Antonio Caggiano | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires | |
Archdiocese | Buenos Aires |
Installed | August 15, 1959 |
Term ended | April 22, 1975 |
Predecessor | Santiago Copello Fermín Lafitte (ad interim) |
Successor | Juan Carlos Aramburu |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 23, 1912 (Priest) |
Consecration | March 17, 1935 (Archbishop) |
Created cardinal | February 18, 1946 |
Rank | Cardinal priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Caggiano January 30, 1889 |
Died | October 23, 1979 Buenos Aires | (aged 90)
Buried | Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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.