Ersilio Tonini
His Eminence Ersilio Tonini | |
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Roman Catholic | |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1969–1975) |
| Motto | In fide vivo Fili Dei |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Ersilio Tonini | ||
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Ravenna-Cervia (emeritus) | |
Ersilio Tonini (20 July 1914 – 28 July 2013) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. When Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer died on 30 April 2010, Cardinal Tonini became the oldest living cardinal. He died on 28 July 2013, a week after his 99th birthday.[1]
Biography
Ersilio Tonini was born in
From 1943 to 1969, he did
On 28 April 1969, Tonini was appointed
After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, he resigned the governance of his see on 27 October 1990, following fourteen years of service. Tonini preached the Lenten spiritual exercises to the Pope and members of the Roman Curia in February 1991 on the theme of "the Church of hope for today".
Pope John Paul II created him Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore a Valmelaina in the consistory of 26 November 1994. As he was then already over 80, Tonini was never eligible to participate in a papal conclave.
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