Achille Silvestrini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Achille Silvestrini

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Brisighella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 29-Aug-2019

Profession: diplomat, Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.
He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1991 to 2000.