Giacomo Violardo


Giacomo Violardo
Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed3 July 1969
Term ended17 March 1978
PredecessorPaolo Giobbe
SuccessorPaul-Pierre Philippe
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1969-78)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1923
Consecration19 March 1966
by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal28 April 1969
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born
Giacomo Violardo

(1898-05-10)10 May 1898
Died17 March 1978(1978-03-17) (aged 79)
Vatican City
Alma mater
Styles of
Giacomo Violardo
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Seenone

Giacomo Violardo (10 May 1898 – 17 March 1978) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Roman Curia from 1965 to 1969, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.