Gianfranco Ravasi

Gianfranco Ravasi (born 18 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a biblical scholar. A cardinal since 2010, he was President of the Pontifical Council for Culture from 2007 to 2022. He headed Milan's Ambrosian Library from 1989 to 2007.


Gianfranco Ravasi
President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
Cardinal Ravasi in 2018
Appointed3 September 2007
Term ended5 June 2022
PredecessorPaul Poupard
SuccessorOffice abolished
Other post(s)
  • Cardinal priest of San Giorgio in Velabro (since 2021)
  • President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology (since 2007)
Orders
Ordination28 June 1966
by Giovanni Umberto Colombo
Consecration29 September 2007
by Pope Benedict XVI
Created cardinal20 November 2010
by Benedict XVI
Rank
Personal details
Born
Gianfranco Ravasi

(1942-10-18) 18 October 1942
Merate, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (2007–2012)
  • Prefect of the Ambrosian Library (1989–2007)
  • Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari (2007–2010)
Alma materArchiepiscopal seminary of Milan
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Biblical Institute
MottoPraedica Verbum ("Preach the Word")
— 2 Timothy 4:2
Signature
Coat of arms
Styles of
Gianfranco Ravasi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
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