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Encyclopedia > Carlo Cardinal Furno

His Eminence Carlo Cardinal Furno (born December 2, 1921 in Bairo Canavese, Italy) is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. His Eminence is a historical style of address for high nobility. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the College of Cardinals which as a body elects a new pope. ... December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church...

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He was created Cardinal Deacon of San Cuore di Cristo Re and then after ten years like all Cardinal Deacons thus far chose to become Cardinal Priest of that church. Since 2005 he has been Cardinal-Priest of San Onofrio. He had a long career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, serving as apostolic nuncio to Peru, Lebanon, Brazil, and Italy. Pope John Paul II appointed him Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in 1995. He renounced to this function in June 2007, he was replaced by Mgr John Patrick Foley, an American archbishop who had been serving as the President of the Pontifical Council For Social Communications, an important department of the Roman Curia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x741, 86 KB) Description: Vestments of a cardinal: red cassock, rochet trimmed with lace, red chimere, apostolical cross. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the titular see of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... The Cardinal Deacons are the lowest-ranked of the three orders of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Cardinal Priests are the most numerous of the three orders of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... A Papal Nuncio (also known as an Apostolic Nuncio) is a permanent diplomatic representative (head of mission) of the Holy See to a state, having ambassadorial rank. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II or Pope John Paul II (The Great) (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland... The Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre walk in a procession at the First Annual Southeastern Eucharistic Congress in Charlotte, NC. The Catholic Order of the Holy Sepulchre (formally Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem) has a foundation myth that connects it with Godfrey of Bouillon or... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... John Patrick Foley (b. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... The Roman Curia — usually called the Vatican — is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ...

Preceded by
Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio
Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
19952007
Succeeded by
John Cardinal Foley

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