Alfredo Ottaviani
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Alfredo Ottaviani (29 October 1890 – 3 August 1979) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII named him cardinal in 1953. He served as secretary of the Holy Office in the Roman Curia from 1959 to 1966 when that dicastery was reorganised as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, of which he was pro-prefect until 1968.
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Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
Appointed | 9 February 1966 |
Term ended | 8 January 1968 |
Predecessor | Giuseppe Pizzardo |
Successor | Franjo Šeper |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Domnica |
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Ordination | 18 March 1916 |
Consecration | 19 April 1962 by Pope John XXIII |
Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
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Born | (1890-10-29)29 October 1890 |
Died | 3 August 1979(1979-08-03) (aged 88) Rome, Italy |
Buried | San Salvatore in Ossibus Church, Vatican City |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Ottaviani was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during his time, and was the leading conservative voice at the Second Vatican Council.