# Giuseppe Caprio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Giuseppe_Caprio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Giuseppe_Caprio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Caprio > Source revision: 1328110340 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian cardinal 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 post Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1990–2005) Previous posts 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) 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 Born Giuseppe Caprio 15 November 1914 Lapio, Benevento, Kingdom of Italy Died 15 October 2005(2005-10-15) (aged 90) Rome, Italy Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles Motto Pax in virtute Coat of arms Styles of Giuseppe Caprio Reference style His Eminence Spoken style Your Eminence Religious style Cardinal Informal style Cardinal **Giuseppe Caprio** (15 November 1914 – 15 October 2005), was an Italian [cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)).[1] He held the post of President of the [Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See](/source/Prefecture_for_the_Economic_Affairs_of_the_Holy_See) before he retired in 1990. Caprio was born just outside Naples and studied at the Gregorian University in Rome before being ordained in 1938.[2] He worked in China for four years before being posted to Vietnam and Taiwan.[3] He was the [internuncio](/source/Internuncio), then [pro-nuncio](/source/Pro-nuncio), to China from 1959 to 1967, and the [pro-nuncio to India](/source/Apostolic_Nunciature_to_India) from 1967 to 1969. He then transferred to the [Roman Curia](/source/Roman_Curia), serving as secretary of the [Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See](/source/Administration_of_the_Patrimony_of_the_Holy_See), then to the [Secretariat of State](/source/Secretariat_of_State_(Vatican)), where he worked for [Pope John Paul I](/source/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](/source/Cardinal-Deacon) of [S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana](/source/Santa_Maria_Ausiliatrice%2C_Rome).[1] He was Cardinal [Protodeacon](/source/Protodeacon) from 22 June 1987. Cardinal Caprio opted for the order of cardinal priests on 26 November 1990, and became the [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of the titular church of [Santa Maria della Vittoria](/source/Santa_Maria_della_Vittoria%2C_Rome). He was a member of the [Constantinian Order](/source/Constantinian_Order).[4] He was also a [Knight of St. Januarius](/source/Order_of_St._Januarius).[5] His motto was "Pax in virtute" (peace in power).[6] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-V_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-V_1-1) [Vatican Press Office, *Caprio Card. Giuseppe*](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_caprio_g.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Independent Newspaper website, *Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio*, article dated 25 October, 2005](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/cardinal-giuseppe-caprio-321990.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The Catholic News Archive website, *Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio*, article published in The Catholic Northwest Progress, Volume 108, Number 38, 27 October 2005](https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=CATHNWP20051027-01.2.23.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Constantinian Order website, *The Constantinian Order and the College of Cardinals*](https://constantinianorder.net/ordine-costantiniano-ed-il-collegio-cardinalizio/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Borbone Due Sicilie website, Biography](http://borbone-due-sicilie.org/the-royal-orders/st-januarius/news/h-e-giuseppe-cardinal-caprio-knight-of-st-janu.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Vatican Press Office website, *Funeral Mass for Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio*](https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/homilies/2005/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20051018_funeral-card-caprio.html) ## External links Wikiquote has quotations related to ***[Giuseppe Caprio](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Search/Giuseppe_Caprio)***. 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