Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan
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.
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).
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.
He is currently the oldest cardinal eligible to vote in a future conclave, a privilege he will lose upon his 80th birthday in August of
this year.
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Biography at catholic-pages.com
