Pietro Pavan (30 August 1903 - 26 December 1994) was an

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Cardinal of the

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from 1985 until his death in 1994. He was appointed by

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on 25 May 1985. He helped draft the

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1903 births 1994 deaths Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II 20th-century Italian cardinals People from Treviso Pontifical Gregorian University alumni University of Padua alumni {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub