agostino cacciavillan (born 14 august 1926) is an italian prelate of the catholic church, a cardinal since 2001. he worked in the diplomatic service of the holy see from 1959 to 1998; he was given the titles of archbishop and nuncio in 1998 and served as pro-nuncio to kenya, india, nepal, and the united states between 1976 and 1998. he then worked in the roman curia from 1998 to 2002 as president of the administration of the patrimony of the apostolic see.