Egano Righi-Lambertini

His Eminence

Egano Righi-Lambertini
His Eminence; Egano Righi-Lambertini
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
	Righi-Lambertini in 1967 alongside the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	26 November 1990
Term ended	4 October 2000
Predecessor	Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Successor	Antonio José González Zumárraga
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Delegate to South Korea (1957–60); Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon (1960–63); Titular Archbishop of Doclea (1960–79); Apostolic Nuncio to Chile (1963–67); Apostolic Nuncio to Italy (1967–69); Apostolic Nuncio to France (1969–79); Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1979–90);
Orders
Ordination	25 May 1929; by Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
Consecration	28 October 1960; by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal	30 June 1979; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1979–90); Cardinal-Priest (1990–2000)
Personal details
Born	Egano Righi-Lambertini; 22 February 1906; Casalecchio di Reno, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 October 2000 (aged 94); Rome, Italy
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
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Egano Righi-Lambertini (22 February 1906 – 4 October 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.

He spent decades in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and from 1957 to 1974 held a series of appointments as Papal Delegate to Korea and then Papal Nuncio to Lebanon, Chile, Italy, and France. He was made a cardinal in 1979.