Romolo Carboni

Romolo Carboni (9 May 1911 – 2 September 1999) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who devoted his entire career to the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

[citation needed] His early assignments included postings in Haiti, the United States, and in Rome from 1945 to 1953.

[2] On 28 September 1953, Pope Pius XII named him titular archbishop of Sidon and Apostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.

[3] He received his episcopal consecration on 25 October 1953 from Cardinal Pietro Fumasoni Biondi.

In Australia he was a very public advocate for lay Catholic political organizations,[2] a position opposed by the Australian bishops.