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Carlo Chiarlo, 77, born in the central Italian town of Pontremoli. is a veteran of 40 years in the Vatican foreign service—most of the time in Latin America. From 1922 to 1928 he served in Warsaw; then, with the rank of archbishop, he was sent as papal nuncio to Bolivia. After posts in several Central American countries, Pope Pius XII appointed him nuncio to Brazil in 1946, where he is remembered for his warmth, wit and sharp judgment.
CURIA ADMINISTRATORS
Carlo Confalonieri, 65, has given up his favorite sport of mountain climbing, which he practiced as a sergeant in World War I. Son of a cabinetmaker in the north Italian town of Seveso, he was aide and confidant of Achille Cardinal Ratti, both as Archbishop of Milan and as Pope Pius XI. Since 1950, he has served in Rome as secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities.
Alberto di Jorio, 74, because of his efficiency is known in Vatican circles as the most American of the non-American cardinals. He served as secretary of the Conclave that elected Pope John, looks like a successful banker—which is what, in effect, he is. As secretary of the Institute for Works of Religion, he guides the Vatican bank, whose holdings he is said to have considerably augmented through shrewd investment.
Francesco Roberti, 69, is one of the church's top canon lawyers, a member of many pontifical academies and commissions. When a Communist paper in 1948 accused him of illegal financial manipulations, Lawyer Roberti promptly sued for libel, and won a decision that sent the reporter to jail for 20 months.
Francesco Bracci, 79, oldest of the new cardinals, is known as "the man who never laughs." In 1914 he became a lawyer in the Sacred Rota (Vatican high court), became a top expert on matrimonial cases, is now a full judge of the Rota and secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments.
André Jullien, 76, born near Lyon, France, taught canon law at the seminary there before becoming a judge of the Rota. Since 1944, hardworking, modest Msgr. Jullien has been dean of the Rota.
PASTORS
Giovanni Batista Montini, 61, universally respected throughout Italy as the brightest and busiest of prelates, is the leading new pastoral cardinal, although most of his experience has been in Vatican administration. The son of a well-to-do Brescia lawyer and member of Parliament, Montini entered the Vatican State Secretariat in 1924, where he served for 30 years, becoming (with Tardini) the late Pope's Pro-Secretary of State and one of his closest advisers. He is said to have begged off a red hat in Pius XII's 1952 consistory: instead, the Pope made him in 1954 Archbishop of Milan, Italy's largest diocese. Here, working his usual 18 hours a day, Montini has modernized the archdiocese and successfully challenged the biggest guns that the Communists can muster. Membership in Milan's Red unions has declined notably since his arrival.
Alfonso Castaldo, 68, Archbishop of Naples, is regarded by the people of his native city as almost a living saint. A poor boy who knew what it was to go hungry ("It does not only affect your stomach, but it may have detrimental effects on your soul"), Castaldo as a priest devoted himself to welfare activities and schools, is also known for his personal charities.