His Eminence Carlo Caffarra | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna | |
Province | Bologna |
See | Bologna |
Appointed | 16 December 2003 |
Installed | 15 February 2004 |
Term ended | 27 October 2015 |
Predecessor | Giacomo Biffi |
Successor | Matteo Zuppi |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 2 July 1961 by Guglielmo Bosetti |
Consecration | 21 October 1995 by Giacomo Biffi |
Created cardinal | 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlo Caffarra 1 June 1938 |
Died | 6 September 2017 Bologna, Italy | (aged 79)
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Styles of Carlo Caffarra | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Bologna |
Carlo Caffarra (1 June 1938 – 6 September 2017) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bologna from 2003 until 2015. His previous positions included President of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family from 1981 to 1995 and Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio from 1995 to 2003. He was created a cardinal on 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI.