Costante Maltoni (14 February 1915 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
His Excellency Monsignor Costante Maltoni | |
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| Archbishop of Thugga and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan | |
.jpg) Maltoni on his consecration day (1967) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1967–1980 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 January 1967 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | 12 March 1967 by Amleto Cicognani |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1915 Forlimpopoli, Province of Forlì-Cesena, Italy |
| Died | 1 February 1980 Rome |
| Buried | Forlimpopoli's Monumental Cemetery |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| Motto | Portum Fidenter Capit |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Costante Maltoni | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency Monsignor |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Biography
editCostante Maltoni was born on 14 February 1915 in Forlimpopoli, in Italy.[1] From an early age he was the author of popular prose passages, poems and essays, some of which were published in the magazine "Fiera letteraria".[2] After completing his humanistic studies (gymnasium and classical high school) respectively in the seminaries of Bertinoro and Bologna, where he adds the four years in theology, Costante Maltoni was ordained a priest on June 26, 1938 in Forlimpopoli in the Church of S. Pietro.[1]
Later he attended the Pontifical Lateran University and graduated in utruque iure in 1942.[2]
Loyality to the anti-fascist resistance
editIn the meantime, he held various local positions, and during the passage of the war front in Forlimpopoli he was among the prominent exponents of the Resistance.[3][2] Together with the Marquis Gianraniero Paulucci and Silvio Corbari, in his home in Via Monte Grappa in Forlimpopoli he elaborates the insurrectionary communiqué to the Italians entitled "Movimento Patriottico Giovane Italia", of which the family still retains the original document.[4] Citizen and provincial member of the Liberation Committee, he works at the same time to activate sections of the nascent Democrazia Cristiana.[2] In 1946 he attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome and in 1948 he was appointed clerk of the nunciature and used in the Vatican Secretariat of State.[5]
Delegate of the Holy See at the High Commissioner for Refugees O.N.U
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There followed assignments in the nunciatures of the Philippine Islands (1950), Turkey (1953), India (1956), Saigon, Vietnam (1958) and Bern, Switzerland (1960).[6] He was nominated as Councilor of the Nunciature and directed relations between the Vatican and international organizations in Geneva (1961),[2] then became a delegate of the Holy See at the High Commissioner for Refugees O.N.U. (C.I.M.E., A.S.C.S.D.C., B.I.T.).[7] [2]
Episcopal consecration and Apostolic Nunciature
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On 2 January 1967, Pope Paul VI named him titular archbishop of Thugga and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan.[8] and the same year he received his episcopal consecration on 12 March 1967[1] from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani.
The return to Italy and Death
editHe returned to Italy (1970) for serious health reasons and remained there until his death in Rome (1980) which occurred due to a cardio-circulatory collapse with positions of Vatican Secretariat of State. [9] He rests in the family tomb located in the monumental cemetery of Forlimpopoli
Things named in Maltoni's honor
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- On 25 April 2011 a commemorative plate was affixed by the municipality of Forlimpopoli to the birthplace of Costante Maltoni. The house is the same in which the anti-fascist resistance was organized and where the insurrectionary communiqué to the Italians entitled "Movimento Patriottico Giovane Italia" was written.
- The street with the same name in Forlimpopoli in the province of Forlì Cesena was named after Costante Maltoni.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tugga". "Tugga". Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1979. Libr. Ed. Vaticana., 1979. 1979. p. 835.
- ^ a b c d e f Ravaglia, Luciano (1985). "1". Uno sguardo alle origini: testimonianze sulla figura di don Costante Maltoni nel periodo 1943/1946 (in Italian). Nuova Tipografia s.n.c. Forlimpopoli. pp. 19 - 21 - 22 - 61.
- ^ Bandini, Oscar (1972). La Romagna e i generali inglesi (1943-1944). F. Angeli. p. 162.
- ^ The text of the insurrectionary communiqué can be found here
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1900 – 1949" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Nunziatura Apostolica". Apostolic Nunciature of Switzerland and Principality of Lichtenstein (in French). Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "No Restriction on Holy See's Refugee Aid". The Monitor. 1 December 1961. Retrieved 13 June 2020 – via Catholic News Archive.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LIX. 1967. pp. 105, 379, 441, 723. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXII. 1980. p. 256. Retrieved 12 June 2020.