Efrem Forni


Efrem Forni
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Luxembourg
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed9 November 1953
Term ended19 March 1962
PredecessorFernando Cento
SuccessorSilvio Angelo Pio Oddi
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (1962-76)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination6 July 1913
Consecration20 February 1938
by Eugenio Pacelli
Created cardinal19 March 1962
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Efrem Leone Pio Forni

10 January 1889
Died26 February 1976(1976-02-26) (aged 87)
Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic, Rome, Italy
BuriedSan Francesco, Gallarante, Milan, Italy
ParentsEnrico Giancarlo Forni
Angela Ambrosoli
Alma materUniversity of Milan
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
MottoArdere et lucere perfectum
Styles of
Efrem Forni
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Seenone

Efrem Leone Pio Forni (10 January 1889 – 26 February 1976) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Nuncio to Belgium and Internuncio to Luxembourg from 1953 to 1962, and was elevated to the Cardinalate in 1962.


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