Ugo Poletti


Ugo Poletti
Cardinal Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo
Appointed5 March 1973
Term ended25 February 1997
PredecessorAngelo Dell'Acqua
SuccessorDionigi Tettamanzi
Other post(s)Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (1991–1997)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1938
Consecration14 September 1958
by Gilla Vincenzo Gremigni
Created cardinal5 March 1973
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Ugo Poletti

(1914-04-19)19 April 1914
Died25 February 1997(1997-02-25) (aged 82)
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoSpes 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.