Egano Righi-Lambertini

Egano Righi-Lambertini (22 February 1906 – 4 October 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.

His Eminence

Egano Righi-Lambertini
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed26 November 1990
Term ended4 October 2000
PredecessorJoseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
SuccessorAntonio José González Zumárraga
Orders
Ordination25 May 1929
by Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
Consecration28 October 1960
by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal30 June 1979
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Deacon (1979–90)
Cardinal-Priest (1990–2000)
Personal details
Birth nameEgano Righi-Lambertini
Born22 February 1906
Casalecchio di Reno, Kingdom of Italy
Died4 October 2000(2000-10-04) (aged 94)
Rome, Italy
Previous post
Alma mater
Coat of arms

He spent decades in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and from 1957 to 1974 held a series of appointments as Papal Delegate to Korea and then Papal Nuncio to Lebanon, Chile, Italy, and France. He was made a cardinal in 1979.

Biography

Egano Righi-Lambertini was born on 22 February 1906 in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy. He attended the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Bologna and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Bologna on 25 May 1929.[1]

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1935.[2]

Beginning in 1939,[1] he held positions of increasing responsibility in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, serving in Italy, France, Costa Rica and Venezuela and in the apostolic delegation to Great Britain. On 10 December 1957, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Korea.[3]

On 9 July 1960, he was appointed titular archbishop of Doclea and Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.[4]

On 28 October 1960, he received his episcopal consecration from Pope John XXIII.

On 3 December 1963, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.[5]

On 8 July 1967, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Italy.[6]

On 23 April 1969, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to France.[7]

He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory held on 30 June 1979 and became Cardinal Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana.[8][9] On 24 July 1979, he was named a member of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church, the Congregation for Bishops, and the Secretariat for Non-Christians.[10]

On 26 November 1990, he exercised his option to take the title Cardinal Priest and was assigned the titular church of Santa Maria in Via.[11]

He died in Rome on 4 October 2000[1][12] and his remains were interred in the cemetery of the town where he was born.

References
  1. Lentz III, Harris M. (2009). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. p. 156. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). L. 1958. p. 238. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LII. 1960. p. 993. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LVI. 1964. p. 222. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LIX. 1967. p. 879. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXI. 1969. p. 351. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. Tanner, Henry (1 July 1979). "Pope Installs 14 Cardinals but Keeps a 15th Secret". New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXI. 1979. pp. 897, 898, 903. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXVII. 1979. p. 1055. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXIII. 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. "Cardinal Righi Lambertini, former nuncio in Paris, dies at 94". Zenit. 5 October 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.