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Renato Martino

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Renato Raffaele Martino
Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
Appointed12 June 2014
PredecessorJean-Louis Tauran
Other postsCardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti
Orders
Ordination20 June 1957
by Demetrio Moscato
Consecration14 December 1980
by Agostino Casaroli
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth nameRenato Raffaele Martino
Born(1932-11-23)23 November 1932
Salerno, Italy
Died28 October 2024(2024-10-28) (aged 91)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian and Vatican
DenominationRoman Catholic
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Alma materPontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
MottoVirtus ex Alto ("Power from on high")
Coat of armsRenato Raffaele Martino's coat of arms

Renato Raffaele Martino (23 November 1932 – 28 October 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a cardinal from 2003 until his death. He was the longest serving Cardinal Deacon, the Cardinal Protodeacon, to June 2014 to October 2024.[1]

Martino died in Rome, Italy on 28 October 2024, at the age of 91.[2]

References

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  1. "Vaticano, il cardinale ghanese Turkson presidente di Giustizia e Pace". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 24 October 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. "E' morto il cardinale Martino, aveva 91 anni". adnkronos. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.