Agostino Casaroli

Styles of
**Agostino Casaroli**
Styles of; Agostino Casaroli
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Porto-Santa-Rufina (suburbicarian)

His Eminence

Agostino Casaroli
His Eminence; Agostino Casaroli
Secretary of State
	Agostino Casaroli in 1986
See	Porto-Santa Rufina
Appointed	1 July 1979
Term ended	1 December 1990
Predecessor	Jean-Marie Villot
Successor	Angelo Sodano
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina; Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli;
Orders
Ordination	27 May 1937
Consecration	16 July 1967; by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal	30 June 1979; by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	24 November 1914; Castel San Giovanni, Italy
Died	9 June 1998 (aged 83); Vatican City
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1967–1968); Titular Archbishop of Carthage (1967–1979); Pro-Secretary of the Secretariat of State (1979); President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1979–1984); President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1979–1982);
Motto	Pro fide et justitia
Coat of arms

Agostino Casaroli (24 November 1914 – 9 June 1998) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was an important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the religious persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council.