Cardinal Agostino Casaroli
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Cardinal Agostino Casaroli was a prominent 20th-century Vatican diplomat and Secretary of State known for his role in shaping the Holy See’s international relations and concordats, especially during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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Roman Curia official ⓘ diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | doctorate in canon law ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-11-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalTitle | Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli ⓘ |
| consecratedBy | Pope Paul VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationDate | 1967-07-16 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCardinalCreation | 1979-06-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-06-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
NERFINISHED
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Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
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Secretariat of State of the Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1979-04-28 as Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church
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1990-12-01 as Cardinal Secretary of State ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Vatican diplomacy
NERFINISHED
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international relations ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Cardinal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
negotiating international agreements and concordats for the Holy See
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shaping Holy See relations with communist regimes in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
College of Cardinals
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Roman Curia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Agostino Casaroli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of the Holy See’s Ostpolitik
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negotiation of concordats with Eastern Bloc countries ⓘ |
| ordainedBy | Ernesto Ruffini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1937-07-27 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cold War diplomacy
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Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe negotiations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Campo Verano cemetery, Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cardinal Secretary of State
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Pro-Secretary for the Public Affairs of the Church ⓘ Secretary for the Public Affairs of the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Titular Archbishop of Cartagine ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime |
1967-04-30 as Undersecretary for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
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1969-04-30 as Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church ⓘ 1979-04-28 as Cardinal Secretary of State ⓘ |
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