1. Agostino Cacciavillan was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, and a cardinal since 2001.
19 Facts About Agostino Cacciavillan
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Agostino Cacciavillan worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1959 to 1998; he was given the titles of archbishop and nuncio in 1998 and served as Pro-Nuncio to Kenya, India, Nepal, and the United States between 1976 and 1998.
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Agostino Cacciavillan then worked in the Roman Curia from 1998 to 2002 as President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.
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Agostino Cacciavillan studied at the seminary of Vicenza, and was ordained to the priesthood on 26 June 1949.
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Agostino Cacciavillan served as a curate for three years and then obtained a licentiate in social sciences at the Pontifical Gregorian University and at Sapienza University earned a doctorate in jurisprudence.
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Agostino Cacciavillan entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1959.
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Agostino Cacciavillan served as secretary of the nunciature to the Philippines, of the nunciature to Spain, and of the nunciature to Portugal.
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Agostino Cacciavillan was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate on 26 August 1973.
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On 17 January 1976, Agostino Cacciavillan was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Kenya and Apostolic Delegate to the Seychelles, as well as Titular Archbishop of Amiternum, by Pope Paul VI.
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Agostino Cacciavillan selected as his episcopal motto: "In Virtute Dei".
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Agostino Cacciavillan was named Pro-Nuncio to India on 9 May 1981, and the first Pro-Nuncio to Nepal on 30 April 1985.
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Agostino Cacciavillan served as the Holy See's representative to the World Association of Jurists.
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Agostino Cacciavillan said that he forwarded the information to Cardinal John O'Connor, Archbishop of New York, and did not contact the Vatican.
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Agostino Cacciavillan was instrumental in the promotion of McCarrick to the see of Washington in 1999 over O'Connor's objections.
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Agostino Cacciavillan was created Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Citta Giardino in the consistory of 21 February 2001.
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Agostino Cacciavillan retired as President of the APAS when his resignation was accepted and he was replaced as president on 1 October 2002 by Attilio Nicora.
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Agostino Cacciavillan was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.
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Agostino Cacciavillan lost these positions on reaching his 80th birthday.
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Agostino Cacciavillan died at his residence in Vatican City, in the early hours of the morning on 5 March 2022, at the age of 95.