Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan was the last Aostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States.

His Eminence Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan (born 14 August 1926) is a Cardinal Deacon and the President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See in the Roman Catholic Church. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (661x1073, 46 KB) Official photo of Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan, former Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (661x1073, 46 KB) Official photo of Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan, former Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... His Eminence is the official style or standard of address in reference to a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and several patriarchs of the Eastern Rite. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Cardinal Deacons are the lowest-ranked of the three orders of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian body in the world. ...

Born in Novale di Valdagno, Italy, Cacciavillan was ordained as a priest on 26 June 1949. He was made a prelate of honor in 1973, elected titular Archbishop of Amiterno in 1976. Since then, he has held a number of diplomatic appointments: pro-nuncio to Kenya (1976), India (1981), Nepal (1985), and the United States (1990). June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... When first appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii, Joseph Anthony Ferrario became a titular bishop of the ancient Egyptian city of Cusae. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 11 November 1998, Cacciavillan was appointed President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See by Pope John Paul II. In 2001, he was named Cardinal by John Paul. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Servant of God Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the third-longest reign in the history of the... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ... The following are the cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave. ... The Papal conclave of 2005 began on April 18, 2005 and ended the next day after four ballots. ... His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ...

External links

• Biography at catholic-pages.com