Dionigi Tettamanzi


Dionigi Tettamanzi
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
Tettamanzi in 2011
SeeMilan
Appointed11 July 2004
Installed14 September 2004
Term ended28 June 2011
PredecessorCarlo Maria Martini
SuccessorAngelo Scola
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 June 1957
by Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (later Pope Paul VI)
Consecration23 September 1989
by Carlo Maria Martini
Created cardinal21 February 1998
by John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1934-03-14)14 March 1934
Died5 August 2017(2017-08-05) (aged 83)
Triuggio, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoGaudium et pax
(Joy and peace)
SignatureDionigi Tettamanzi's signature
Coat of armsDionigi Tettamanzi's coat of arms
Styles of
Dionigi Tettamanzi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeMilan (emeritus)

Dionigi Tettamanzi (14 March 1934 – 5 August 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who was named a cardinal in 1998. He was Archbishop of Genoa from 1995 to 2004 and Archbishop of Milan from 2004 to 2011.