Prosper Grech
Appearance
Prosper Grech | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti | |
Cardinal Grech in 2014 | |
| Appointed | 18 February 2012 |
| Successor | Agostino Marchetto |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1950 |
| Consecration | 8 February 2012 by Paul Cremona |
| Created cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanley Grech 24 December 1925 |
| Died | 30 December 2019 (aged 94) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | In te Domine speravi ('In you, Lord, I take refuge'; Psalm 71:1) |
| Styles of Prosper Grech | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Pope to appoint Maltese Cardinal". Times of Malta. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Cardinal Prospero Grech dies