Carlo Furno | |
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| Grand Master Emeritus of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 21 December 1995 |
| Term ended | 27 June 2007 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Caprio |
| Successor | John Patrick Foley |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–15) |
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| Ordination | 25 June 1944 by Paolo Rostagno |
| Consecration | 16 September 1973 by Paolo Bertoli |
| Created cardinal | 26 November 1994 byPope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1994–2005) Cardinal-Priest (2006–15) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlo Furno 2 December 1921 |
| Died | 9 December 2015(2015-12-09) (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Ardere et lucere |
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| Styles of Carlo Furno | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Carlo Furno (2 December 1921 – 9 December 2015) was an Italiancardinal of the Catholic Church.
Furno was born inBairo,Piedmont, in 1921. He was educated at the diocesan College at Ivrea and later at the Seminary of Ivrea, where he studied philosophy and theology. He was sent to the Theological Faculty, Crocetto Salesian Athenaeum inTurin, (1948–1949) and later thePontifical Roman Seminary, Rome where he took adoctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, (1953). Furno was summoned to the elitePontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome from 1951 to 1953 where he took practical courses in diplomacy. After his priestly ordination on 25 June 1944[1] and six years of pastoral work in his home diocese, he began a career in the diplomatic service of theHoly See.
He worked in a subordinate role in Colombia, Ecuador andJerusalem, and then in theSecretariat of State. Following these assignments and episcopal consecration on 16 September 1973,[1] he served asApostolic Nuncio (Papal Ambassador) successively to Peru, Lebanon, Brazil and Italy.[2][3]
He was createdCardinal-Deacon ofSacro Cuore di Cristo Re on 26 November 1994. After ten years he opted to becomeCardinal Priest of that church. From 2005 until his death in late 2015 he was Cardinal-Priest ofSant'Onofrio, in recognition that the church is the Order's headquarters after the 15 August 1948,motu proprio ofPius XII establishing that the Order's headquarters should be transferred from Jerusalem to Rome.Pope John Paul II appointed him Grand Master of theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem on 16 December 1995. The aforementioned Order, like theKnights of Malta, is a member of many international bodies and has observer status at others (such as the United Nations).
Cardinal Furno resigned this office in June 2007 and was succeeded by AmericanArchbishopJohn Patrick Foley, who had been serving as the President of thePontifical Council for Social Communications, an important department of theRoman Curia.[4]
Cardinal Furno died on 9 December 2015 at the age of 94.[5]
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| Preceded by | Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil 21 August 1982 – 15 April 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino 15 April 1992 – 26 November 1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 29 September 1997 – 27 May 2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |  Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem21 December 1995 – 27 June 2007 | Succeeded by |
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