Guido del Mestri

His Eminence

Guido del Mestri
His Eminence; Guido del Mestri
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	28 June 1991
Term ended	2 August 1993
Predecessor	Giacomo Violardo
Successor	Sergio Sebastiani
Orders
Ordination	11 April 1936; by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Consecration	31 December 1961; by Laurean Rugambwa
Created cardinal	28 June 1991; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Guido del Mestri; 13 January 1911; Banja Luka, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	2 August 1993 (aged 82); Theresienklinik Hospital, Nürnberg, Germany
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Delegate to British Eastern and Western Africa (1959-67); Titular Archbishop of Tuscarnia (1961-91); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya (1965-67); Apostolic Delegate to Mexico (1967-70); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Canada (1970-75); Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1975-84);
Alma mater	Almo Collegio Capranica; Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
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Guido del Mestri also Guido Del Mestri (13 January 1911– 2 August 1993) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1940 to 1984. He was made a cardinal in 1991.

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