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.

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.

[1] Months before his death, in an interview, he stated that: "I am the twenty-second child, the last born, and I have to recognize that the story is somewhat miraculous.

"[2] Pironio attended elementary school prior to moving into the seminary in La Plata where he studied both philosophy and theology.

Pironio was elected president of the Latin American Episcopal Conference in 1972,[3] served until 1974, and was confirmed for an extra year.

On 8 April 1984 Pope John Paul II named him president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

On 28 June 2006 Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Vicar for the Diocese of Rome, stated in an edict that "with the passing of years, his fame for sanctity has increased, and therefore it has been formally requested that we begin his cause of beatification and canonization".

[2] The Archdiocesan Tribunal of Buenos Aires initiated the Argentine phase of the beatification process on 22 February 2007 and it heard the testimony of approximately thirty-three witnesses.

The diocesan process concluded its work in Rome on 11 March 2016 and submitted its documentation to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.