Egano Righi-Lambertini
Egano Cardinal Righi-Lambertini (born February 22, 1906 in Casalecchio di Reno , Province of Bologna , Italy , † October 4, 2000 in Rome ) was a Vatican diplomat and later Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Egano Righi-Lambertini studied at the University of Bologna and the University La Sapienza in Rome, the subjects philosophy and Catholic theology and received in 1929 the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then worked for seven years as a pastor in the Archdiocese of Bologna before returning to Rome in 1936 for further studies. From 1939 he worked for the Vatican State Secretariat in Italy , France , Costa Rica , Venezuela , Great Britain and Korea .
In 1960 Pope John XXIII appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Doclea and apostolic nuncio to Lebanon . He was ordained episcopate on October 28, 1960, Pope John XXIII. Co-consecrators were Diego Venini , almsman of His Holiness , and Benigno Carrara , Bishop of Imola . In 1963 Egano Righi-Lambertini became nuncio in Chile , in 1967 in Italy and in 1969 in France . From 1974 to 1979 he was a permanent observer at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on behalf of the Vatican State Secretariat . On June 30, 1979, Pope John Paul II accepted him as a cardinal deacon with the title deaconry San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana in the college of cardinals . In 1990 he was raised to cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Maria in Via .
Egano Righi-Lambertini died on October 4, 2000 in Rome and was buried in the family chapel in his hometown.
Honors
- 1969: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Web links
- Righi-Lambertini, Egano. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed March 31, 2017.
- Entry on Egano Righi-Lambertini on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 31, 2017.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Patrick James Byrne MM (en) |
Apostolic Delegate in Korea 1957–1960 |
Saverio Zupi |
Paolo Bertoli |
Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon 1960–1963 |
Gaetano Alibrandi |
Gaetano Alibrandi |
Apostolic Nuncio in Chile 1963–1967 |
Carlo Martini |
Carlo Grano |
Apostolic Nuncio in Italy 1967–1969 |
Romolo Carboni |
Paolo Bertoli |
Apostolic Nuncio in France 1969–1979 |
Angelo Felici |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Righi-Lambertini, Egano |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Righi-Lambertini, Cardinal Egano |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1906 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Casalecchio di Reno , Province of Bologna , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 2000 |
Place of death | Rome |