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Order in College: |
Cardinal Priest |
| With Title:
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Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Citta Giardino |
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Native Country: |
Italy |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 21 February 2001 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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President Emeritus, Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See |
| Papal Elector:
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Not Eligible to Vote Due to Age |
Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan was born on August 14, 1926, in Novale de Valdagno (Vicenza), Italy. He was ordained a priest on June 26, 1949. He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and entered the Holy See diplomatic service. He was posted to the Philippines, Spain, Portugal and Secretariat of State. In 1976, he served as pro-nuncio in Kenya and as apostolic delegate to Seychelles. On February 28, 1976, he became titular archbishop of Amiternum. In 1981 he was nuncio to India, and in 1985 he was pro-nuncio to Nepal. In 1990, he began serving as nuncio to the United States and permanent observer to the Organization of American States. He became president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See on November 5, 1998. He was created a cardinal on February 21, 2001. He is titular Deacon of the Church of the Holy Guardian Angels in Cittą Giardino. On 1 October 2002, he retired as President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. In the Roman Curia he is a member of the Congregation for Bishops, the Congregation for Oriental Churches, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, the Commission for Latin America and the Commission for Vatican City State. |
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