Ernesto Civardi

Ernesto Civardi (21 October 1906 28 November 1989) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as secretary of the Sacred Congregation for Bishops from 1967 to 1979, and was made a cardinal in 1979.


Ernesto Civardi
Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed17 May 1967
Term ended30 June 1979
PredecessorFrancesco Carpino
SuccessorLucas Moreira Neves
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro (1979-89)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1930
Consecration16 July 1967
by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal30 June 1979
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born
Ernesto Civardi

21 October 1906
Fossarmato, Kingdom of Italy
Died28 November 1989(1989-11-28) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Coat of arms
Styles of
Ernesto Civardi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
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