Antonio Samoré
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Samoré (December 4, 1905–February 3, 1983) was a Catholic Cardinal. Leader of the Pontifical Commission for South America, he was charged by Pope Paul VI to oppose support of Liberation theology and "ecclesial base communities" (CEBs) by the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) before and after the Second Vatican Council (1962-65).
In 1950 he was ordained as a titular archbishop and appointed the nuncio to Colombia. He returned to Rome, to serve in the Roman Curia in 1953 and was made a Cardinal Priest by Pope Paul in the consistory of 1967. The next year, Pope Paul named him the Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments. In 1974 he was appointed Archivist for the Vatican Secret Archives and Librarian for the Vatican Library. Later that year, Pope Paul elevated Samoré to Cardinal Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto.
In 1977-1978, he acted as a representative for Pope John Paul II to operate a mediation between Chile and Argentina, in the brink of war, because of a disagreement concerning the ownership of the strategic Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands during the Beagle conflict.
The international pass of Puyehue, that links Osorno in Chile with Bariloche (Argentina) was later renamed after him as Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass.
[edit] External link
 |
This article about a Roman Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
