Ernesto Ruffini


Ernesto Ruffini
Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdiocesePalermo
SeePalermo
Appointed11 October 1945
Term ended11 June 1967
PredecessorLuigi Lavitrano
SuccessorFrancesco Carpino
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities (1928-45)
Orders
Ordination10 July 1910
by Paolo Carlo Francesco Origo
Consecration8 December 1945
by Giuseppe Pizzardo
Created cardinal18 February 1946
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Ernesto Ruffini

(1888-01-19)19 January 1888
Died11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 79)
Palermo, Italy
MottoFirmiter stat
Coat of armsErnesto Ruffini's coat of arms
Styles of
Ernesto Ruffini
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeePalermo

Ernesto Ruffini (19 January 1888 – 11 June 1967) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Palermo from 1945 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.