Federico Lunardi

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Federico Lunardi (7 December 1880 – 9 November 1954) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, serving also in the Roman Curia.

Biography[]

Federico Lunardi was born in Livorno, Italy, on 7 November 1880. He was ordained a priest on 30 March 1907.

On 13 December 1936, Pope Pius XI named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Benedetto Aloisi Masella on 12 December 1936.^{[citation needed]}

On 31 October 1938, Pope Pius appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras.^[2]

In December 1947, Pope Pius XII moved him to the Roman Curia, assigning him to the Secretariat of State.

Lunardi was a trained ethnologist and amateur archeologist. In 1948 he published his most important work, a study of the archeology of Honduras.^[3][4]

On 8 July 1949, Pope John Paul returned him to the diplomatic corps, appointing him Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.^[5]

Lunardi died in Asunción on 9 November 1954 following an operation.^[6]

References[]

Additional sources

• Cavallo, Giacomo Walter (2013). Nunzio dei Maya. Monsignor Federico Lunardi e la sua storia (in Italian). Liberodiscrivere edizioni. ISBN 978-8873884392.

External links[]

• Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Federico Lunardi ^{[self-published]}