Maurilio Silvani (24 August 1882 – 22 December 1947) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who devoted his entire career to the diplomatic service of the

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. He became an archbishop in 1936 and served as an Apostolic Nuncio from 1936 until his death.

Biography

Maurilio Silvani was born on 24 August 1882 in

Isola Sant'Antonio Isola Sant'Antonio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Alessandria. Isola Sant'Antonio borders the following municipalities: Alluvioni P ...

, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Alessandria on 17 June 1905. He joined the diplomatic service in 1917. His first assignment was serving as secretary to Archbishop

Eugenio Pacelli Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

(later Pope Pius XII), who was the

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. On 24 July 1936,

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named him titular archbishop of

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and

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Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

and the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. He received his episcopal consecration on 13 September 1936 from Cardinal

(later Pope Pius XII). In 1937 he mediated a settlement following the October massacre of several thousand Haitians in the DR by the Dominican military, negotiating with

Rafael Trujillo Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina ( , ; 24 October 189130 May 1961), nicknamed ''El Jefe'' (, "The Chief" or "The Boss"), was a Dominican dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from February 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He ser ...

, military dictator of the Dominican Republic, to secure a payment of $750,000 to Haiti. On 23 May 1942

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

named him

Apostolic Nuncio to Chile The Apostolic Nuncio to Chile is the principal representative of the Pope to the Government of Chile. Apostolic Nuncios to Chile * Giovanni Alessandro Muzi (18 April 1823 – 19 December 1825) *Lorenzo Barili (26 May 1851 – 17 June 1856) * Vin ...

. On 4 May 1946, Pope Pius appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Austria. He died in Vienna on 22 December 1947 after a long illness.

References

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Maurilio Silvani
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silvani, Maurilio 1882 births 1947 deaths People from the Province of Alessandria Apostolic Nuncios to Haiti Apostolic Nuncios to the Dominican Republic Apostolic Nuncios to Chile Apostolic Nuncios to Austria