Sebastiano Baggio

His Eminence Sebastiano Baggio
President for the Pontifical Commission of the Vatican State
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	8 April 1984
Term ended	31 October 1990
Predecessor	Agostino Casaroli
Successor	Rosalio José Castillo Lara
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni (1974–93) Patron of the Order of Malta (1984–93) Camerlengo of the Apostolic Camera (1985–93) Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (1986–93)
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1935 by Ferdinando Rudolph
Consecration	26 July 1953 by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Created cardinal	28 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1969–73) Cardinal-Priest (1973–74) Cardinal-Bishop (1974–93)
Personal details
Born	Sebastiano Baggio (1913-05-16)16 May 1913 Rosà, Vicenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died	21 March 1993(1993-03-21) (aged 79) Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic, Rome, Italy
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1953–69) Apostolic Nuncio to Chile (1953–59) Apostolic Delegate to Canada (1959–64) Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil (1964–69) Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (1969–73) Archbishop of Cagliari (1969–73) Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops (1973–84) President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (1973–84) Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1973–74)
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Operando custodire
Coat of arms

Styles of Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Velletri-Segni

Sebastiano Baggio (16 May 1913 – 21 March 1993)^[1] was an Italian cardinal, often thought to be a likely candidate for election to the papacy. He served as President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State from 1984 to 1990 and was Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Bishops from 1973 to 1984.