Background
Ballestrero, Anastasio Alberto Cardinal was born on October 3, 1913 in Genoa, Italy.
Ballestrero, Anastasio Alberto Cardinal was born on October 3, 1913 in Genoa, Italy.
Provincial, 1948—1954. Superior general, 1955—1967. Of Carmelites; ordained archbishop of Bari, Italy, 1974, archbishop of Turin, 1977—1989, archbishop emeritus of Turin, since 1989.
Elevated to cardinal, 1979. Titular church S. Maria soprs Minerva. President Italian Episcopal Conference, 1979—1986.
Member Consiglio per gli Affari Pubblici della Chiesa, Congregation Religous and Secular Institutes, S. Congregazione per i Vescovi.
Professed in Order of Discalced Carmelites, 1929, ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1936.
Author of many books.
Sacred Congregation for Religious Orders and Secular Instituts. Sacra Congregazione dei Vescovi e per gli Affari Pubblici della Chiesa.
