His Eminence Ersilio Tonini | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia | |
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| Archdiocese | Ravenna-Cervia |
| See | Ravenna-Cervia |
| Appointed | 22 November 1975 |
| Term ended | 27 October 1990 |
| Predecessor | Salvatore Baldassarri |
| Successor | Luigi Amaducci |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore a Valmelania (1994-2013) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1969–1975) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 April 1937 by Ersilio Menzani |
| Consecration | 2 June 1969 by Umberto Malchiodi |
| Created cardinal | 26 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ersilio Tonini 20 July 1914 |
| Died | 28 July 2013 (aged 99) Opera Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù, Ravenna, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | In fide vivo Fili Dei |
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| Styles of Ersilio Tonini | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Ravenna-Cervia (emeritus) |
Ersilio Tonini (20 July 1914 – 28 July 2013) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. When Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer died on 30 April 2010, Cardinal Tonini became the oldest living cardinal. He died on 28 July 2013, a week after his 99th birthday.[1]