Augustin-Joseph Sépinski

Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski O.F.M. (26 July 1900 – 31 December 1978) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who led the Franciscans from 1952 to 1965 and then worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He is also known as Agostino Sepinski.[lower-alpha 1]

Biography

Augustin-Joseph Sépinski was born in Saint-Julien-lès-Metz, Moselle, France, on 26 July 1900. He was ordained a priest of the Order of Friars Minor on 20 December 1924.

In 1952 he was elected to a six-year term as Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans. He was elected in 1957 to a twelve-year term and held that position until 1965.[3]

He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965); in its opening days he was elected by the Council Fathers to serve on its Commission on Religious.[4][5]

On 2 October 1965, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.[6][lower-alpha 2]

He received his episcopal consecration on 31 November from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani.

On 5 May 1969, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay.[8]

He retired on 29 July 1975.

He died on 31 December 1978, at the age of 78.[9]

Notes
  1. See, for example, accounts of his intervention at the Second Vatican Council.[1][2]
  2. Lacking diplomatic relations, the Holy See had the secretary of its nunciature to Italy deliver the news of Sépinski's appointment to the Israeli embassy to Italy.[7]

References
  1. Novak, Michael (2017). The Open Church. Routledge. p. 169. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. Wiltgen, Ralph (1991). The Inside Story of Vatican II: A Firsthand Account of the Council's Inner Workings. TAN Books. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. de Lubac, Henri. Vatican Council Notebooks. 1. Ignatius Press. p. 414.
  4. "Vatican II: 50 years ago today, Elections Held for Working Commissions". Catholic News Service. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LV. 1963. p. 123. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. Documents Diplomatiques Français (in French). Commission de publication des documents diplomatiques français. 1967. pp. 83, 894. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. Bialer, Uri (2005). Cross on the Star of David: The Christian World in Israel's Foreign Policy, 1948-1967. Indiana University Press. pp. 89–90. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXI. 1969. p. 352. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXI. 1979. p. 148. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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