Giuseppe Caprio

Giuseppe Caprio (15 November 1914 – 15 October 2005), was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He held the post of President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See before he retired in 1990. He had been the internuncio, then pro-nuncio, to China from 1959–1967, and the pro-nuncio to India from 1967–1969.

His Eminence Giuseppe Caprio
Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	14 December 1988
Term ended	21 December 1995
Predecessor	Maximilien de Fürstenberg
Successor	Carlo Furno
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1990-2005)
Orders
Ordination	17 December 1938 by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Consecration	14 December 1961 by Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian
Created cardinal	30 June 1979 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1979-90) Cardinal-Priest (1990-2005)
Personal details
Birth name	Giuseppe Caprio
Born	15 November 1914 Lapio, Benevento, Kingdom of Italy
Died	15 October 2005(2005-10-15) (aged 90) Rome, Italy
Previous post	Apostolic Internuncio to China (1959-66) Titular Archbishop of Apollonia (1961-79) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China (1966-67) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India (1967-69) Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1969-77) Substitute for General Affairs (1977-79) Pro-President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1979) Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana (1979-90) President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1979-81) President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1981-90) Protodeacon (1987-90)
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles
Motto	Pax in virtute
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Styles of Giuseppe Caprio
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

He then transferred to the Roman Curia, serving as secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, then to the Secretariat of State, where he worked for Pope John Paul I before being appointed President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See in 1979, and then to the presidency of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See in 1981. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979, becoming Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana. He was Cardinal Protodeacon from 22 June 1987.

Cardinal Caprio opted for the order of cardinal priests on 26 November 1990, and became the Cardinal-Priest of the titular church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. He was also a Knight of St. Januarius.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Benelli	Substitute for General Affairs 14 June 1977 – 28 April 1979	Succeeded by Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Preceded by Jean-Marie Villot	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 28 April 1979 – 30 January 1981	Succeeded by Agostino Casaroli
Preceded by Egidio Vagnozzi	President for the Prefecture of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See 1981–1990	Succeeded by Edmund Szoka
Preceded by Opilio Rossi	Cardinal Protodeacon 22 June 1987 – 26 November 1990	Succeeded by Aurelio Sabattani
Preceded by Maximilien de Furstenberg	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 1988–1995	Succeeded by Carlo Furno
Preceded by James Knox	Apostolic Pro-nuncio to India 22 Aug 1967 – 19 Apr 1969	Succeeded by Marie-Joseph Lemieux