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 |
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 Clinic Pio XI, Rome, Italy | (aged 94)
Previous post(s) |
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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) |
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.
Sensi 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.