Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo dies aged
92
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| Pope Francis visits Cardinal di Montezemolo in his nursing home, shortly before the Cardinal's death .- REUTERS |
Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, the
Archpriest emeritus of the Basillica of Saint Paul outside the Walls died on
19th November. He was 92 years old.
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo was born in Turin on 27
August 1925. His Father, Giuseppe, was a colonel of the Italian Army who was
killed during the Ardeatine Massacre during the Second World War. During this
time Andrea and his sister Adriana were sheltered by clergy of the
Ukrainian college in Rome. Andrea also fought during the War. Many years later,
both he and his sister publicly expressed their forgiveness of those who had
killed their Father.
He was also related to Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, who was
Chairman of Ferrari.
After studying and working as an Architect,
Montezemolo trained as a priest for the Diocese of Rome. Ordained in 1954
he was then selected for diplomatic service, serving in Nunciatures across the
world, most notably in Mexico, Japan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. After working
in the Secretariat of State he become under-secretary of the Pontifical Council
for Justice and Peace in 1972, becoming Secretary in 1977. He was consecrated
as Titular Archishop of Anglona by Cardinal Villot.
In 1980 he became Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and
Niocaragua. Other postings as Nuncio included Uruguay, Papa New Guinea,
Jerusalem, Cyprus, Jordan, Italy and San Marino. He played a leading role in
establishing full diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Israel in 1993.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as Archpriest of the
Basillica of Saint Paul outside the Walls in 2005. He was responsible for
overseeing much of the restoration work inside the Basillica, including work on
Saint Paul’s tomb.
He was also an expert in ecclesiastical heraldry and help to
design Pope Benedict’s coat of arms.
Pope Benedict appointed him a Cardinal in 2006.
He retired in 2009. Pope Francis visited him at his nursing home in 2016.
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