Luigi Poggi


Luigi Poggi
Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library
Cardinal Poggi on 16 February 2008.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed29 November 1994
Term ended25 November 1997
PredecessorAntonio María Javierre Ortas
SuccessorJorge María Mejía
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–10)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 July 1940
Consecration9 May 1965
by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Created cardinal26 November 1994
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-deacon (1994–2005)
Cardinal-priest (2005–10)
Personal details
Born
Luigi Poggi

(1917-11-25)25 November 1917
Died4 May 2010(2010-05-04) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Alma materPontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
MottoIn fide et caritate
Coat of armsLuigi Poggi's coat of arms

Luigi Poggi (25 November 1917 – 4 May 2010) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1946 to 1994, as an archbishop and apostolic nuncio from 1965. After serving as nuncio in several African countries and Peru, he became the Vatican's principal emissary to the Communist countries of Eastern Europe as Popes Paul VI and John Paul II sought renewed engagement with that region. He became a cardinal in 1994. He ended his career in Rome, as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and then as head of the Vatican Secret Archives and the Vatican Library.