Antonio Caggiano | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Buenos Aires |
Installed | 15 August 1959 |
Term ended | 22 April 1975 |
Predecessor | Santiago Copello Fermín Lafitte (ad interim) |
Successor | Juan Carlos Aramburu |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna |
Orders | |
Ordination | 23 March 1912 |
Consecration | 17 March 1935 by Filippo Cortesi |
Created cardinal | 18 February 1946 by Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Caggiano January 30, 1889 Coronda, Santa Fe Province, Argentina |
Died | October 23, 1979 Buenos Aires | (aged 90)
Buried | Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral |
Denomination | Catholic |
Alma mater | Seminary of Santa Fe |
Styles of Antonio Caggiano | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Buenos Aires |
Antonio Caggiano (30 January 1889 – 23 October 1979) was an archbishop and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. He played a part in helping Nazi sympathisers and war criminals escape prosecution in Europe by easing their passage to South America.