Egano Righi-Lambertini
Italian prelate
- Apostolic Delegate to South Korea (1957–60)
- Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon (1960–63)
- Titular Archbishop of Doclea (1960–79)
- Apostolic Nuncio to Chile (1963–67)
- Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (1967–69)
- Apostolic Nuncio to France (1969–79)
- Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–90)
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Egano Righi-Lambertini (22 February 1906 – 4 October 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.
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.[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.
References
- ^ a b c Lentz III, Harris M. (2009). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. p. 156. ISBN 9780786441013. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. L. 1958. p. 238. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. p. 993. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVI. 1964. p. 222. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. p. 879. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. p. 351. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Tanner, Henry (1 July 1979). "Pope Installs 14 Cardinals but Keeps a 15th Secret". New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. pp. 897, 898, 903. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVII. 1979. p. 1055. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Cardinal Righi Lambertini, former nuncio in Paris, dies at 94". Zenit. 5 October 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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