Background
Baggio, Sebastiano Cardinal was born on May 16, 1913 in Rosà, Italy. Son of Giovanni Battista and Pierina Baggio.
Baggio, Sebastiano Cardinal was born on May 16, 1913 in Rosà, Italy. Son of Giovanni Battista and Pierina Baggio.
Student, Seminario Vescovile di Vicenza, Pontificia Universita Gregoriana. Student, Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica and Scuola di Paleografia e Biblioteconomia in Vaticano.
Secretary Nunciatures in El Salvador, Bolivia, Venezuela, 1938-1946. With secretary state, 1946-1948. Chargé d'Affaires Colombia, 1948-1950, Sacra Congregazione Concistoriale, 1950-1953.
Titular archbishop of Ephesus, 1953-1993. Apostolic nuncio, Chile, 1953-1959. Apostolic delegate, Canada, 1959-1964.
Apostolic Nuncio, Brazil, 1964-1969. Elevated to Cardinal, 1969. Archbishop of Cagliari, 1969.
Head Sacred Congregation for Bishops of Roman Catholic Church, 1973-1984. President Pontifical Commission for Latin American, 1973, for Vatican City's State, 1984. Chamber of the Roman Church, 1985.
Cardinal patron Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 1984.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1935.
