Francesco Cardinal Marchisano (born June 25, 1929) is an Italian Cardinal who has worked in the Roman Curia since 1956. Born in Turin, he was ordained a priest there by Maurilio Cardinal Fossati in 1952. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ... The Roman Curia - usually (though inaccurately) called the Vatican - is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city and business, cultural, and religious center in northwest Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ... Roman Catholic deacon candidates prostrate before the altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles during a 2004 diaconate ordination liturgy Holy Orders in the modern Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Assyrian, Old Catholic, and Independent Catholic Churches, includes... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A period of study in Rome intended to be temporary turned permanent when he was offered his first Curial appointment by Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo. Rising through the Vatican dicastery then headed by Cardinal Pizzardo (then the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and Universities, now the Congregation for Catholic Education), he eventually served as its Undersecretary from 1969 to 1988. He was also advanced to monsignor, becoming a Papal Chamberlain in 1961 and a Prelate of Honor in 1971. Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo (July 13, 1877-August 1, 1970) was named a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI in the consistory of 1937. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monsignor is an ecclesiastical honorific title for clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

In 1988 Pope John Paul II named Monsignor Marchisano to become a bishop, and personally consecrated him on January 6, 1989. Since then he has served as President and Secretary of various Vatican organs, being promoted to archbishop in 1994. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born   (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from October 16... Monsignor is an ecclesiastical honorific title for clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. ... A mitre is used as a symbol of the bishops ministry. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

His past positions include:

• President of the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archeology (1991-2004)
• President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church (1993-2002)
• President of the Artistic-Cultural Commission of the Grand Jubilee Year 2000

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In 2002 he was named to succeed Virgilio Cardinal Noè as Archpriest of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, Vicar General for the State of Vatican City, and President of the Fabric of St. Peter's Basilica. This being a position reserved for a Cardinal, Archbishop Marchisano was duly elevated in the next consistory the following year, some months after being additionally appointed President of the Permanent Commission for the Care of the Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Holy See. 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. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... His Eminence Virgilio Cardinal Noè (30 March 1922 - ) is an Roman Catholic Cardinal born in Zelata of Bereguardo, Italy. ... An archpriest is the title of a priest which has supervisory duties over a number of parishes. ... The Basilica of Saint Peter from Castel SantAngelo. ... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ...

He passed the normal retirement age of 75 for Curial positions in 2004, though this is frequently waived (Cardinal Noe had remained in office past his 80th birthday). After the death of Jan Pieter Cardinal Schotte, Cardinal Marchisano was named on February 5, 2005, to succeed him as President of the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See, retaining his other positions. However, Archbishop Angelo Comastri was named to the unusual position of Coadjutor to his posts at the Vatican and St. Peter's (probably marking Comastri as a future Cardinal). 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Pieter Cardinal Schotte (April 29, 1928 - January 10, 2005) was a Belgian cardinal and an official of the Roman Curia. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Marchisano was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. The following were the cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave. ... The Papal conclave of 2005 was convoked due to the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005. ... Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ...

On 31 Ocotober 2006 Pope Bendeict named Archbishop Angelo Comastri to succceed Cardinal Marchisano as Archpriest of St Peter's Basilica. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... An archpriest is the title of a priest which has supervisory duties over a number of parishes. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ...