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Prosper Grech

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Prosper Grech

Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti
Cardinal Grech in 2014
Appointed18 February 2012
SuccessorAgostino Marchetto
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination25 March 1950
Consecration8 February 2012
by Paul Cremona
Created cardinal18 February 2012
by Benedict XVI
RankCardinal deacon
Personal details
Born
Stanley Grech

(1925-12-24)24 December 1925
Died30 December 2019(2019-12-30) (aged 94)
Rome, Italy
Alma mater
MottoIn te Domine speravi
('In you, Lord, I take refuge'; Psalm 71:1)
Styles of
Prosper Grech
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Prospero Grech (24 December 1925 30 December 2019) was a Maltese Augustinian friar.

He co-founded the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome and was made a cardinal on 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI.[1]

He was born in Birgu, Malta, but died on 30 December 2019 at the age of 94.[2]

References

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  1. "Pope to appoint Maltese Cardinal". Times of Malta. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. Cardinal Prospero Grech dies