Loris Francesco Capovilla
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His Eminence Loris Francesco Capovilla |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere | |
Loris Francesco Capovilla in 2014
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| In office | 2014–2016 |
| Predecessor | Józef Glemp |
| Successor | Carlos Osoro Sierra |
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| Ordination | 23 May 1940 by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza |
| Consecration | 16 July 1967 by Pope Paul VI |
| Created Cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | 14 October 1915 Pontelongo, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 26 May 2016 (aged 100) Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy |
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| Motto | Oboedientia et Pax (Obedience and Peace) |
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| Ordination history of Loris Francesco Capovilla | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Adeodato Giovanni Piazza |
| Date of ordination | 23 May 1940 |
| Place of ordination | Venice, Italy |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Pope Paul VI |
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Augusto Gianfranceschi (Cesena) Jacques-Paul Martin (Neapoilis in Palastina) |
| Date of consecration | 16 July 1967 |
| Place of consecration | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 22 February 2014 |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Loris Francesco Capovilla (14 October 1915 – 26 May 2016) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and a cardinal. At his death, he was the oldest Roman Catholic bishop from Italy and the fourth oldest in the world. At the time of his elevation to the rank of cardinal in 2014, he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.
He served as the personal secretary to Pope John XXIII from 1958 to 1963.
Capovilla was born in Pontelongo in 1915 as the son of Rodolfo Capovilla and Letizia Callegaro. He had one sister: Lia. He was baptized in Pontelongo. His father later died in 1922 and this in turn led Capovilla to move to Mestre in 1929 following a period of precariousness and wandering.
Capovilla studied at the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice and was later ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Venice on 23 May 1940 by Cardinal Piazza, the Patriarch of Venice. He was made the capitular master of ceremonies in the Basilica of Saint Mark and also served as a catechist in middle schools. During World War II, Capovilla served in military aviation and later went on to become a Sunday preacher at Radio Venezia from 1945 to 1953. He was also made the director of the diocesan weekly La Voce di San Marco in 1949.
He formed a close friendship with Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII) when the cardinal was the Patriarch of Venice. He commenced his service under Roncalli on 15 March 1953. He claimed, however, to have never called himself Roncalli's friend, but considered him his bishop, his father and his patriarch. He remained at Roncalli's side as papal secretary after Roncalli's election to the papacy in 1958 until his death in 1963.
Capovilla served as Roncalli's conclavist at the conclave of 1958 that saw the latter's election. He was confirmed as the new pope's secretary on the night of the election and was made a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness on 12 December 1958. After the death of John XXIII in 1963, Pope Paul VI appointed him as a prelate di anticamera and expert to the Second Vatican Council.
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