Loris Francesco Capovilla

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Date	23 May 1940
Place	Venice, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope Paul VI
Co-consecrators	Augusto Gianfranceschi (Cesena); Jacques-Paul Martin (Neapoilis in Palastina)
Date	16 July 1967
Place	Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	22 February 2014

History
Ordination history of; Loris Francesco Capovilla
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Date	23 May 1940
Place	Venice, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope Paul VI
Co-consecrators	Augusto Gianfranceschi (Cesena); Jacques-Paul Martin (Neapoilis in Palastina)
Date	16 July 1967
Place	Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	22 February 2014

His Eminence

Loris Francesco Capovilla
His Eminence; Loris Francesco Capovilla
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
	Loris Francesco Capovilla in 2014
Church	Roman Catholic Church
In office	22 February 2014 – 26 May 2016
Predecessor	Józef Glemp
Successor	Carlos Osoro Sierra
Orders
Ordination	23 May 1940; by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Consecration	16 July 1967; by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal	22 February 2014; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	14 October 1915; Pontelongo, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy
Died	26 May 2016 (aged 100); Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Chieti (1967–1971); Apostolic Administrator of Vasto (1967–1971); Prelate of Loreto (1971–1988); Titular Archbishop of Mesembria (1971–2014);
Motto	Oboedientia et Pax; (Obedience and Peace)
Coat of arms

Loris Francesco Capovilla (14 October 1915 – 26 May 2016) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and a cardinal. At his death, he was the oldest living Roman Catholic bishop from Italy and the fourth oldest in the world. At the time of his elevation to the rank of cardinal in 2014, he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.

Styles of Loris Francesco Capovilla

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

He served as the personal secretary to Pope John XXIII from 1958 to 1963.

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