Achille Silvestrini

His Eminence Achille Silvestrini
Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Silvestrini in November 2006
See	Novaliciana (titular)
Appointed	24 May 1991
Term ended	7 September 2000
Predecessor	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Successor	Ignatius Moses I Daoud
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1999–2019)
Orders
Ordination	13 July 1946 by Giuseppe Battaglia
Consecration	27 May 1979 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	Achille Silvestrini (1923-10-25)25 October 1923 Brisighella, Italy
Died	29 August 2019(2019-08-29) (aged 95) Vatican City
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Undersecretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1973–1979) Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1979–1988) Cardinal Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo (1988–1999) Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1988–1991)
Alma mater	University of Bologna Pontifical Lateran University
Motto	Crux fidelis arbor una nobilis ('Faithful cross, one and only noble tree')

Styles of Achille Silvestrini
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1991 to 2000.