1. Paolo Bertoli was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
17 Facts About Paolo Bertoli
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Paolo Bertoli was educated at the Seminary of Lucca and later at the Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome where he earned doctorates in philosophy and theology.
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Paolo Bertoli was ordained on 15 August 1930 in Lucca.
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Paolo Bertoli was created Privy chamberlain of His Holiness in 1934.
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Paolo Bertoli was an Auditor of the nunciature in France between 1938 and 1942.
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Paolo Bertoli was raised to the level of Domestic prelate of His Holiness in 1946.
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Paolo Bertoli was the Papal representative to the International Conference to solve the problems caused by the Second World War in Bern, Switzerland, in 1946.
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Paolo Bertoli was Charge d'affaires of the nunciature in Czechoslovakia for 1949 but was unable to hold the post for political reasons.
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Paolo Bertoli was consecrated a bishop on 11 May 1952 by Eugene Tisserant then Dean of the College of Cardinals.
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Paolo Bertoli was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia on 7 May 1953.
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Paolo Bertoli was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon on 16 April 1959 and Apostolic Nuncio to France on 16 April 1960.
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Paolo Bertoli was created Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carita in the consistory of 28 April 1969.
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Paolo Bertoli remained as Prefect until he resigned on 1 March 1973.
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Paolo Bertoli was raised to the order of Cardinal-Priests and exchanged his deaconry for the title of S Girolamo degli Schiavoni on 5 March 1973.
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Paolo Bertoli took part in the 1978 conclaves that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II in August and October.
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Paolo Bertoli was elevated to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop of the suburbicarian see of Frascati on 30 June 1979.
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Paolo Bertoli resigned the post of Camerlengo on 25 March 1985.