Paolo Romeo
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His Eminence Paolo Romeo |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Palermo | |
Cardinal Romeo
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| Province | Palermo |
| See | Palermo |
| Appointed | 19 December 2006 |
| Installed | 10 February 2007 |
| Term ended | 27 October 2015 |
| Predecessor | Salvatore De Giorgi |
| Successor | Corrado Lorefice |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani |
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| Ordination | 18 March 1961 by Angelo Calabretta |
| Consecration | 6 January 1984 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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20 February 1938 Acireale, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | caritas omnia sustinet |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Paolo Romeo STL JCD (born 20 February 1938) is a Cardinal and Archbishop emeritus of Palermo. He was appointed to the see of Palermo by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 December 2006.
Romeo was the fifth of nine children. After primary school he entered the seminary and began studying Theology.
His bishop sent him to Rome in 1959 to complete his academic studies and he achieved the licentiate in theology at the Gregorian University and a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University.
He was ordained on 18 March 1961 at the chapel of the Episcopal Seminary of Acireale, he was incardinated in the Diocese of Acireale. He continued his studies at the university and did pastoral ministry as assistant to the Scouts Group "Roma IX" in "Collegio San Giuseppe in Piazza di Spagna" and diocesan assistant of the association "Silenziosi Operai della Croce".
In 1964, he was admitted to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and on 1 January 1967 he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Romeo worked in the nunciatures in the Philippines, Belgium and Luxembourg and European Community, Venezuela, and Rwanda and Burundi. In 1967, he was called to the Council for Public Affairs of the Church in the Secretariat of State. At the same time, he worked as director of the "Casa Internazionale del Clero" and was regional assistant for the Lazio of the AGESC.
In 1976 he was recalled to the Vatican Secretariat of State to monitor the life of the Catholic community in the countries of Latin America and activities of the Latin American Episcopal Conference, especially at that time which involved preparation for the 3rd General Conference of that continent which opened on 29 January 1979.
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