Eduardo Francisco Pironio

Blessed Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Porto Mirteto
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Sabina-Poggio Mirteto
Appointed	11 July 1995
Term ended	5 February 1998
Predecessor	Agnelo Rossi
Successor	Lucas Moreira Neves
Orders
Ordination	5 December 1943 by Anunciado Serafini
Consecration	31 May 1964 by Antonio José Plaza
Created cardinal	24 May 1976 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1976-87) Cardinal-Priest (1987-95) Cardinal-Bishop (1995-98)
Personal details
Born	Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1920-12-03)3 December 1920 Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	5 February 1998(1998-02-05) (aged 77) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Buried	Basilica of Our Lady of Luján
Parents	José Pironio Enriqueta Rosa Butazzoni
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of Mercedes (1959–60) Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (1964–72) Titular Bishop of Caeciri (1964–72) Apostolic Administrator of Avellaneda (1967) Secretary General of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1968–72) President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (1972–75) Bishop of Mar del Plata (1972–75) Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (1975–76) Titular Archbishop of Thiges (1975–76) Prefect for the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (1975–84) Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1976–87) President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1984–96) President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (1985–89) Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1987–95)
Alma mater	Pontifical Angelicum Athenaeum
Motto	Christus in vobis spes gloriae ("Christ, in You, the hope of glory")
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Feast day	4 February
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	16 December 2023 Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina by Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
Attributes	Cardinal's attire
Shrines	Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, Luján, Argentina

Eduardo Francisco Pironio (3 December 1920 – 5 February 1998) was an Argentine Catholic prelate who served in numerous departments of the Roman Curia from 1975 to 1996. He was named a cardinal in 1976 and Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio in 1995.

Pironio died in 1998 and on 30 June 2006, the Diocese of Rome began requesting testimonies about his life and sanctity, opening his cause of canonization and bestowing upon him the posthumous title, Servant of God. Pope Francis named him as Venerable on 18 February 2022.

Styles of Eduardo Pironio
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Sabina-Poggio Mirteto