Giovanni Colombo

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Giovanni Colombo (6 December 1902 – 20 May 1992) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 1963 to 1979 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1965.

Biography

Early life and priesthood

Giovanni Colombo was born in Caronno Pertusella, Lombardy, the sixth of the seven children of Enrico and Luigia (née Millefanti) Colombo. His mother worked as a shirt-maker and embroiderer. Colombo was baptized two days after his birth, on 8 December.

Initially studying with the

ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Eugenio Tosi, OSSCA, on 29 May 1926 in the Cathedral of Milan
. He was made Professor of Letters at the Seveso seminary in October of that same year.

At the seminary in

Ildefonso Schuster, who was beatified
in 1991.

Archbishop

On 25 October 1960, Colombo was appointed

episcopal consecration on the following 7 December from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, with Archbishop Anacleto Cazzaniga and Bishop Giuseppe Schiavini serving as co-consecrators. Sitting on the Conciliar preparatory commissions for seminaries and universities, Colombo attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). After Montini was elected Pope Paul VI, he named Colombo to succeed him as Archbishop of Milan on 10 August 1963.[1] Along with Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, he assisted Achille Liénart in delivering one of the closing messages of the council on 8 December 1965.[2]

On 6 January 1965, he presided at the ceremonies marking the completion of the construction of the Milan Cathedral, begun in 1397, by blessing the last of its five bronze doors and celebrating Mass.[3]

Cardinal and death

He was created

October 1978. In the latter conclave, although ill, he obtained many votes as a compromise candidate between Giuseppe Siri and Giovanni Benelli, but he stated that he would decline the papacy in the event of his election.[4]
He retired as archbishop of Milan on 29 December 1979.

Tomb of Giovanni Colombo.

Colombo died in Milan, at age 89. He is buried under the pavement of the right side nave in front of the altar that contains the remains of Blessed Cardinal Schuster in the Milan Cathedral.

References

  1. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LV. 1963. p. 772. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Christus Rex. To Rulers Archived 3 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Milan Cathedral Built in 567 Years of Work". The New York Times. Associated Press. 7 January 1965. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ISBN 0-674-93261-7
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Milan
10 August 1963 – 29 December 1979 		Succeeded by
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