Alfredo Poledrini

Alfredo Poledrini (born June 30, 1914 in Genoa , Italy , † April 23, 1980 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Alfredo Poledrini received on 27 March 1937, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On October 27, 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Vazari and ordered him to Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Zambia . Cardinal Secretary of State Amleto Giovanni Cicognani donated him episcopal ordination on December 5th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the official in the Vatican State Secretariat , Archbishop Angelo Dell'Acqua , and the Apostolic Delegate in the United States , Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi . On May 21, 1966, Poledrini was also Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Malawi . Paul VI appointed him on September 20, 1971 as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Lesotho and as Apostolic Delegate in South Africa .

On September 18, 1978 Alfredo Poledrini resigned as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Lesotho and Apostolic Delegate in South Africa.

Alfredo Poledrini attended the fourth session of the Second Vatican Council .

predecessor	Office	successor
...	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Zambia 1965–1971	Luciano Angeloni
...	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Malawi 1966–1971	Luciano Angeloni
John Gordon	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Lesotho 1971–1978	Edward Idris Cassidy
John Gordon	Apostolic Delegate in South Africa 1971–1978	Edward Idris Cassidy

personal data
SURNAME	Poledrini, Alfredo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
DATE OF BIRTH	June 30, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	Genoa , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	April 23, 1980