Ernesto Civardi


Ernesto Civardi
Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed17 May 1967
Term ended30 June 1979
PredecessorFrancesco Carpino
SuccessorLucas Moreira Neves
Other postCardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro (1979–1989)
Previous posts
Orders
Ordination29 June 1930
Consecration16 July 1967
by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal30 June 1979
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-deacon
Personal details
BornErnesto Civardi
21 October 1906
Fossarmato, Kingdom of Italy
Died28 November 1989(1989-11-28) (aged 83)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
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Styles of
Ernesto Civardi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleMonsignor
Informal styleCardinal

Ernesto Civardi (21 October 1906 – 28 November 1989) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as secretary of the Sacred Congregation for Bishops from 1967 to 1979, and was made a cardinal in 1979.