Lorenzo Antonetti
His Eminence Lorenzo Antonetti | |
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| Motto | caritas et patientia christi |
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Lorenzo Antonetti (31 July 1922 – 10 April 2013) was a Cardinal in the Catholic Church, who held several positions in the Vatican diplomatic service.[citation needed]
Early life and ordination
Antonetti was born on 31 July 1922 in
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum, where he obtained a doctorate in theology and later at the Pontifical Gregorian University also in Rome where he was awarded a doctorate in canon law.[citation needed
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He was admitted to the elite
Titular Archbishop of Rusellae on 23 February 1968, aged 45.[citation needed
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Apostolic nuncio
Antonetti was named
Democratic Republic of Congo
(then Zaire) on 29 June 1973 where he remained until he became the Official of State, Roman Curia (appointed 15 June 1977).
Finally, he served as the
Apostolic Nuncio to France to which he was appointed on 23 September 1988 and where he remained until 1995. In 1995 Pope John Paul II gave him the position of Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia, losing the "pro-" upon elevation to cardinal.[citation needed
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Curia
| Styles of Lorenzo Cardinal Antonetti | ||
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Cardinal-Deacon of Saint Agnes in Agone on 21 February 1998. He retired as president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See in November 1998 becoming President Emeritus of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
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On 1 March 2008 Antonetti was elevated to Cardinal-Priest.
He died in Novara on 10 April 2013.[2][3]
References
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LX. 1968. p. 225.
- ^ "L'addio al cardinale Lorenzo Antonetti". Vatican Insider (in Italian). 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Cardinal Antonetti, Vatican diplomat, finance manager, dies at 90