Alfredo Ottaviani
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His Eminence Alfredo Ottaviani |
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| Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
Ottaviani in October 1958
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| Appointed | 9 February 1966 |
| Term ended | 8 January 1968 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Pizzardo |
| Successor | Franjo Šeper |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Domnica |
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| Ordination | 18 March 1916 |
| Consecration | 19 April 1962 by Pope John XXIII |
| Created Cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
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29 October 1890 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 3 August 1979 (aged 88) Rome, Italy |
| Buried | San Salvatore in Ossibus Church, Vatican City |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Alfredo Ottaviani (29 October 1890 – 3 August 1979) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII named him cardinal in 1953. He served as Secretary of the Holy Office in the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganised as the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he was Pro-Prefect until 1968.
Ottaviani was a prominent figure in the Church during his time and was the leading conservative voice at the Second Vatican Council.
Ottaviani was born in Rome; his father was a baker. He studied with the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Trastevere, at the Pontifical Roman Seminary and the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare, from where he received his doctorates in philosophy, theology, and canon law. He was ordained to the priesthood on 18 March 1916.
On 12 January 1953, he was both appointed Pro-Secretary of the Holy Office and created Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica by Pope Pius XII. He participated as a cardinal-elector in the 1958 conclave which elected Pope John XXIII.
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