Giuseppe Caprio
Giuseppe Caprio (15 November 1914 – 15 October 2005), was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He held the post of President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See before he retired in 1990. He had been the internuncio, then pro-nuncio, to China from 1959–1967, and the pro-nuncio to India from 1967–1969.
Giuseppe Caprio | |
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Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 14 December 1988 |
Term ended | 21 December 1995 |
Predecessor | Maximilien de Fürstenberg |
Successor | Carlo Furno |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1990–2005) |
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Ordination | 17 December 1938 by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani |
Consecration | 14 December 1961 by Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian |
Created cardinal | 30 June 1979 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1979–90) Cardinal-Priest (1990–2005) |
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Birth name | Giuseppe Caprio |
Born | 15 November 1914 Lapio, Benevento, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 15 October 2005 90) Rome, Italy | (aged
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Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles |
Motto | Pax in virtute |
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Styles of Giuseppe Caprio | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
He then transferred to the Roman Curia, serving as secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, then to the Secretariat of State, where he worked for Pope John Paul I before being appointed President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See in 1979, and then to the presidency of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See in 1981. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979, becoming Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana. He was Cardinal Protodeacon from 22 June 1987.
Cardinal Caprio opted for the order of cardinal priests on 26 November 1990, and became the Cardinal-Priest of the titular church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. He was also a Knight of St. Januarius.
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Preceded by Giovanni Benelli |
Substitute for General Affairs 14 June 1977 – 28 April 1979 |
Succeeded by Eduardo Martínez Somalo |
Preceded by Jean-Marie Villot |
President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 28 April 1979 – 30 January 1981 |
Succeeded by Agostino Casaroli |
Preceded by Egidio Vagnozzi |
President for the Prefecture of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See 1981–1990 |
Succeeded by Edmund Szoka |
Preceded by Opilio Rossi |
Cardinal Protodeacon 22 June 1987 – 26 November 1990 |
Succeeded by Aurelio Sabattani |
Preceded by Maximilien de Furstenberg |
Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 1988–1995 |
Succeeded by Carlo Furno |
Preceded by James Knox |
Apostolic Pro-nuncio to India 22 Aug 1967 – 19 Apr 1969 |
Succeeded by Marie-Joseph Lemieux |