Silvano Piovanelli (21 February 1924 – 9 July 2016) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Florence from 1983 to 2001, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985.
Silvano Piovanelli | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Florence | |
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| See | Florence (emeritus) |
| Installed | 18 March 1983 |
| Term ended | 21 March 2001 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Benelli |
| Successor | Ennio Antonelli |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (1985–2016) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1947 by Elia Dalla Costa |
| Consecration | 24 June 1982 by Giovanni Benelli |
| Created cardinal | 25 May 1985 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silvano Piovanelli 21 February 1924 |
| Died | 9 July 2016 (aged 92) Florence, Italy |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Florence (1982–1983) |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Motto | In verbo Tuo |
| Signature |  |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography edit
Silvano Piovanelli was born in Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence, on 21 February 1924.[1] He studied at the seminary of Florence from 1935 to 1947, and was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa on 13 July 1947.[2] He then served as a curate in the industrial town of Rifredi until October 1948, when he became vice-rector of minor seminary of Florence.[3] He resumed his pastoral ministry in 1961 as a parish priest in Castelfiorentino, and was raised to the rank of Chaplain of His Holiness on 26 October 1966.[1] From 1979 to 1982, he was vicar general of the Archdiocese of Florence.[3]
On 28 May 1982, Piovanelli was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Florence and Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania by Pope John Paul II.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following 24 June from Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, with Bishops Antonio Bagnoli and Giovanni Bianchi serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral-Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore.[2] He selected as his episcopal motto: "In Verbo Tuo".[4] Following the unexpected death of Cardinal Benelli in October 1982, Piovanelli was promoted to Archbishop of Florence on 18 March 1983.[2] John Paul II created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale in the consistory of 25 May 1985.[1]
After an 18-year-long tenure, he retired as Archbishop on 21 March 2001.[2] He lost the right to participate in a papal conclave upon reaching the age of 80 on 21 February 2004.[1]
Piovanelli died in his sleep on the morning of 9 July 2016 at the age of 92, after three months hospitalisation in a Florence retirement home for priests.[5] Days before his death, he was telephoned by Pope Francis on the pontiff's visit to the city.[6] His funeral Mass was celebrated in the late afternoon of 12 July 2016 by cardinal Giuseppe Betori and his remains were buried in Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Miranda, Salvador. "PIOVANELLI, Silvano". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
- ^ a b c d e "Silvano Cardinal Piovanelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ a b "PIOVANELLI Card. Silvano". Holy See.
- ^ "Piovanelli Silvano". CARDINALI E LORO TITOLI ODIERNI.
- ^ "E' morto il cardinale Silvano Piovanelli. l'Ultima telefonata del Papa /FOTO/VIDEO".
- ^ Poli, Simona (9 July 2016). "Firenze, è morto il cardinale Silvano Piovanelli. Il cordoglio del Papa" [Florence, Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli dies. Condolences from the Pope]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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