Giovanni Urbani
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1958–62) | |
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| Motto | In misericordia Tua |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Giovanni Urbani | ||
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Venice | |
Giovanni Urbani (26 March 1900 – 17 September 1969) was an Italian
Roman Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Venice from 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. He was considered to be overly dependent upon his advisers.[1]
Biography
Giovanni Urbani was born in
priesthood by Cardinal Pietro La Fontaine on 24 September 1922. Urbani then did pastoral work in Venice until 1925, furthered his studies for a year, and taught at the seminary from 1927 to 1945. He was raised to the rank of privy chamberlain of his holiness on 12 November 1936, and later domestic prelate of his holiness
on 5 June 1943.
On 26 October 1946, he was appointed
Bishop of Verona, with the personal title of archbishop
, on 14 April 1955.
nudism in its exhibitions.[4]
Urbani died from a
St. Mark's Basilica
.
Papal election
- During the conclave of 1963, he silenced Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini after the latter proposed to withdraw his candidacy in order to avoid a prolonged deadlock.[5]
- His position as patriarch of Venice was unique in the fact that both his predecessor and his successor became Albino Luciani, who was elected Pope John Paul Iin August 1978.
References
- ^ "Election Trends". Time. 14 June 1963.
- ^ a b "The New Cardinals". Time. 22 December 1958.
- ^ a b "Milestones". Time. 26 September 1969.
- ^ "Pop Goes the Biennale". Time. 3 July 1964.
- ^ Pham, John-Peter. Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession. Oxford University Press, 2007
