Paolino Limongi (2 December 1914 – 25 May 1967) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the

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. He became an archbishop in 1963 and led the offices representing the Holy See in Costa Rica and Iran.

Biography

Paolino Limongi was born on 2 December 1914 in

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, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 18 July 1937 To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the

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in 1942. On 15 August 1963,

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appointed him titular archbishop of Nicaea Parva and Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. He received his episcopal consecration on 20 October 1963 from Pope Paul. On 9 July 1969, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran. He was replaced in this post on 13 March 1971 by Ernesto Gallina. He died on 5 December 1996.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Paolino Limongi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sigismondi, Pietro 1914 births 1996 deaths People from the Province of Caserta Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncios to Iran