2. Cardinal Antonetti‟s Stats
Born July 31, 1922
in Italy.
Served as nuncio in
Honduras, Nicaragua,
Congo, and France.
Served as President of
the Patrimony of the
Holy See (1995-1998)
3. Cardinal Antonetti‟s Stats
Created cardinal on
February 21, 1998 by
Pope John Paul II.
Retired on
November 5, 1998.
Died on April 10, 2013.
4. Cardinal Antonetti‟s Facts
Doctorates in theology and canon law
then trained as a diplomat.
After his retirement he served as the
pope„s delegate for the Assisi Basilica.
Early in his career, he served in the nunciatures of
Venezuela and Lebanon.
Pope Francis said that everywhere the cardinal worked
“he expressed valued testimony of fervent priestly zeal
and fidelity to the Gospel.”
5. College of Cardinals
With the
death of
Cardinal Antonetti,
the College of
Cardinals now
has 205 members,
113 of which are under the age of 80 and thus
eligible to vote in a papal conclave.
Cardinal Antonetti never voted in a conclave
since he was beyond the age limit.
