Agostino Cardinal Vallini
Agostino Cardinal Vallini (born
17 April,
1940) is an Italian
Roman Catholic bishop and
cardinal deacon.
Born in Poli, Italy,
Lazio, he studied for the priesthood in Naples and at the
Pontifical Lateran University, where he obtained doctorates in canon and civil law.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 19 July 1964 in Naples. He taught canon law, including at the Pontifical Lateran University, and was later appointed Rector of the Major Archdiocesan Seminary in Naples.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Naples on 23 March 1989, and he was consecrated bishop by Michael Cardinal Giordano in the Cathedral of Naples on 13 May 1989. He was transferred to be Diocesan Bishop of Albano on 13 November 1999 and was named Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the
Apostolic Signatura with promotion to archbishop on
27 May,
2004.
Pope Benedict XVI created him a cardinal deacon on
24 March,
2006.
Agostino Cardinal Vallini
