Sergio Pignedoli

His Eminence Sergio Pignedoli
President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
The then-archbishop pictured in September 1967.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	6 March 1973
Term ended	15 June 1980
Predecessor	Paolo Marella
Successor	Francis Arinze
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1973–80) Cardinal Protodeacon (1979–80)
Orders
Ordination	1 April 1933
Consecration	11 February 1951 by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Created cardinal	5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Sergio Pignedoli 4 June 1910 Felina di Reggio Emilia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	15 June 1980(1980-06-15) (aged 70) Reggio Emilia, Italy
Parents	Omero Pignedoli Emma Peretti
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia (1950–54) Titular Archbishop of Iconium (1950–73) Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (1954–55) Auxiliary Bishop of Milan (1955–64) Apostolic Delegate to Central Western Africa (1960–64) Apostolic Delegate to Canada (1964–67) Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (1967–73)
Alma mater	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Pontifical Lateran University Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Virtus ex alto
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Sergio Pignedoli (4 June 1910 – 15 June 1980) was a prominent Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a top candidate for pope. He served as auxiliary bishop to Pope Paul VI when he was archbishop of Milan, and as President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1973 to 1980. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.

In his capacity of cardinal, Pignedoli was one of the electors in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II respectively. He was considered by many as a papabile in both of those conclaves.^[1][2]