Franjo Šeper
His Eminence Franjo Šeper | |
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| CardinalPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithArchbishop of Zagreb | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Zagreb |
| Appointed | 8 January 1968 |
| Term ended | 25 November 1981 |
| Predecessor | Alojzije Stepinac |
| Successor | Franjo Kuharić |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of SS Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense |
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| Ordination | 26 October 1930 by Giuseppe Palica |
| Consecration | 21 September 1954 by Josip Ujčić |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born | 2 October 1905 |
| Died | 30 December 1981 (aged 76) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Croatian (Yugoslavian) |
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Franjo Šeper (2 October 1905 – 30 December 1981) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1968 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965. Before that, he served as the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1960 to 1969.