What is Edward Cassidy?
[[File:Edward Idris Cassidy (1984).jpg|right|thumb|Edward Cassidy]] '''Edward Idris Cassidy''' [[Companion of the Order of Australia|AC]] (5 July 1924 &ndash; 10 April 2021) was an Australian [[Roman Catholic]] cardinal priest. He was the President of the [[Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity]]. He was in charge of the [[Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews]]. He was made a cardinal on 28 June 1991. He spent most of his career in the [[Vatican Diplomatic Corps|diplomatic service of the Holy See]]. Cassidy was born in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Australian One of Two New Vatican Aides|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/31/world/australian-one-of-two-new-vatican-aides.html|access-date=20 February 2017|work=New York Times|date=31 May 1988}}</ref> Cassidy died on 10 April 2021 in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]] at the age of 96.<ref>[https://www.acistampa.com/story/e-morto-il-cardinale-cassidy-una-vita-tra-diplomazia-ed-ecumenismo-16760 E' morto il Cardinale Cassidy, una vita tra diplomazia ed ecumenismo] {{in lang|it}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{cite web| access-date = 4 November 2017| title= Cassidy Card. Edward Idris |publisher= [[Holy See Press Office]] | url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_cassidy_ei.html | url-status=live | archive-date= 4 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170904063043/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_cassidy_ei.html }} * [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcassidye.html Cardinal Cassidy on Catholic hierarchy.org] * [http://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=1557 Interview with Cardinal Cassidy] * [http://www.cathnews.com/news/510/88.php news item on his book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825192142/http://www.cathnews.com/news/510/88.php |date=2006-08-25 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassidy, Edward}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2021 dea