Raffaello Funghini (January 1, 1929 - May 17, 2006) was an Italian catholic clergyman and jurist who was
Dean of the Roman Rota
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and thus, from 2004 to his death, president of the
Holy See
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's
Court of Appeals
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. He was born in
Castiglion Fiorentino
Castiglion Fiorentino () is a small, walled city in eastern Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Arezzo, between the cities of Arezzo and Cortona. It is known for its annual festivals and its Etruscan archeological site.
History
Due to the overall ...
in the
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
of
Arezzo
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, of which he became a priest. On March 25, 2004, he was ordained titular bishop of
Nova Petra. Raffaello Funghini was one of the greatest influences on the Catholic Church. He was a strong believer in freedom of rights. He also did many missionaries to different countries.
1929 births
2006 deaths
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests
People from Castiglion Fiorentino
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