Umberto Mozzoni
Umberto Cardinal Mozzoni (born June 29, 1904 in Buenos Aires , † November 7, 1983 in Rome ) was a diplomat of the Holy See and later Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Umberto Mozzoni was born as the son of Italian emigrants in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. After finishing school, he studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Macerata and Rome . He received on 14 August 1927, the sacrament of Holy Orders , and then worked as a counselor and lecturer in the Diocese of Macerata. From 1935 to 1954 he was in the diplomatic service of the Vatican and performed various tasks in Canada , Great Britain and Portugal .
Pope Pius XII appointed him in 1954 titular archbishop of Side and apostolic nuncio in Bolivia . The episcopal ordination received Umberto Mozzoni on December 5, 1954 Cardinal James Charles McGuigan , Archbishop of Toronto ; Co- consecrators were Curia Archbishop Antonio Samorè and Sivio Cassulo , Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino . In 1958 Umberto Mozzoni became nuncio in Argentina. He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 . In 1969 he took over the leadership of the Apostolic Nunciature in Brazil . Pope Paul VI took him on March 5, 1973 as a cardinal deacon with the titular diakonia Sant'Eugenio in the college of cardinals and a year later appointed him president of the cardinal commission for the holy shrines of Pompeii and Loreto . On February 2, 1983, he was appointed cardinal priest while retaining his title diakonia , which was pro hac vice elevated to title church .
Umberto Mozzoni died on November 7, 1983 in Rome and was buried in the Cathedral of Macerata.
Web links
- Mozzoni, Umberto. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 10, 2017.
- Entry on Umberto Mozzoni on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 10, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Pignedoli |
Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia 1954–1958 |
Carmine Rocco |
| Mario Zanin |
Apostolic Nuncio in Argentina 1958–1969 |
Lino Zanini |
| Sebastiano Baggio |
Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil 1969–1973 |
Carmine Rocco |
| Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli |
Cardinal Protodiacon 1980-1983 |
Opilio Cardinal Rossi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mozzoni, Umberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mozzoni, Umberto Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1983 |
| Place of death | Rome |