Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
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His Eminence Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo |
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| Cardinal-Archpriest Emeritus of the Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica | |
| Church | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls |
| Appointed | 31 May 2005 |
| Term ended | 3 July 2009 |
| Successor | Francesco Monterisi |
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| Ordination | 13 March 1954 by Luigi Traglia |
| Consecration | 4 June 1977 by Jean-Marie Villot |
| Created Cardinal | 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest (pro hac vice) of Santa Maria in Portico |
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| Birth name | Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo |
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27 August 1925 Turin, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Pontifical Gregorian University |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Santa Maria in Portico |
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (born 27 August 1925) is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic church. He was archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls from 2005 to 2009. He was made a cardinal and inducted into the ranks of the cardinal-deacons by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 March 2006 but was elevated to the rank of cardinal-priest "pro hac vice" by Pope Francis on 20 June 2016.
Montezemolo was born in Turin, Italy of a noble family. His father Giuseppe was an Army officer, tortured and subsequently executed during the Ardeatine massacre for his role in resisting the Nazi occupation of Rome. Andrea and his sister Adriana have, on several occasions, been noted for their forgiveness of the perpetrators, notably Erich Priebke. He is related to Luca di Montezemolo, former president of Ferrari, former chairman of FIAT and chairman of Alitalia.
He studied in Turin and Rome and fought in World War II. After the war, he pursued higher studies in architecture and was a professional and academic. He later discerned his vocation to the priesthood and pursued studies in theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He also studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and obtained a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University.
In 1976 he was appointed Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in the Roman Curia. On 5 April 1977 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Pandosia and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Delegate to the Solomon Islands. On 25 October 1980 he was transferred as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and Honduras, and on 1 April 1986 to Uruguay.
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