Alberto Bovone
Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Numidia (1984-1998) Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1984-1995) | |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Motto | Fidelis et prudens ("Faithful and prudent") |
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
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Alberto Bovone (11 June 1922 – 17 April 1998) was an Italian
cardinalate in 1998.[1]
Alberto Bovone was born in
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
on 21 May 1973.
episcopal consecration on the following 12 May from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, with Bishop Ferdinando Maggioni and Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio serving as co-consecrators. Bovone was the first person ordained as a Bishop by Ratzinger, who would become Pope Benedict XVI
.
As Secretary of the Doctrine of the Faith, he was the second-highest official of that dicastery, under Cardinal Ratzinger. In 1987, he helped write the instruction Donum vitae on the respect for human life.[2]
Bovone was later appointed to head the
Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova in the consistory of 21 February 1998, and Bovone became full Prefect of the Causes of the Saints two days later, on 23 February.[3]
The Cardinal died in Rome two months later, at the age of 75. He is buried in his family's plot in Frugarolo.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4766-2155-5.
- ISBN 978-1-55612-557-7.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
External links
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- John Paul II's Homily at Cardinal Bovone's Funeral Mass
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