Agnelo Rossi

Styles of
**Agnelo Rossi**
Styles of; Agnelo Rossi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (suburbicarian), Ostia (suburbicarian)

His Eminence

Agnelo Rossi
His Eminence; Agnelo Rossi
Dean of the College of Cardinals
	Rossi in 1967
Church	Roman Catholic
Appointed	19 December 1986
Term ended	31 May 1993
Predecessor	Carlo Confalonieri
Successor	Bernardin Gantin
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (1984–95)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Barra do Piraí (1956–62); Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (1962–64); President of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (1964–70); Archbishop of São Paulo (1964–70); Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio (1965–84); Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1970–84); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1976–77); President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1984–89); Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1986–93);
Orders
Ordination	27 March 1937; by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	15 April 1956; by Paulo de Tarso Campos
Created cardinal	22 February 1965; by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1965–84); Cardinal-Bishop (1984–95)
Personal details
Born	Aniello Rossi; 4 May 1913; Campinas, Brazil
Died	21 May 1995 (aged 82); Indaiatuba, Brazil
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Oportet illum regnare
Coat of arms

Agnelo Rossi (born Aniello Rossi; 4 May 1913 – 21 May 1995) was a Brazilian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals.