Lorenzo Cardinal Antonetti (born 31 July 1922 in Romagnano Sesia , Italy) is a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was elevated to the position on 21 February 1998 and is the retired President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia. His title is the Cardinal Deacon of St. Agnes in Agone . He hasspent much of his life as a diplomat for the church, first to Lebanon and Venezuela then to France and the United States, all of which were before his elevation to archbishop.

On the 26 May 1945 at 22 he was ordained priest in Novara, Italy followed by becoming the titular archbishop of Rusellae on 23 February 1968, aged 45. During his life he has served as Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras (appointed 23 February 1968) and Nicaragua (appointed 24 February 1968) which he remained for five years. He was then appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire) on 29 June 1973 where he remained until he became the the Official of State, Roman Curia (appointed 15 June 1977). Finally, he served as the Apostolic Nuncio to France to which he was appointed on 23 September 1988 and where he remained until 1995. In 1995 Pope John Paul II gave him the position of pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia, losing the "pro-" upon elevation to cardinal.

The Daily Catholic describes him as being not papabile due to both "his age and his lack of pastoral work, having been in the administrative and diplomatic corps his entire clerical life."

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• Daily Catholic article
• List of positions held