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Giovanni Coppa | |||||||||||
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Cardinal-Deacon of San Lino | |||||||||||
![]() Cardinal Coppa in 2012 | |||||||||||
Church | Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||||
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Ordination | 2 January 1949 | ||||||||||
Consecration | 6 January 1980 by Pope John Paul II | ||||||||||
Created cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI | ||||||||||
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon | ||||||||||
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Born | Alba, Italy | 9 November 1925||||||||||
Died | 16 May 2016 | (aged 90)||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||||
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Giovanni Coppa (9 November 1925 – 16 May 2016) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as a diplomat of the Holy See, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007.