He Died at the Age of 88 Yesterday

Paolo Cardinal Romeo †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani

Motto: Caritas Omnia Sustinet

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
20 Feb 1938		Born
18 Mar 1961	23.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Acireale, Italy
17 Dec 1983	45.8	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Vulturia
17 Dec 1983	45.8	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti
6 Jan 1984	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Vulturia
24 Apr 1990	52.1	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
5 Feb 1999	60.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
17 Apr 2001	63.1	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
17 Apr 2001	63.1	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino
19 Dec 2006	68.8	Appointed	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
10 Feb 2007	68.9	Installed	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
20 Nov 2010	72.7	Elevated to Cardinal
20 Nov 2010	72.7	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani
22 Jan 2011	72.9	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani
8 Apr 2013	75.1	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
28 Jun 2015	77.3	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
27 Oct 2015	77.6	Retired	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
25 Oct 2026	88.6	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

Ad Limina – March 2007: Bishop
Consistory – 2010: Created Cardinal
Conclave – 2013: Participated
Ad Limina – May 2013: Bishop
Conclave – 2025: Non-Voting (Age)

His ecclesiastical career was mainly diplomatic. In 1983 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Vulturia and Nuncio to Haiti, moving in 1990 to Colombia,

in 1999 to Canada and in 2001 to Italy and San Marino. In 2006, he was appointed Archbishop of Palermo by Benedict XVI, who created him cardinal in 2010.

He participated in the Conclave that elected Pope Francis and, having already turned 80, he was unable to participate in the one that elected Leo XIV in 2025.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the Archdiocese of Palermo on 27 October 2015