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Angelo Scola
Sign in to saveCardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of Milan
Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Archdiocese
- Milan
- Metropolis
- Milan
- See
- Milan
- Appointed
- 28 June 2011
- Installed
- 25 September 2011
- Term ended
- 7 July 2017
- Predecessor
- Dionigi Tettamanzi
- Successor
- Mario Enrico Delpini
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli (2003–present)
- Previous posts
- Bishop of Grosseto (1991–95) Rector Magnificus of the Lateran University (1995–2002) President of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute (1995–2002) Patriarch of Venice (2002–11) Apostolic Administrator of Treviso (2009) Apostolic Administrator of Venice (2011)
- Ordination
- 18 July 1970, by Abele Conigli
- Consecration
- 21 September 1991, by Bernardin Gantin
- Created cardinal
- 21 October 2003, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- Angelo Scola , ( 1941-11-07 ) 7 November 1941 (age 84) , Malgrate , Kingdom of Italy
- Motto
- Latin : Sufficit gratia Tua (Your Grace Suffices)
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Angelo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Malgrate
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
- Employer
- Pontifical Lateran University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Official website
- www.angeloscola.it
- Image
- AngeloScola.22-03-2009.jpg
- Work location
- Rome
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Angelo Scola ([ˈandʒelo ˈskɔːla]; born 7 November 1941) is an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church, a prominent philosopher, and theologian. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 2011 to 2017, overseeing one of the largest dioceses in the world, and previously as Patriarch of Venice from 2002 to 2011. Elevated to the cardinalate in 2003 by Pope John Paul II, Scola has been a key figure in contemporary Catholic theology, particularly in areas of anthropological theology, marriage and family, and ecumenical dialogue.
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