Antonio Caggiano


Antonio Caggiano
Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires
ArchdioceseBuenos Aires
InstalledAugust 15, 1959
Term endedApril 22, 1975
PredecessorSantiago Copello
Fermín Lafitte (ad interim)
SuccessorJuan Carlos Aramburu
Orders
OrdinationMarch 23, 1912 (Priest)
ConsecrationMarch 17, 1935 (Archbishop)
Created cardinalFebruary 18, 1946
RankCardinal priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Personal details
Born
Antonio Caggiano

(1889-01-30)January 30, 1889
DiedOctober 23, 1979(1979-10-23) (aged 90)
Buenos Aires
BuriedBuenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Alma materSeminary of Santa Fe
Styles of
Antonio Caggiano
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBuenos Aires

Antonio Caggiano (30 January 1889 – 23 October 1979) was an archbishop and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. He played a part in helping Nazi sympathisers and war criminals escape prosecution in Europe by easing their passage to South America.


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