Egano Righi-Lambertini

Egano Righi-Lambertini with Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, 1967

Egano Righi-Lambertini (22 February 1906 - 4 October 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.

He spent decades in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and from 1957 to 1974 held a series of appointments as Papal Delegate to Korea and then Papal Nuncio to Lebanon, Chile, Italy, and France. He then joined the staff of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See.

On 28 October 1960 he received his episcopal consecration and became titular archbishop of Doclea.

He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the consistory held on 30 June 1979.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Tanner, Henry (1 July 1979). "Pope Installs 14 Cardinals but Keeps a 15th Secret". New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2018.


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