Severino Poletto

His Eminence Severino Poletto
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Turin
Appointed	19 June 1999
Term ended	11 October 2010
Predecessor	Giovanni Saldarini
Successor	Cesare Nosiglia
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in via Trionfale
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1957 by Giuseppe Angrisani
Consecration	17 May 1980 by Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero
Created Cardinal	21 February 2001
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Severino Poletto
Born	(1933-03-18) 18 March 1933 Salgareda, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Fossano (1980) Bishop of Fossano (1980–1989) Bishop of Asti (1989–1999)
Coat of arms

Styles of Severino Poletto
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Severino Poletto (born 18 March 1933) is an Italian Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Turin in the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in Salgareda, Veneto, Poletto was ordained a priest in 1957. He holds a licentiate in moral theology from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, and worked as a curate in Montemagno. In 1965 he was named parish priest in Oltreponte; at the same time he worked part-time in a local factory.

In 1973, Poletto founded the Diocesan Centre for Family Ministry. In 1980, he rose to become Bishop of Fossano; he also served for 10 years as secretary of the Piedmontese Episcopal Conference. In 1989 he was named Bishop of Asti and in 1999, Archbishop of Turin. Cardinal Poletto retired as Archbishop in 2010.

After finishing his studies Proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in via Trionfale (pro hace vice) by Pope John Paul II on 21 February 2001, Poletto was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI, although Poletto was considered papabile himself. Poletto participated as Cardinal elector at the 2013 conclave.

External links

• Biography at catholic-pages.com