Ennio Antonelli

Cardinal Ennio Antonelli ( born November 18, 1936 in Todi, Province of Perugia, Italy) is a retired cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Ennio Antonelli studied in Assisi, Rome and Perugia trays Catholic theology, philosophy and literature. In Rome, he earned the right to teach in Catholic theology, in Perugia, he received his doctorate in literature and in philosophy. He received in 1960 the sacrament of Holy Orders by Archbishop Ilario Alcini. He then worked as a professor and rain at the seminary of Perugia as well as a lecturer in art history in Assisi.

1982 Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Gubbio. He received his episcopal consecration Decio Lucio Grandoni, Bishop of Orvieto - Todi; Were co-consecrators Santo Bartolomeo Quadri, former Archbishop of Terni e Narni, Antonio Fustella, Bishop of Saluzzo. 1988 he was appointed Archbishop of Perugia - Città della Pieve. In 1995 he renounced his bishopric and became General Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference.

On 21 March 2001, Ennio Antonelli of John Paul II appointed Archbishop of Florence and included as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in the College of Cardinals on 21 October 2003.

Antonelli was a participant at the conclave in 2005, in which Pope Benedict XVI. was chosen. On June 7, 2008, he proclaimed this as the successor of Alfonso López Trujillo President of the Pontifical Council for the Family. At the same time, the Pope asked him to forward the Archdiocese of Florence as Apostolic Administrator, which he did until October 26, 2008, the day of the inauguration of the new Florentine Archbishop Giuseppe Betori.

On June 26, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. the Ennio Antonelli put forward reasons of age resignation from the post of president of the Pontifical Council for the Family to. Following the resignation of Benedict XVI. Cardinal Antonelli took part in the conclave in 2013, was elected to the Pope Francis.