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          Antonio Maria Vegliò..

          Antonio Maria Vegliò

          Italian Catholic Cardinal

          His Eminence


          Antonio Maria Vegliò

          Cardinal Vegliò during the Chair of Saint Peter on 11 October 2014.

          ChurchRoman Catholic Church
          Appointed28 February 2009
          Term ended31 December 2016
          PredecessorRenato Raffaele Martino
          Other post(s)Cardinal priest of San Cesareo in Palatio (2012-)
          Previous post(s)
          • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea (1985–1989)
          • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands (1985–1989)
          • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal (1989–1997)
          • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau (1989–1997)
          • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cape Verde (1989–1997)
          • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mali (1989–1997)
          • Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon (1997–2001)
          • Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait (1997–1999)
          • Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2001–2009)
          Ordination18 March 1962
          by Luigi Carlo Borromeo
          Consecration6 October 1985
          by Agostino Casaroli
          Created cardinal18 February 2012
          by Po