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Renato Martino
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Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (1932–2024)
Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Appointed
- 12 June 2014
- Predecessor
- Jean-Louis Tauran
- Other post
- Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti
- Ordination
- 20 June 1957, by Demetrio Moscato
- Consecration
- 14 December 1980, by Agostino Casaroli
- Created cardinal
- 21 October 2003, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal-Deacon
- Born
- Renato Raffaele Martino , ( 1932-11-23 ) 23 November 1932, Salerno , Italy
- Died
- 28 October 2024 (2024-10-28) (aged 91), Rome , Italy
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Alma mater
- Pontifical Gregorian University , Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
- Motto
- Virtus ex Alto ("Power from on high")
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Vatican City
- Place of birth
- Salerno
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- Pontifical Lateran University
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Image
- Renato Raffaele Martino (3x4 cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Renato Raffaele Martino
- date of birth
- 1932-10-23
- consecrator
- Agostino Casaroli
- P10632
- Renato Martino
- date of death
- 2024-10-28
- name in native language
- Renato Martino
- honorific prefix
- His Eminence
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Encyclopedic overview
Renato Raffaele Martino (23 November 1932 – 28 October 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Created a cardinal in 2003, Martino became the longest serving cardinal deacon, the cardinal protodeacon, from June 2014. He served for more than twenty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, including sixteen years as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. He held positions in the Roman Curia from 2002 to 2009.
Early life
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