Alfons Maria Stickler
Alfons Maria Stickler | |
|---|---|
| Archivist & Librarian Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church | |
| See | Volsinium (Titular) |
| Installed | 27 May 1985 – 1 July 1988 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Samorè |
| Successor | Antonio María Javierre Ortas |
| Other post(s) | Previously Pro-Archivist of the Holy Roman Church, Pro-Librarian of the Holy Roman Church |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 25 May 1985 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1910 |
| Died | 12 December 2007 (aged 97) Vatican City |
| Buried | Cemetery of the Salesian Community, Catacomb of Callixtus, Rome, Italy |
| Styles of Alfons Maria Stickler | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Volsinium (titular) |
Alfons Maria Stickler SDB (23 August 1910 – 12 December 2007) was an Austrian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church from 1985 to 1988. Stickler was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985, and was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. A traditionalist, he was a strong supporter of the Tridentine Mass and clerical celibacy.