Umberto Mozzoni was an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Umberto Mozzoni
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Umberto Mozzoni served as Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil from 1969 to 1973, and was made a cardinal in 1973.
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Umberto Mozzoni was born in Buenos Aires, but his family later moved to Macerata, Italy.
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Umberto Mozzoni attended the seminary there before going to Rome, where he studied at the Pontifical Roman Seminary, Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S Apollinare, and the University of Rome.
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Umberto Mozzoni successively served as secretary and auditor of the apostolic delegations to Canada and Great Britain, and the nunciature to Portugal.
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Umberto Mozzoni was raised to the rank of a Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness on 7 October 1936, and a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness on 2 January 1948.
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On 13 November 1954, Umberto Mozzoni was appointed Nuncio to Bolivia and Titular Archbishop of Side.
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Umberto Mozzoni was later named Nuncio to Argentina on 20 September 1958, dispatching 2,000 missionaries in October 1960 "to open the dialogue between the Church and Argentina on the everlasting efficacy of the Gospel for the advancement of the Argentine people".
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Umberto Mozzoni attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and became Nuncio to Brazil on 19 April 1969.
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On 19 June 1974, Umberto Mozzoni was appointed President of the Cardinalatial Commission for the Shrines of Pompei and Loreto.
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Umberto Mozzoni was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectively.
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Umberto Mozzoni was Cardinal Protodeacon from 15 June 1980 until he chose to become a Cardinal Priest, with the same titular church, on 2 February 1983.