Mario Brini


Mario Brini
Mario Brini was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.

Biography

Mario Brini was born in Piombino, Italy, on 11 May 1908. He was ordained a priest on 29 June 1938.
On 12 September 1959, Pope John XXIII named him Apostolic Delegate to Indochina. He was named a titular archbishop on 14 October 1961 and received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani on 28 January 1962.
On 13 June 1962, Pope John appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt.
On 2 October 1965, Pope Paul VI named him Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. He retired upon the appointment of his successor, Myroslav Marusyn, on 14 September 1982.
Mario Brini died on 9 December 1995.
Brini played a major role in the 1999 exposé of scandalous behavior by Vatican officials, Gone with the Wind in the Vatican by Monsignor Luigi Marinelli. His family sued the publisher to have all copies of the book destroyed, prompting further publicity for the book's claims.