Giacomo Lercaro
Giacomo Lercaro (28 October 1891 – 18 October 1976) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Ravenna from 1947 to 1952, and Archbishop of Bologna from 1952 to 1968. Pope Pius XII made him a cardinal in 1953.
Giacomo Lercaro | |
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| Archbishop of Bologna | |
Photograph by Dmitri Kessel, 1954 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Bologna |
| See | Bologna |
| Appointed | 19 April 1952 |
| Installed | 22 June 1952 |
| Term ended | 12 February 1968 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano |
| Successor | Antonio Poma |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1953–76) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 July 1914 by Ildefonso Vincenzo Pisani |
| Consecration | 19 March 1947 by Giuseppe Siri |
| Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giacomo Lercaro 28 October 1891 Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 18 October 1976 (aged 84) San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Biblical Institute |
| Motto | Mater mea fiducia mea |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Giacomo Lercaro | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Bologna |
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