Attilio Nicora

Attilio Nicora (March 16, 1937 – April 22, 2017) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Verona Emeritus, and President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. He served as President of the four-person Executive Board of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority (FIA) from January 2011 until January 2014.

His Eminence Attilio Nicora
President Emeritus of the Executive Board of the Vatican Financial Information Authority (AIF) and President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
Appointed	1 October 2002
Term ended	7 July 2011
Predecessor	Agostino Cacciavillan
Successor	Domenico Calcagno
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia pro hac vice
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Milan (1977–1992) Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor (1977–1992) Bishop of Verona (1992–1997)
Orders
Ordination	27 June 1964 by Giovanni Umberto Colombo
Consecration	28 May 1977 by Giovanni Umberto Colombo
Created cardinal	21 October 2003
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Attilio Nicora (1937-03-16)16 March 1937 Varese, Italy
Died	22 April 2017(2017-04-22) (aged 80) Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Coat of arms

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Cardinal Nicora Pontifical Legate for the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. After being a cardinal-deacon for ten years, he was promoted to cardinal-priest by Pope Francis on 12 June 2014.^[1]

Nicora died on April 22, 2017 in Milan, Italy, aged 80.^[2]