Ennio Antonelli ( Italian: Ennio Antonelli ; born November 18, 1936 , Todi , Kingdom of Italy ) is an Italian cardinal . Bishop Gubbio from May 25, 1982 to October 6, 1988. Archbishop of Perugia-Citta della Pieve from October 6, 1988 to May 26, 1995. Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference from May 25, 1995 to March 21, 2001. Archbishop of Florence from March 21, 2001 to 7 June 2008. The Apostolic Administrator of Florence from June 7 to September 8, 2008. Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Family Affairs from June 7, 2008 to June 26, 2012. Cardinal priest with the title Church of Sant Andrea delle Fratte from October 21, 2003.
| His Eminence Cardinal | |||
| Ennio Antonelli | |||
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| Ennio Antonelli | |||
 Cardinal priest with the title of the church of Sant Andrea delle Fratte . | |||
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| June 7, 2008 - June 26, 2012 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo | ||
| Successor | Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia | ||
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| March 21, 2001 - September 8, 2008 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli | ||
| Successor | Cardinal Giuseppe Betori | ||
| Birth | November 18, 1936 (82 years old) Todi , Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Holy Order | April 2, 1960 | ||
| Episcopal consecration | August 29, 1982 | ||
| Cardinal with | October 21, 2003 | ||
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Education and Priesthood
Ennio Antonelli was born on November 18, 1936 , in Todi . He first attended seminary there, and subsequently studied at Assisi , at the Pontifical Regional Seminary, at the Pontifical Roman Senior Seminary and at the Pontifical Lateran University , in Rome , where he was granted a license in sacred theology. After that, he received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Perugia .
He was ordained a priest for the diocese of Todi on April 2, 1960 . He ordained him in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in Todi, Hilario Alcini - titular archbishop of Nitsche, a visitor to Italian seminaries.
Professor , Vice Rector and Rector of the Seminary of Perugia. Assistant professor of theology at the Assisi Regional Seminary. Professor of art history at the Higher Institutes of Assisi and Deruta. Catholic Assistant of the Catholic " Laureati " and Pastor .
Bishop
He eventually became rector of the seminary of Perugia and a professor of philosophy in Assisi before being ordained a bishop on May 25, 1982 , when Pope John Paul II named him to head the diocese of Gubbio. The ordination took place on August 29, 1982 , in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin , in Todi, led by Decio Lucio Grandoni, Bishop Orvieto and Todi , who were assisted by Santo Bartolomeo Cuadri, Bishop Terni and Narni and Antonio Fustella, Bishop of Saluzzo . On October 6, 1988, he was appointed Archbishop of Perugia CittΓ della Pieve , and he left the diocese on May 26, 1995 to become Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference .
Archbishop of Florence and Cardinal
He served in this post until he was called to the Florentine Metropolis , whose archbishop was traditionally called a cardinal , and he was duly elevated to the cardinal priest with the title of church S. Andrea delle Fratte , on the Consistory of October 21, 2003 .
Antonelli was considered a papabil - an Italian candidate in the headlines at the 2005 Pontifical Conclave , in which Pope Benedict XVI was elected and in which Antonelli was an electoral cardinal .
At Work in the Roman Curia
On June 7, 2008, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Family Affairs in the Roman Curia . [one]
On June 26, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the post of chairman of the Pontifical Council for Family Affairs, represented by Cardinal Ennio Antonelli and appointed him successor to Vincenzo Palle , until then the former bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, raising him at the same time to the rank of archbishop.
Member of the Conclave 2013 . Cardinal Antonelli lost the right to participate in future conclaves on November 18, 2016 after reaching the 80th anniversary.
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Notes
- β Nomina del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per la Famiglia (Italian) . Press office of the Holy See (7 giugno 2008). Date of treatment June 7, 2008. (unavailable link)
| Predecessor: Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli | Archbishop of Florence March 21, 2001 - September 8, 2008 | Successor: Cardinal Giuseppe Betori |
| Predecessor: Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo | Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Family Affairs June 7, 2008 - June 26, 2012 | Successor: Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia |