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Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Predecessor
- Ugo Poletti
- Successor
- Agostino Vallini
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura (1991–present)
- Ordination
- 8 December 1954, by Luigi Traglia
- Consecration
- 29 June 1983, by Gilberto Baroni
- Created cardinal
- 28 June 1991, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal Priest
- Born
- ( 1931-02-19 ) 19 February 1931 (age 95) , Sassuolo , Kingdom of Italy
- Denomination
- Catholic (Roman Rite)
- Motto
- Veritas liberabit nos (the truth will free us)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Sassuolo
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- Pontifical Lateran University
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Image
- Ruini.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-02-19
- Commons category
- Camillo Ruini
- writing language
- Italian
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Encyclopedic overview
Camillo Ruini ( Italian pronunciation: [kaˈmillo ruˈiːni]; born 19 February 1931) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was made a cardinal in 1991. He served as president of the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and as Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome from 1991 to 2008.
Ruini was very active as a spokesperson for the Church and was one of the Church officials who most often appeared on Italian television, newspapers and magazines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Camillo Ruini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.