Talk:Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi

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Ordained a priest in 1957 in Milan by its then Archbishop, the future Pope Paul VI, he held various pastoral and teaching assignments until he was named Archbishop of Ancona in 1989 and was consecrated a bishop. Only two years later he resigned from this archdiocese on being chosen as secretary-general of the Italian Episcopal Conference. In 1995 he became Archbishop of Genoa and the Conference's Vice President and was elevated to Cardinal in the consistory of 1998.

The book Passing the Keys: Modern Cardinals, Conclaves, and the Election of the Next Pope (ISBN 1568331304) by Francis A. Burkle-Young identified Tettamanzi as one of a handful of Papabile cardinals, possible successors to Pope John Paul II. Developments following the book's 1999 publication, including the death of one of the other candidates and the retirement of others, led Young to regard Tettamanzi as the likeliest choice. Others have also speculated on his papal chances, though this did not prevent new Cardinal Keith O'Brien of Scotland from jokingly referring to Tettamanzi in 2003 as a "wee fat guy", being amused by the prospect of Tettamanzi as Pope. In 2005 after the death of John Paul II his name was still being quoted by some bookmakers as a favourite to be the next Pope.

The information above will be returned after I am finished. --Gerald Farinas 14:02, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)