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Giovanni Benelli was born on 12 May, 1921 in Vernio, Kingdom of Italy, is an Italian Cardinal. Discover Giovanni Benelli's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?

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Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 12 May, 1921
Birthday 12 May
Birthplace Vernio, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death 26 October, 1982
Died Place Florence, Italy
Nationality Italy

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1921

Giovanni Benelli (12 May 1921 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Giovanni Benelli was born 12 May 1921 in Poggiole di Vernio, Tuscany, to Luigi and Maria (née Simoni) Benelli.

Baptised the day after his birth, on 13 May, he was the youngest of his parents' five surviving children, and his uncle Guido was a revered Franciscan friar.

1931

Benelli entered the Seminary of Pistoia in 1931, and then attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome.

1939

He received the clerical tonsure on 23 December 1939, and was eventually ordained a priest on 31 October 1943 by Bishop Giuseppe Debernardi.

At age 22, he had not yet reached the canonical age of 24 for priestly ordination, and therefore was given a special dispensation.

1946

His abilities were noticed by the Church, becoming private secretary in 1946 to Deputy Secretary of State Giovanni Battista Montini.

1947

Benelli finished his studies at the Gregorian in 1947, and also undertook pastoral work in Rome until 1950.

1950

Benelli joined the diplomatic service in 1948, and was raised to the rank of Monsignor on 16 July 1950.

He served as the Secretary of nunciatures to Ireland (1950–1953) and to France (1953–1960).

1960

Benelli was then appointed to the following posts: auditor of nunciature to Brazil (1960–1962), counsellor of nunciature to Spain (1962–1965), and permanent observer of Holy See to UNESCO in Paris (1965–1966).

1966

On 11 June 1966, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Tusuro and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, as well as apostolic delegate to Western Africa.

Benelli received his episcopal consecration on the following 11 September from Cardinal Secretary of State Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Archbishop Pietro Sigismondi and Bishop Mario Longo Dorni serving as co-consecrators.

These assignments gave him a deep interest in the battle against illiteracy and the Church's work for peace and economic development.

1967

Within a year, on 29 June 1967, he entered the Roman Curia as Substitute, or Deputy, of the Secretariat of State.

As Cicognani was too old to fulfil most of his duties, they fell to Benelli.

He worked closely with his former master, now Pope Paul VI, and remained in this post for ten years.

Some referred to him as "the Berlin Wall" and the "Vatican Kissinger" in the Vatican for his aggressive and almost authoritarian tenure as Substitute of the Secretariat of State, including having the more senior Curialists channel business through him.

1976

(1976) Pancorbo, Luis: "Monseñor Benelli" en "Diálogos italianos".

pp. 343–353.

Sedmay, Madrid.

ISBN 84-7380-124-5 (in Spanish)

1977

He served as Archbishop of Florence from 1977 until his death.

He was made a cardinal in 1977.

Benelli was promoted to Archbishop of Florence on 3 June 1977, and was created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca by Paul VI in the consistory of 27 June 1977.

Upon the deaths of Popes Paul VI and John Paul I, Benelli was considered the leading moderate candidate to succeed them, because of his close ties with Paul and his Italian heritage.

1978

He was one of the cardinal electors in the conclaves of August and October 1978.

During the August conclave, Benelli supported Albino Luciani, the eventual winner, who became Pope John Paul I.

In the October conclave in 1978, he was one of two leading Italian candidates in a tie with Giuseppe Siri to succeed John Paul I, but was defeated with fellow Italian candidate, Siri, on 16 October by Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II.

1982

Benelli continued in his capacity of Cardinal and Archbishop of Florence until 26 October 1982 when he died of a sudden heart attack in Florence, at age 61.

His funeral Mass was celebrated by Cicognani's successor, Agostino Casaroli, and his remains were buried in Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral.