Renato Martino

Renato Raffaele Martino (23 November 1932 – 28 October 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a cardinal from 2003 until his death. He was the longest serving Cardinal Deacon, the Cardinal Protodeacon, to June 2014 to October 2024.

His Eminence Renato Raffaele Martino
Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
Appointed	12 June 2014
Predecessor	Jean-Louis Tauran
Other posts	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti
Orders
Ordination	20 June 1957
Consecration	14 December 1980 by Agostino Casaroli
Created Cardinal	21 October 2003
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth name	Renato Raffaele Martino
Born	(1932-11-23)23 November 1932 Salerno, Italy
Died	28 October 2024(2024-10-28) (aged 91) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian and Vatican
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Segermes (1980–2003) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand (1980–1986) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore (1980–1986) Apostolic Delegate to Laos (1980–1986) Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia (1980–1986) Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam (1983–1986) Official to United Nations (1986–2002) President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (2002–2009) President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (2006–2009)
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	Virtus ex Alto ("Power from on high")
Coat of arms

Martino died in Rome, Italy on 28 October 2024, at the age of 91.