Opilio Rossi

His Eminence

Opilio Rossi
His Eminence; Opilio Rossi
President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	5 December 1983
Term ended	3 January 1991
Successor	Édouard Gagnon
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1987–2004)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador (1953–59); Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1953–76); Apostolic Nuncio to Chile (1959–61); Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (1961–76); Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio (1976–87); President of the Pontifical Council for the Family (1976–81); President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1976–81); Protodeacon (1983–87); President of the Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari (1984–93);
Orders
Ordination	11 March 1933; by Ersilio Menzani
Consecration	27 December 1953; by Aloisius Joseph Muench
Created cardinal	24 May 1976; by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1976–87); Cardinal-Priest (1987–2004)
Personal details
Born	Opilio Rossi; 14 May 1910; New York, United States of America
Died	9 February 2004 (aged 93); Domus Internationalis Paulus VI, Rome, Italy
Parents	Angelo Rossi; Davidina Ciappa
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare; Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles
Motto	Omnia in Christo
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Opilio Rossi (14 May 1910 – 9 February 2004) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.