Giacomo Biffi

His Eminence

Giacomo Biffi
Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna
ArchdioceseBologna
SeeBologna
Installed19 April 1984
Term ended16 December 2003
PredecessorEnrico Manfredini
SuccessorCarlo Caffarra
Other postCardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio
Previous posts
  • Titular Bishop of Fidenae (1975-1984)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Milan (1975-1984)
Orders
Ordination23 December 1950
by Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B.
Consecration11 January 1976
by Giovanni Colombo
Created cardinal25 May 1985
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornGiacomo Biffi
(1928-06-13)13 June 1928
Milan, Italy
Died11 July 2015(2015-07-11) (aged 87)
Bologna, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoUbi Fides Ibi Libertas
Coat of arms
Styles of
Giacomo Biffi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBologna (Emeritus)

Giacomo Biffi (13 June 1928 – 11 July 2015) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, having served as archbishop there from 1984 to 2003. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985.

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