Antonio Caggiano ( Spanish: Antonio Caggiano ; January 30, 1889 , Coronda , Argentina - October 23, 1979 , Buenos Aires , Argentina) is an Argentinian cardinal. Bishop Rosario from September 13, 1934 to August 19, 1959. Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Primate of Argentina from August 19, 1959 to April 22, 1975. Ordinary of the Eastern Rite in Argentina from August 15, 1959 to April 21, 1975. Argentine Military Ordinary from December 14, 1959 to July 7, 1975. Cardinal priest since February 18, 1946, with the title of Church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna since February 22, 1946. Cardinal Protopresbyter from December 17, 1978.
| His Eminence Cardinal | |||
| Antonio Cagiano | |||
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| Antonio Caggiano | |||
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| December 17, 1978 - October 23, 1979 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Cardinal Joseph Frings | ||
| Successor | Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta | ||
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| August 19, 1959 - April 22, 1975 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Archbishop Fermin Emilio Lafite | ||
| Successor | Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu | ||
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| Holy Order | March 23, 1912 | ||
| Episcopal consecration | March 17, 1935 | ||
| Cardinal with | February 18, 1946 | ||
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Relations with the Nazis
After World War II, he actively facilitated the transfer of European Nazi figures to Argentina [2] [3] . It was Cagiano who helped the French - Argentinean Charles Lesque , a member of the French Catholic organization " Axion Francoise ", escape to South America [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ Phayer, Michael. 2008. Pius XII, The Holocaust, and the Cold War . Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 182, ISBN 978-0-253-34930-9
- ↑ Goñi, Uki , The Real Odessa: Smuggling the Nazis to Perón's Argentina , London: Granta (revised edition) 2003, pp. 96-98
- ↑ History vs. Apologetics: The Holocaust, the Third Reich, and the Catholic Church
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| Predecessor: Cardinal Joseph Frings | Cardinal Protopresbyter December 17, 1978 - October 23, 1979 | Successor: Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta |
| Predecessor: Archbishop Fermin Emilio Lafite | Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Primate of Argentina August 19, 1959 - April 22, 1975 | Successor: Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu |
| Predecessor: Cardinal Alberto di Zhorio | The oldest living cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church September 5 - October 23, 1979 | Successor: Cardinal Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta |