Luigi Poggi

His Eminence

Luigi Poggi
His Eminence; Luigi Poggi
Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives; Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library
	Cardinal Poggi on 16 February 2008.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	29 November 1994
Term ended	25 November 1997
Predecessor	Antonio María Javierre Ortas
Successor	Jorge María Mejía
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2005–10)
Orders
Ordination	28 July 1940
Consecration	9 May 1965; by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Created cardinal	26 November 1994; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-deacon (1994–2005); Cardinal-priest (2005–10)
Personal details
Born	Luigi Poggi; 25 November 1917; Piacenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 May 2010 (aged 92); Rome, Italy
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa (1965–69); Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana (1965–94); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroon (1966–69); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon (1967–69); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Central African Republic (1967–1969); Apostolic Nuncio to Peru (1969–73); Delegation Chief to Poland (1975–86); Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (1986–92); Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library (1992–94); Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1994–2005); Cardinal Protodeacon (2002–05);
Alma mater	Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	In fide et caritate
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Luigi Poggi (25 November 1917 – 4 May 2010) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1946 to 1994, as an archbishop and apostolic nuncio from 1965. After serving as nuncio in several African countries and Peru, he became the Vatican's principal emissary to the Communist countries of Eastern Europe as Popes Paul VI and John Paul II sought renewed engagement with that region. He became a cardinal in 1994. He ended his career in Rome, as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and then as head of the Vatican Secret Archives and the Vatican Library.