Luigi Poggi

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Cardinal Protodeacon (2002–05)
Alma materPontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
MottoIn fide et caritate
Coat of armsLuigi Poggi's coat of arms

Luigi Poggi (25 November 1917 – 4 May 2010) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the

Vatican Secret Archives and the Vatican Library
.

Early life

Born in Piacenza, Poggi did all his studies prior to priestly ordination in that city. He entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1944 to prepare a career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.[1] Poggi then joined the Secretariat of State. Poggi headed the mission to investigate the legal status of titular churches in Tunisia in 1963 and 1964.

Papal nuncio

Arms of Cardinal Poggi

On 3 April 1965,

Amleto Cicognani on 9 May 1965.[3] As the Vatican established relationships with governments in the region, he was given additional titles: Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroon on 31 October 1966[4] Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon on 31 October 1967,[5] and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Central African Republic on 4 November 1967.[5]

On 21 May 1969, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.[6]

Ostpolitik

Pope Paul VI used Poggi in his "Ostpolitik", which aimed to improve Vatican relations with the Communist-ruled nations of the Warsaw Pact. On 1 August 1973, Pope Paul assigned him a special role as a nuncio responsible for improving relations with Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Bulgaria. Early in the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, Poggi, an expert in Polish politics, was sent first to Warsaw and then to Moscow. He later visited Prague.

On 7 February 1975, Pope Paul named him to lead a special delegation to Poland.

Final years in Rome

Poggi's final assignment in the diplomatic service was as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy on 19 April 1986.[7]

In 1992, Poggi became Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, positions he resigned as required when he turned eighty.

He was made

Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
on 24 February 2005, just weeks before the death of Pope John Paul.

He died in Rome on 4 May 2010.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. pp. 541, 550. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Cardenal Luigi Poggi". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. p. 105. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LX. 1968. p. 59. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. p. 352. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXVIII. 1986. p. 480. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Pontiff at Cardinal's Funeral: New Life Starts Now". Zenit. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino
19 April 1986 – 9 April 1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Librarian of the Holy Roman Church
9 April 1992 – 7 March 1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archivist of the Holy Roman Church
9 April 1992 – 7 March 1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal Protodeacon
26 February 2002 – 24 February 2005 		Succeeded by
Jorge Medina Estévez
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