Giuseppe Maria Sensi (27 May 1907 – 26 July 2001) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as a longtime Vatican diplomat.
Giuseppe Maria Sensi | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 22 June 1987 |
| Term ended | 26 July 2001 |
| Predecessor | Ermenegildo Florit |
| Successor | Virgilio Noè |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1929 |
| Consecration | 24 July 1955 by Valerio Valeri |
| Created cardinal | 24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1976–87) Cardinal-Priest (1987–2001) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giuseppe Maria Sensi 27 May 1907 |
| Died | 26 July 2001 (aged 94) Clinic Pio XI, Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | |
| Styles of Giuseppe Sensi | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Sardes (titular see) |
Biography
editSensi was born in Cosenza, Italy, on 27 May 1907,[1] the sixth of ten children of a prominent local politician.[citation needed] He was ordained a priest in December 1929 at the age of 22.
In preparation for a diplomat's career he completed the course of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1931.[2]
By 1934 he was working in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He worked in minor roles in many nunciatures.[citation needed] Pope Pius XII named him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to UNESCO on 21 May 1953.[3]
On 21 May 1955 Pope Pius XII appointed him Titular Archbishop of Sardes and Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. He was consecrated a bishop on 24 July.
He was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine on 12 January 1957.[4] Pope Paul VI appointed him on 10 May 1962 the Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.[5] He was transferred to Portugal on 8 July 1967.[1]
On 24 May 1976 he was created Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari by Pope Paul at the age of 69.[1] He took part in both of the conclaves of 1978 that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II.
After ten years as a Cardinal Deacon he took the option of becoming a Cardinal-Priest on 22 June 1987, becoming Cardinal-Priest of Regina Apostolorum.
He died at the age of 94 on 26 July 2001.
References
edit- ^ a b c Keogh, Dermot (1995). Ireland and the Vatican: The Politics and Diplomacy of Church-state Relations, 1922-1960. Cork University Press. p. 372. ISBN 9780902561960.
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Melnyk, Roman A. (2009). Vatican Diplomacy at the United Nations: A History of Catholic Global Engagement. Edwin Mellon Press. p. 26.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. IL. 1957. p. 176. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIV. 1962. p. 176. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
External links
edit- Biography Archived 17 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
