Gabriel-Marie Garrone

Gabriel-Marie Garrone (12 October 1901 in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France – 15 January 1994 in Rome, Italy) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education.


Gabriel-Marie Garrone
President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed20 May 1982
Term ended19 April 1988
SuccessorPaul Poupard
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1967–94)
Orders
Ordination11 April 1925
Consecration24 June 1947
by Emile Maurice Guerry
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Gabriel-Marie Garrone

12 October 1901
Died15 January 1994(1994-01-15) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Lemnus (1947–56)
  • Coadjutor Archbishop of Toulouse (1947–56)
  • Archbishop of Toulouse (1956–66)
  • Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1966–68)
  • Titular Archbishop of Turres in Numidia (1966–67)
  • Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1968–80)
  • Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1978–79)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoOmne bonum a Patre
Coat of arms
Styles of
Gabriel-Marie Garrone
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeTorri di Numidia (titular see)

Gabriel-Marie Garrone was born in Aix-les-Bains, France. He entered the seminary and was educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and later, at the Pontifical French Seminary also in Rome.

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