Egano Righi-Lambertini
Italian prelate
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Egano Righi-Lambertini (22 February 1906 – 4 October 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.
Egano Righi-Lambertini | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via | |
Righi-Lambertini in 1967 alongside the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 26 November 1990 |
| Term ended | 4 October 2000 |
| Predecessor | Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn |
| Successor | Antonio José González Zumárraga |
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| Ordination | 25 May 1929 by Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano |
| Consecration | 28 October 1960 by Pope John XXIII |
| Created cardinal | 30 June 1979 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1979–90) Cardinal-Priest (1990–2000) |
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| Born | Egano Righi-Lambertini 22 February 1906 |
| Died | 4 October 2000 (aged 94) |
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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
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.[citation needed] 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.
