Carlo Furno

His Eminence

Carlo Furno
His Eminence; Carlo Furno
Grand Master Emeritus of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	21 December 1995
Term ended	27 June 2007
Predecessor	Giuseppe Caprio
Successor	John Patrick Foley
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–15)
Orders
Ordination	25 June 1944; by Paolo Rostagno
Consecration	16 September 1973; by Paolo Bertoli
Created cardinal	26 November 1994; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1994–2005); Cardinal-Priest (2006–15)
Personal details
Born	Carlo Furno; 2 December 1921; Bairo, Kingdom of Italy
Died	9 December 2015 (aged 94); Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru (1973–78); Titular Archbishop of Abari (1973–94); Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon (1978–82); Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil (1982–92); Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (1992–94); Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2005); Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (1996–98); Archpriest for the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (1997–2004); Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice" (2005–06);
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Major Seminary; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
Motto	Ardere et lucere
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Carlo Furno (2 December 1921 – 9 December 2015) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

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