Sergio Sebastiani

Styles of
**Sergio Sebastiani**
Styles of; Sergio Sebastiani
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Caesarea in Mauretania (titular)

His Eminence

Sergio Sebastiani
His Eminence; Sergio Sebastiani
President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
	Sebastiani in 2009
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	3 November 1997
Term ended	12 April 2008
Predecessor	Edmund Casimir Szoka
Successor	Velasio De Paolis
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eustachio "pro hac vice" (2001–2024)
Orders
Ordination	15 July 1956; by Norberto Pirini
Consecration	30 October 1976; by Jean-Marie Villot
Created cardinal	21 February 2001; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal Deacon (2001–2011); Cardinal Priest (2011–2024)
Personal details
Born	Sergio Sebastiani; 11 April 1931; Montemonaco, Italy
Died	16 January 2024 (aged 92); Rome, Italy
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar (1976–1985); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius (1976–1985); Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania (1976–2001); Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey (1985–1994); Secretary General of the Committee for the Great Jubilee of 2000 (1994–1997); President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem (1996–1997);
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Lateran University; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
Coat of arms

Sergio Sebastiani (11 April 1931 – 16 January 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was head of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See from 1997 to 2008. He was made a cardinal in 2001. From 1960 to 1994 he worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, becoming an archbishop and apostolic nuncio in 1976 and leading the offices representing the Vatican in Madagascar, Mauritius, and Turkey.

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