# Carlo Furno

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His Eminence Carlo Furno Grand Master Emeritus of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Church Roman Catholic Church Appointed 21 December 1995 Term ended 27 June 2007 Predecessor Giuseppe Caprio Successor John Patrick Foley Other post Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2006–15) Previous posts Apostolic Nuncio to Peru (1973–78) Titular Archbishop of Abari (1973–94) Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon (1978–82) Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil (1982–92) Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (1992–94) Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re (1994–2005) Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (1996–98) Archpriest for the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (1997–2004) Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re "pro hac vice" (2005–06) Orders Ordination 25 June 1944 by Paolo Rostagno Consecration 16 September 1973 by Paolo Bertoli Created cardinal 26 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II Rank Cardinal-Deacon (1994–2005) Cardinal-Priest (2006–15) Personal details Born Carlo Furno 2 December 1921 Bairo, Kingdom of Italy Died 9 December 2015(2015-12-09) (aged 94) Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy Alma mater Pontifical Roman Major Seminary Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Motto Ardere et lucere Coat of arms

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**Carlo Furno** (2 December 1921 – 9 December 2015) was an Italian [cardinal of the Catholic Church](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)).

## Early life and career

Furno was born in [Bairo](/source/Bairo), [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont), in 1921. He was educated at the diocesan College at Ivrea and later at the Seminary of Ivrea, where he studied philosophy and theology. He was sent to the Theological Faculty, Crocetto Salesian Athenaeum in [Turin](/source/Turin), (1948–1949) and later the [Pontifical Roman Seminary](/source/Pontifical_Roman_Seminary), Rome where he took a [doctorate in utroque iure](/source/JUD), both canon and civil law, (1953). Furno was summoned to the elite [Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy](/source/Pontifical_Ecclesiastical_Academy), Rome from 1951 to 1953 where he took practical courses in diplomacy. After his priestly ordination on 25 June 1944[1] and six years of pastoral work in his home diocese, he began a career in the diplomatic service of the [Holy See](/source/Holy_See).

He worked in a subordinate role in Colombia, Ecuador and [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem), and then in the [Secretariat of State](/source/Secretariat_of_State). Following these assignments and episcopal consecration on 16 September 1973,[1] he served as [Apostolic Nuncio](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio) (Papal Ambassador) successively to Peru, Lebanon, Brazil and Italy.[2][3]

## Cardinal

He was created [Cardinal-Deacon](/source/Cardinal-Deacon) of [Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re](/source/Sacro_Cuore_di_Cristo_Re) on 26 November 1994. After ten years he opted to become [Cardinal Priest](/source/Cardinal_Priest) of that church. From 2005 until his death in late 2015 he was Cardinal-Priest of [Sant'Onofrio](/source/Sant'Onofrio_(Rome)), in recognition that the church is the Order's headquarters after the 15 August 1948, [motu proprio](/source/Motu_proprio) of [Pius XII](/source/Pius_XII) establishing that the Order's headquarters should be transferred from Jerusalem to Rome. [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) appointed him Grand Master of the [Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem](/source/Order_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre_(Catholic)) on 16 December 1995. The aforementioned Order, like the [Knights of Malta](/source/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta), is a member of many international bodies and has observer status at others (such as the United Nations).

Cardinal Furno resigned this office in June 2007 and was succeeded by American [Archbishop](/source/Archbishop) [John Patrick Foley](/source/John_Patrick_Foley), who had been serving as the President of the [Pontifical Council for Social Communications](/source/Pontifical_Council_for_Social_Communications), an important department of the [Roman Curia](/source/Roman_Curia).[4]

Cardinal Furno died on 9 December 2015 at the age of 94.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VU_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VU_1-1) [Vicariatus Urbis](http://www.vicariatusurbis.org/Persona.asp?IDPERS=5133) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120304160930/http://www.vicariatusurbis.org/Persona.asp?IDPERS=5133) 4 March 2012 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [College of Cardinals Collection](http://www.dailycatholic.org/issue/archives/1999Apr/73apr14,vol.10,no.73txt/apr14col.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Holy See Press Office](https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_furno_c_en.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101121125843/https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_furno_c_en.html) 21 November 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Catholic Hierarchy](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfurno.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Morto il cardinale Carlo Furno, già Nunzio apostolico in Italia"](http://www.lastampa.it/2015/12/10/cronaca/morto-il-cardinale-carlo-furno-gi-nunzio-apostolico-in-italia-YfS3ILh55bs5gKw1IWHxQL/pagina.html). *La Stampa* (in Italian). 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

Catholic Church titles Preceded by Carmine Rocco Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil 21 August 1982 – 15 April 1992 Succeeded by Alfio Rapisarda Preceded by Luigi Poggi Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino 15 April 1992 – 26 November 1994 Succeeded by Francesco Colasuonno Preceded by Ugo Poletti Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 29 September 1997 – 27 May 2004 Succeeded by Bernard Francis Cardinal Law Preceded by Giuseppe Caprio Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 21 December 1995 – 27 June 2007 Succeeded by John Patrick Foley

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