Luigi Raimondi


Luigi Raimondi
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed21 March 1973
Term ended24 June 1975
PredecessorPaolo Bertoli
SuccessorCorrado Bafile
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1973–75)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination6 June 1936
by Lorenzo Del Ponte
Consecration31 January 1954
by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Created cardinal5 March 1973
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born
Luigi Raimondi

25 October 1912
Acqui-Lussito, Acqui, Kingdom of Italy
Died24 June 1975(1975-06-24) (aged 62)
Vatican City
ParentsGiovanni Raimondi
Maria Giacchero
Alma materPontifical Lateran University
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
MottoFructus lucis bonitas
Styles of
Luigi Raimondi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeTarsus (titular see)

Luigi Raimondi (25 October 1912 – 24 June 1975) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints from his elevation to the cardinalate by Pope Paul VI in 1973 until his death two years later.

Raimondi also served as the Apostolic Delegate to the United States from 1967 until his appointment to the Vatican post in Rome.