Carlo Furno
Carlo Furno (born 2 December 1921) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.
| Styles of Carlo Furno | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Furno was born in Bairo, Piedmont in 1921. He was educated at the diocesan College at Ivrea and later at the Seminary of Ivrea, where he studied philosophy and theology. He was sent to the Theological Faculty, Crocetto Salesian Athenaeum in Turin, 1948–1949 and later the Pontifical Roman Seminary, Rome where he took a doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, 1953). Furno was summoned to the elite Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome from 1951–1953 where he took practical courses in diplomacy. After his priestly ordination on 25 June 1944[1] and six years of pastoral work in his home diocese, he began a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
He worked in a subordinate role in Colombia, Ecuador, and Jerusalem, and then in the Secretariat of State After his episcopal consecration on 16 September 1973,[1] he served as Apostolic Nuncio (Papal Ambassador) successively to Peru, Lebanon, Brazil and Italy.[2][3]
He was created Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re on 26 November 1994. After ten years he opted to become Cardinal Priest of that church. Since 2005 he has been Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, in recognition that the church is the Order's headquarters after the 15 August 1948, motu proprio of Pius XII establishing that the Order's headquarters should be transferred from Jerusalem to Rome. Pope John Paul II appointed him Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem on 16 December 1995. This Order, like that of the Knights of Malta, is a member of many international bodies and has observer status at others (such as the United Nations).
Cardinal Furno resigned this office in June 2007 and was succeeded by American Archbishop John Patrick Foley, who had been serving as the President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, an important department of the Roman Curia.[4]
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Carmine Rocco |
Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil 21 August 1982 – 15 April 1992 |
Succeeded by Alfio Rapisarda |
| Preceded by Luigi Poggi |
Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino 15 April 1992 – 26 November 1994 |
Succeeded by Francesco Colasuonno |
| Preceded by Ugo Poletti |
Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 29 September 1997 – 27 May 2004 |
Succeeded by Bernard Francis Cardinal Law |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Caprio |
 Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem21 December 1995 – 27 June 2007 |
Succeeded by John Patrick Foley |