Eduardo Francisco Pironio
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His Eminence Eduardo Francisco Pironio Servant of God |
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| Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Porto Mirteto | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Sabina-Poggio Mirteto |
| In office | 11 July 1995 – 5 February 1998 |
| Predecessor | Agnelo Rossi |
| Successor | Lucas Moreira Neves |
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| Ordination | 5 December 1943 by Anunciado Serafini |
| Consecration | 31 May 1964 by Antonio José Plaza |
| Created Cardinal | 24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
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| Birth name | Eduardo Francisco Pironio |
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3 December 1920 Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 5 February 1998 (aged 77) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
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| Motto | Christus in vobis spes gloriae ("Christ, in You, the hope of glory") |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
| Ordination history of Eduardo Francisco Pironio | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Anunciado Serafini (Mercedes) |
| Date of ordination | 5 December 1943 |
| Place of ordination | Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Luján |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Antonio José Plaza |
| Co-consecrators |
Antonio Quarracino (Nueve de Julio) Luis Juan Tomé (Mercedes) |
| Date of consecration | 31 May 1964 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Paul VI |
| Date of elevation | 24 May 1976 |
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Bishops consecrated by Eduardo Francisco Pironio as principal consecrator
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| Manuel Guirao | 8 December 1970 |
| Rómulo García | 24 September 1975 |
| Sebastiano Sanguinetti | 17 May 1997 |
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Styles of Eduardo Pironio |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Sabina-Poggio Mirteto |
Eduardo Francisco Pironio (3 December 1920 – 5 February 1998) was an Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal who served in numerous departments of the Roman Curia in addition to his post as the Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio.
On 30 June 2006 the Diocese of Rome began requesting testimonies about the life and sanctity of Cardinal Pironio which opened his cause of canonization and bestowed upon him the posthumous title Servant of God.
Eduardo Pironio was born on 3 December 1920 in Argentina as the last of 22 children of José Pironio and Enriqueta Rosa Butazzoni, who had emigrated from Friuli, Italy.
Months before his death, in an interview, he stated that: "I am the twenty-second child, the last born, and I have to recognize that the story is somewhat miraculous. ...When their first son was born, my mother was only 18 years old, and she became gravely ill. She was in bed for six months, unable to move. When she recovered, the doctors told her that she would not be able to have more children, and that if she did, her life would be in grave danger. She later gave birth to 21 more children – I am the last – and she lived to the age of 82."
Pironio attended elementary school prior to moving into the seminary in La Plata where he studied both philosophy and theology. He continued his studies at the Pontifical Angelicum Athenaeum in Rome where he attained a licentiate in theology.
He was ordained on 5 December 1943 in Argentina by Anunciado Serafini. He served as a staff member of the Pío XII Seminary in Mercedes from 1944 until 1959. Pironio served as the vicar general of the Diocese of Mercedes from 1959 until a year later, and he went on to serve as the rector of the Metropolitan Seminary of Villa Devoto from 1960 to 1964. He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1964 as an expert.
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