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Silvio Luoni

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'''Silvio Luoni''' (7 July 1920 – 11 April 1982) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the Vatican's Secretariat of State and in the diplomatic service of the [[Holy See]].

==Biography==
Silvio Luoni was born in [[Busto Arsizio]], Italy, on 7 July 1920. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Milan on 1 October 1944.

He joined the staff of the [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretariat of State]] in 1950<ref name=upi/> or 1953.<ref name=pais>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> On 12 September 1966, then a priest of the Diocese of Rome, he was made a [[Prelate of Honour of His Holiness]], entitled "Monsignor".<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> One focus of his responsibilities at the Secretariat was international organizations of lay Catholics, whose role in supporting the Holy See's participation in international organizations was critical to Pope Paul foreign policy.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

On 9 July 1969, [[Pope Paul VI]] appointed him Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

On 12 August 1971, Pope Paul appointed him [[Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

On 15 May 1978, [[Pope John Paul II]] named him titular archbishop of Turris in Mauretania,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> [[Apostolic Nunciature to Thailand|Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand]], and Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Malaysia, and Singapore.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal [[Giovanni Umberto Colombo]], Archbishop of Milan, on 25 June 1978.Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)

[[Pope John Paul II]] named him head of the Vatican delegation to the Madrid conference of the [[Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (CSCE) in 1980/81.<ref name=upi/><ref name=pais/> He died after a long illness in a Milan hospital on 11 April 1982 at the age of 61.<ref name=upi>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=pais/>

==References==


==External links==
*[https://ift.tt/360eXYY Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Silvio Luoni]


[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:1982 deaths]]
[[Category:Officials of the Roman Curia]]
[[Category:Apostolic Nuncios to Singapore]]
[[Category:Apostolic Nuncios to Thailand]]
[[Category:Apostolic Nuncios to Laos]]
[[Category:Apostolic Nuncios to Malaysia]]
[[Category:People from the Province of Varese]]


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