Attilio Nicora

Cardinal Attilio Nicora ( born March 16, 1937 in Varese, Italy ) is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Attilio Nicora received by philosophical, theological and legal studies in June 1964, the sacrament of Holy Orders by the Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Umberto Colombo. He is a graduate lawyer, Doctor of Canon Law and holder of Bachelor Degree in Catholic Theology. He was professor of canon law and general canon law at the seminary of Milan, which he headed as rain.

Pope Paul VI. 1977 appointed him titular bishop of Furnos Minor and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Milan. He received his episcopal consecration on May 28, 1977 Cardinal Giovanni Umberto Colombo; Were co-consecrators Bernardo Citterio, Auxiliary Bishop of Milan, and Giulio Oggioni, Bishop of Bergamo. In the Italian Episcopal Conference, he led the Commission on issues of Caritas. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Verona in 1992. He served in the Curia from 1997 and among other Italian Representative to the European Commission of the Bishops for questions of the European Community.

On 21 October 2003 he was appointed to Eurosia of Pope John Paul II Cardinal in the rank of cardinal deacon with the title of San Filippo Neri diakonia.

From 2002 to 2011 served as President Nicora the administration of goods of the Apostolic See (APSA ). Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Cardinal Nicora on 19 January 2011 President of the Board of Directors of the newly created Financial Services Authority Vatican AIF ( Authority ' d' informazione finanziaria ). Pope Francis released him on 30 January 2014, his desire of this function and appointed Curia Bishop Giorgio Corbellini to the Interim President.

He has been involved for years for the Papal Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice.