Pietro Pavan Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Pietro Pavan
Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:25 May 1985
Term End:26 December 1994
Successor:Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Ordination:8 July 1928
Ordained By:Andrea Giacinto Longhin
Cardinal:25 May 1985
Created Cardinal By:Pope John Paul II
Rank:Cardinal-Deacon
Birth Name:Pietro Pavan
Birth Date:30 August 1903
Birth Place:Treviso, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Buried:Campo Verano
Parents:Giuseppe Pavan
Maria Piccioli
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Pietro Pavan (30 August 1903 - 26 December 1994) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church from 1985 until his death in 1994. He was appointed by John Paul II on 25 May 1985.[1] He helped draft the papal encyclical Pacem in terris.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pietro Cardinal Pavan [Catholic-Hierarchy].