Achille Silvestrini


Achille Silvestrini
Prefect of the
Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Cardinal Silvestrini in November 2006
Silvestrini in November 2006
SeeNovaliciana (titular)
Appointed24 May 1991
Term ended7 September 2000
PredecessorDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
SuccessorIgnatius Moses I Daoud
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1999–2019)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination13 July 1946
by Giuseppe Battaglia
Consecration27 May 1979
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal28 June 1988
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born
Achille Silvestrini

(1923-10-25)25 October 1923
Died29 August 2019(2019-08-29) (aged 95)
Vatican City
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Pontifical Lateran University
MottoCrux fidelis arbor una nobilis
('Faithful cross, one and only noble tree')
Styles of
Achille Silvestrini
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1991 to 2000.