His Eminence

Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Dean of the College of Cardinals
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Cicognani in 1968
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed24 March 1972
Term ended17 December 1973
PredecessorEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant
SuccessorLuigi Traglia
Other post(s)
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1962–73)
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1972–73)
Orders
Ordination23 September 1905
by Gioacchino Cantagalli
Consecration23 April 1933
by Raffaele Carlo Rossi
Created cardinal15 December 1958
by Pope John XXIII
RankCardinal-Priest (1958–62)
Cardinal-Bishop (1962–73)
Personal details
Born
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani

24 February 1883
Brisighella, Faenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died17 December 1973(1973-12-17)(aged 90)
Vatican City
BuriedSan Clemente
ParentsGuglielmo Cicognani
Anna Ceroni
Previous post(s)
  • Assessor of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1928–33)
  • Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1933–58)
  • Apostolic Delegate to the United States of America (1933–58)
  • Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1958–62)
  • Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1959–61)
  • President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1961–69)
  • President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State (1961–69)
  • Secretary of State (1961–69)
  • Prefect of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1961–69)
  • Cardinal-Protector of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1961–69)
  • President of the Commission for the Coordination of Conciliar Work (1962–65)
  • President Delegate of the Central Commission for the Coordination of the Postconciliar Work and the Interpretation of Conciliar Resolutions (1965–67)
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
MottoVigilat nec fatiscit
Coat of armsAmleto Giovanni Cicognani's coat of arms
Styles of
Amleto Cicognani
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Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeFrascati (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian)