Mario Brini
Mario Brini (11 May 1908 – 9 December 1995) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomat in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.[1]
Biography
Mario Brini was born in
Second World War, Brini worked as the resident expert on the Soviet Union
for the Secretariat of State.
During the chaos that surrounded the
handler, Herbert Kappler, by stealing the top secret Sicherheitsdienst codebooks from Kappler's office. Kurtna then passed the codebooks to Monsignor Mario Brini, who delivered them at Kurtna's instructions to the Soviet Government.[2][3]
On 12 September 1959,
Amleto Cicognani on 28 January 1962.[6]
On 13 June 1962, Pope John appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt (United Arab Republic).[7]
On 2 October 1965,
Congregation for the Oriental Churches.[8] He retired upon the appointment of his successor, Myroslav Marusyn, on 14 September 1982.[9]
Mario Brini died on 9 December 1995.
Brini played a major role in the 1999 exposé of scandalous behavior by Vatican officials, Gone with the Wind in the Vatican by Monsignor Luigi Marinelli. His family sued the publisher to have all copies of the book destroyed, prompting further publicity for the book's claims.[10]
References
- ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries: BR… – BT…". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ David Alvarez and Robert A. Graham, S.J. (1997), Nothing Sacred: Nazi Espionage Against the Vatican, Frank Cass, London. Pages 114-139.
- ^ David Alvarez (2002), Spies in the Vatican: Espionage and Intrigue from Napoleon to the Holocaust, University Press of Kansas. Pages 222-236, 316-318.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. p. 117. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIV. 1962. p. 204. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Archbishop Mario Brini [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIV. 1962. p. 601. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. p. 1023. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIV. 1982. p. 1092. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Magister, Sandro (8 July 1999). "Come ti stronco la carriera". Espresso (in Italian).
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Mario Brini [self-published]
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