Antonio Riberi

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Antonio Cardinal Riberi (born June 15, 1897 in Monte Carlo , Monaco , † December 16, 1967 in Rome ) was an Italian clergyman and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Antonio Riberi received his theological and philosophical training at the seminary of Cuneo , at the Pontifical Gregorian University and at the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy in Rome and at the Institute for Social Sciences in Bergamo . He was ordained a priest in 1922 , entered the diplomatic service of the Vatican in 1925 and worked as secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature in Bolivia until 1930 . From 1930 to 1934 he was Nunciature Councilor of the Apostolic Nunciature in Ireland .

On August 13, 1934, Pope Pius XI appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Dara and apostolic delegate for the African missions based in Mombasa . He was ordained bishop by the Prefect of the Holy Office , Pietro Cardinal Fumasoni Biondi , on October 28 of the same year; Co-consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia, Giuseppe Pizzardo and Carlo Salotti . From 1939 to 1946, Antonio Riberi coordinated the pastoral care of soldiers wounded in World War II and was responsible for prisoners of war .

From 1946 until his expulsion in 1951, he worked as the Apostolic Nuncio in China . He performed the same task in Ireland from 1959 to 1962 and in Spain from 1962 to 1967 . He took part in the Second Vatican Council and was on June 25, 1967 by Pope Paul VI. as cardinal priest with the titular church of San Girolamo della Carita in the College of Cardinals received. Antonio Riberi died on December 16, 1967 in Rome and was buried in his family's crypt in Limone-Piemonte .

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predecessor Office successor
Arthur Hinsley Apostolic Delegate for the African Missions
1934–1939
David James Mathew (en)
Mario Zanin (en) Apostolic Nuncio in China
1946–1951
Giuseppe Caprio
Albert Levame Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
1959–1962
Giuseppe Maria Sensi
Ildebrando Antoniutti Apostolic Nuncio in Spain
1962–1967
Luigi Dadaglio