Gianfranco Ravasi

His Eminence

Gianfranco Ravasi
His Eminence; Gianfranco Ravasi
President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	Cardinal Ravasi in 2012.
Appointed	3 September 2007
Predecessor	Paul Poupard
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of San Giorgio in Velabro (2021– ); President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology (2007– );
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);
Orders
Ordination	28 June 1966; by Giovanni Umberto Colombo
Consecration	29 September 2007; by Pope Benedict XVI
Created cardinal	20 November 2010; by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2010–2021); Cardinal priest (2021– );
Personal details
Born	Gianfranco Ravasi; 18 October 1942; Merate, Province of Lecco, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Archiepiscopal seminary of Milan; Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Biblical Institute
Motto	Praedica Verbum ("Preach the Word") ; — 2 Timothy 4:2
Signature
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Gianfranco Ravasi (born 18 October 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and scholar. He has been a cardinal since 2010. He has been President of the Pontifical Council for Culture since 3 September 2007.

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.^[1]

After ten years at the rank of cardinal deacon, he became a cardinal priest in 2021.^[2]

References

↑ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
↑ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per il Voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione, 03.05.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[1] "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

[2] "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per il Voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione, 03.05.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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