Achille Silvestrini
Achille Silvestrini | |
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| Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | |
 Silvestrini in November 2006 | |
| See | Novaliciana (titular) |
| Appointed | 24 May 1991 |
| Term ended | 7 September 2000 |
| Predecessor | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy |
| Successor | Ignatius Moses I Daoud |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1999–2019) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1946 by Giuseppe Battaglia |
| Consecration | 27 May 1979 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Achille Silvestrini 25 October 1923 Brisighella, Italy |
| Died | 29 August 2019 (aged 95) Vatican City |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | Crux fidelis arbor una nobilis ('Faithful cross, one and only noble tree') |
| Styles of Achille Silvestrini | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad (other countries), from 1953 to 1990. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1991 to 2000. He was born in Brisighella, Italy.
Silvestrini was ordained a priest on 13 July 1946 in the cathedral of Faenza, by Giuseppe Battaglia, Bishop of Faenza. He earned a doctorate at the University of Bologna in 1948 and a doctorate in canon and civil law at the Pontifical Lateran University.[1]
As of 2016, Silvestrini was chair of the Collegio universitario Fondazione Comunità Domenico Tardini, which was founded in 1946 to support war orphans.[2][3]
In the 1990s, Silvestrini was mentioned as a successor to Pope John Paul II in the secular press,[4] though Vatican observers noted that his advanced (old) age made his election unlikely.
Silvestrini died in Vatican City on 29 August 2019 at the age of 95.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Biography: Silvestrini Card. Achille". Press Office of the Holy See. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Pope's Q-and-A at Villa Nazareth". Zenit. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ San Martín, Inés (19 June 2016). "Pope says 'martyrdom, not 'genocide,' is the best word". CRUX. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ↑ Reese, Thomas J. (1996). Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. Harvard University Press. p. 94. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ Castelli, Barbara (29 August 2019). "E' morto oggi a Roma il cardinale Achille Silvestrini". Vatican News (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ Cardinale, Gianni (29 August 2019). "Addio a Silvestrini, uno dei protagonist della diplomazia vaticana". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
Other websites
- Biography: Silvestrini Card. Achille, Press Office of the Holy See
- Silvestrini, Achille, Catholic News Agency
- Biography Archived 2020-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Florida International University Libraries