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Raffaele FarinaSalesian. Italian Curial Cardinal.
Date of Birth: 24.09.1933
Country:  Italy |
Content:
Biography of Cardinal Raffaele Farina
Early Life and EducationCardinal Raffaele Farina, a Salesian priest, was born in Buonalbergo, Italy. He joined the Salesians of Don Bosco on September 25, 1954, and was ordained a priest in 1958.
Vatican Career
Pontifical Committees and Universities:Secretary, Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences (1981)
Undersecretary, Pontifical Council for Culture (1986)
Rector, Salesian Pontifical University (1991)
Vatican Library:
Prefect of the Vatican Library (1997)
Papal Appointments
Episcopal Consecration:
Titular Bishop of Opi (2006)
Ordained Bishop by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal James Stafford, and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (2006)
Vatican Archivist and Librarian:
Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (2007)Librarian of the Holy Roman Church (2007)
Cardinalate
Consistory of 2007:
Created Cardinal-Deacon by Pope Benedict XVI (2007)
Deaconry: S. Giovanni della Pigna (2007)
Later Appointments and Honors
Papal Academy of Sciences:
Member
Conclusion
Cardinal Raffaele Farina's illustrious career in the Vatican has been marked by his service to historical research and the preservation of the Church's archival heritage. His elevation to the cardinalate further recognized his contributions to the Holy See.
Religious figure
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