto	Praedica Verbum ("Preach the Word") — 2 Timothy 4:2
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Styles of Gianfranco Ravasi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Gianfranco Ravasi (born 18 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a biblical scholar. A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from 1989 to 2007.