Cardinal agostino casaroli

Catholic cardinal and diplomat

Styles of Agostino Casaroli
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Porto-Santa-Rufina (suburbicarian)

Agostino Casaroli (24 November – 9 June ) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State.

He was an important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the religious persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council.

Biography

Casaroli was born in Castel San Giovanni in the province of Piacenza, Italy, to a family of humble roots.

His father was a tailor in Piacenza. He was educated at the Collegio Alberoni in Piacenza; the Episcopal Seminary of Bedonia, Piacenza; the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome where he earned a doctorate in canon law; and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Early career

He was ordained to the priesthood on 27