Fortunato Baldelli

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Fortunato Cardinal Baldelli (born August 6, 1935 in Valfabbrica , Province of Perugia , Italy , † September 20, 2012 in Rome ) was a diplomat of the Holy See and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Fortunato Baldelli entered the Papal Seminary in Assisi in 1947 . After the death of his parents, he continued his education in Catholic theology and philosophy with the help of his brothers and with the support of the Bishop of Assisi , Giuseppe Placido Nicolini . He received at the Cathedral of San Rufino in Assisi by on March 18, 1961 Luigi Cardinal Traglia the sacrament of Holy Orders . In 1966 he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and worked in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Cuba and Egypt . He later worked in the Vatican State Secretariat and for the Church's Public Affairs Council. He was also special envoy and permanent observer at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg . Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on February 7, 1980 .

On February 12, 1983, John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Mevania and Apostolic Delegate in Angola . The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Secretary of State Agostino Casaroli on April 23 of that year; Co- consecrators were the secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy , and the Bishop of Assisi, Sergio Goretti . On May 4, 1985 he was also appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in São Tomé and Príncipe . He was then apostolic nuncio in the Dominican Republic (1991–1994), in Peru (1994–1999) and in France (1999–2009).

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on June 2, 2009 as a major penitentiary . In the consistory of November 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI took him. as cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino in the college of cardinals . On January 5, 2012, Benedict XVI. the resignation from the post of cardinal major penitentiary submitted by Fortunato Baldelli for reasons of age.

Fortunato Baldelli died in Rome on September 20, 2012. The solemn exsequies were celebrated on September 22nd of the same year by Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano in St. Peter's Basilica . Fortunato Baldelli found his final resting place in the cemetery of his birthplace Valfabbrica.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982 , Città del Vaticano 1982, p. 1697.
  2. ^ Rinuncia del Penitenziere Maggiore e Nomina del Successore , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of June 2, 2009.
  3. ^ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la Creazione di ventiquattro nuovi Cardinali (Continuazione) , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of November 20, 2010.
  4. ^ Rinuncia del Penitenziere Maggiore e Nomina del Successore , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of January 5, 2012.
  5. ↑ Cappella Papale per le Esequie del Signor Cardinale Fortunato Baldelli , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of September 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Nomina di Membri del Consiglio di Cardinali e Vescovi della Sezione per i Rapporti con gli Stati della Segreteria di Stato , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of January 29, 2011.
  7. ↑ Nomina di membri della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of July 24, 2010.
predecessor Office successor
James Francis Cardinal Stafford Major cardinal
penalties 2009–2012 		Manuel Cardinal Monteiro de Castro
personal data
SURNAME Baldelli, Fortunato
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baldelli, Fortunato Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, diplomat, cardinal to the curia
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Valfabbrica , Province of Perugia , Italy
DATE OF DEATH 20th September 2012
Place of death Rome