Umberto Mozzoni

Umberto Mozzoni was born in Buenos Aires, but his family later moved to Macerata, Italy.

Ordained a priest on 14 August 1927, Mozzoni then did pastoral work in the Diocese of Macerata and taught at its seminary until 1935.

He successively served as secretary and auditor of the apostolic delegations to Canada and Great Britain, and the nunciature to Portugal.

He received his episcopal consecration on the following 5 December from Cardinal James Charles McGuigan, with Archbishop Antonio Samoré and Bishop Sivio Cassulo serving as co-consecrators, in the chapel of the Pontifical Roman Seminary.

On 19 June 1974, Mozzoni was appointed President of the Cardinalatial Commission for the Shrines of Pompei and Loreto.