Edoardo Menichelli


Edoardo Menichelli
Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus Ancona-Osimo
Menichelli in October 2015.
ArchdioceseAncona-Osimo
SeeAncona-Osimo
Appointed8 January 2004
Installed7 March 2004
Term ended14 July 2017
PredecessorFranco Festorazzi
SuccessorAngelo Spina
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza (2015–)
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto (1994–2004)
Orders
Ordination3 July 1965
Consecration9 July 1994
by Achille Silvestrini
Created cardinal14 February 2015
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Edoardo Menichelli

(1939-10-14) 14 October 1939 (age 84)
MottoSub lumine Matris (In the light of the Mother)
Coat of armsEdoardo Menichelli's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Edoardo Menichelli
History
Priestly ordination
Date3 July 1965
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAchille Silvestrini
Co-consecratorsAntonio Valentini Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti
Date3 July 1994
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date14 February 2015
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Edoardo Menichelli as principal consecrator
Stefano Russo28 May 2016
Styles of
Edoardo Menichelli
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Edoardo Menichelli (born 14 October 1939) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo from 2004 to 2017. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 14 February 2015.