Giacomo Lercaro


Giacomo Lercaro
Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna
Photograph by Dmitri Kessel, 1954
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseBologna
Appointed19 April 1952
Installed22 June 1952
Term ended12 February 1968
PredecessorGiovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
SuccessorAntonio Poma
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1953–76)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination25 July 1914
by Ildefonso Vincenzo Pisani
Consecration19 March 1947
by Giuseppe Siri
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Giacomo Lercaro

(1891-10-28)28 October 1891
Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Died18 October 1976(1976-10-18) (aged 84)
San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute
MottoMater mea fiducia mea
Coat of armsGiacomo Lercaro's coat of arms
Styles of
Giacomo Lercaro
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBologna

Giacomo Lercaro (28 October 1891 – 18 October 1976) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Ravenna from 1947 to 1952, and Archbishop of Bologna from 1952 to 1968. Pope Pius XII made him a cardinal in 1953.