Carlo Confalonieri | |
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Dean of the College of Cardinals | |
![]() Cardinal Confalonieri in November 1958 | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 12 December 1977 |
Term ended | 1 August 1986 |
Predecessor | Luigi Traglia |
Successor | Agnelo Rossi |
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Ordination | 18 March 1916 by Andrea Ferrari |
Consecration | 4 May 1941 by Pope Pius XII |
Created cardinal | 15 December 1958 by Pope John XXIII |
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Born | Carlo Confalonieri 25 July 1893 |
Died | 1 August 1986 Rome, Italy | (aged 93)
Buried | Seveso |
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Regnum tuum Domine (Your kingdom, Lord) |
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Carlo Confalonieri (25 July 1893 – 1 August 1986) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops from 1967 to 1973, and dean of the College of Cardinals from 1977 until his death. Confalonieri was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.