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Cardinal Suburbicarian See

Ostia

Suburbicarian See: Diocese of Ostia

Governed by: Cardinal Agostino Vallini (73) (Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome)

Also known as: Ostien(sis) (Latin)

History

229: Established as Cardinal Suburbicarian See of Ostia (Italiano) / Ostien(sis) (Latin)
1150: Renamed as Cardinal Suburbicarian See of Ostia–Velletri (Italiano) / Ostien(sis)–Velitern(us) (Latin)
1914.05.05: Renamed as Cardinal Suburbicarian See of Ostia (Italiano) / Ostien(sis) (Latin)

Cardinal-Protector

Cardinal Angelo Sodano (85)
(2005.04.30 – ...)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum
Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

Born:	1927.11.23 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1950.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.01.15
Created Cardinal:	1991.06.28

Apostolic Nuncio to Chile (1977.11.30 – 1988.05.23)

Titular Archbishop of Nova Cæsaris (1977.11.30 – 1991.06.28)

Secretary of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1988.05.23 – 1989.03.01)

Secretary for the Relations with States of Secretariat of State (1989.03.01 – 1990.12.01)

President of Pontifical Commission for Russia (1989.03.01 – 1993.01.15)

Pro-Secretary of State of Secretariat of State (1990.12.01 – 1991.06.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1991.06.28 – 1994.01.10)

Secretary of State of Secretariat of State (1991.06.29 – 2006.09.15)

President of Interdicasterial Commission on Particular Churches (1991.06.29 – 2006.09.15)

President of Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe (1991.06.29 – 2006.09.15)

Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1991.06.29 – 2006.09.15)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1994.01.10 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova in commendum (1994.01.10 – ...)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals (2002.11.30 – 2005.04.30)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2005.04.30 [2005.07.10] – ...)

Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals (2005.04.30 – ...)

Past Cardinal-Protectors

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (86) (later Pope Benedict XVI) (2002.11.30 – 2005.04.19)
Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (1993.06.05 – 2002.11.30)
Cardinal Agnelo Rossi (1986.12.19 – 1993.05.31)
Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri (1977.12.12 – 1986.08.01)
Cardinal Luigi Traglia (1974.01.07 – 1977.11.22)
Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (1972.03.24 – 1973.12.17)
Cardinal Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (1951.01.13 – 1972.02.21)
Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani (1948.02.16 – 1951.01.13)
Cardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (1930.07.09 – 1948.02.16)
Cardinal Vicenzo Vannutelli (1915.12.06 – 1930.07.09)
Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli (1914.05.25 – 1915.08.19)
Cardinal Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano (1896.11.30 – 1913.12.07)
Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valletta (1889.05.24 – 1896.07.14)
Cardinal Carlo Sacconi (1884.03.24 – 1889.02.25)
Cardinal Camillo Di Pietro (1878.07.15 – 1884.03.06)
Cardinal Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (1877.03.12 – 1878.03.30)
Cardinal Costantino Patrizi Naro (1870.10.08 – 1876.12.17)
Cardinal Mario Mattei (1860.12.17 – 1870.10.07)
Cardinal Vincenzo Macchi (1847.06.11 – 1860.09.30)
Cardinal Luigi Micara, O.F.M. Cap. (1844.06.17 – 1847.05.24)
Cardinal Bartolomeo Pacca (1830.07.05 – 1844.04.19)
Cardinal Giulio Maria Della Somaglia (1820.05.29 – 1830.04.02)
Cardinal Alessandro Mattei (1814.09.26 – 1820.04.20)
Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli (1807.08.03 – 1811.01.23)
Cardinal Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart of York (1803.09.26 – 1807.07.13)
Cardinal Gian Francesco Albani (1775.12.18 – 1803.09.15)
Cardinal Fabrizio Serbelloni (1774.04.18 – 1775.12.07)
Cardinal Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini (1763.05.16 – 1774.03.07)
Cardinal Giuseppe Spinelli (1761.07.13 – 1763.04.12)
Cardinal Raniero D’Elci (1756.01.12 – 1761.06.22)
Cardinal Pierluigi Carafa (1753.04.09 – 1755.12.15)
Cardinal Tommaso Ruffo (1740.08.29 – 1753.02.16)
Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni (1738.09.03 – 1740.02.29)
Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1726.07.01 – 1738.08.17)
Cardinal Fabrizio Paolucci (1725.11.19 – 1726.06.12)
Cardinal Francesco del Giudice (1724.06.12 – 1725.10.10)
Cardinal Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (1721.03.03 – 1724.05.05)
Cardinal Fulvio Astalli (1719.04.26 – 1721.01.14)
Cardinal Nicolò Acciaiuoli (1715.03.18 – 1719.02.23)
Cardinal Emmanuel-Théodose de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon (1700.12.15 – 1715.03.02)
Cardinal Alderano Cibo (1687.11.10 – 1700.07.22)
Cardinal Niccolò Albergati Ludovisi (1683.02.15 – 1687.08.09)
Cardinal Cesare Facchinetti (1680.01.08 – 1683.01.30)
Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1666.10.11 – 1679.12.10)
Cardinal Carlo de’ Medici (1652.09.23 – 1666.06.17)
Cardinal Giulio Roma (1652.04.29 – 1652.09.16)
Cardinal Marcello Lante (1641.07.01 – 1652.04.19)
Cardinal Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia (1639.03.28 – 1641.06.01)
Cardinal Domenico Ginnasi (1630.07.15 – 1639.03.12)
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Deti (1629.08.20 – 1630.07.13)
Cardinal Ottavio Bandini (1626.09.07 – 1629.08.01)
Cardinal Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte Santa Maria (1623.09.27 – 1627.08.27)
Cardinal Antonmaria Sauli (1620.04.06 – 1623.08.24)
Cardinal Antonio Maria Galli (1615.09.16 – 1620.03.30)
Cardinal François de Joyeuse (1611.08.17 – 1615.08.23)
Cardinal Domenico Pinelli (1607.02.07 – 1611.08.09)
Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio (1603.02.19 – 1607.02.03)
Cardinal Alfonso Gesualdo (1591.03.20 – 1603.02.14)
Cardinal Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni (1589.03.02 – 1591.03.18)
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1580.12.05 – 1589.03.02)
Cardinal Giovanni Girolamo Morone (1570.07.03 – 1580.12.01)
Cardinal Francesco Pisani (1564.05.12 – 1570.06.28)
Cardinal Rodolfo Pio (1562.05.18 – 1564.05.02)
Cardinal François de Tournon (1560.03.13 – 1562.04.22)
Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1555.05.29 – 1560.02.16)
Cardinal Gian Pietro Carafa (later Pope Paul IV) (1553.12.11 – 1555.05.23)
Cardinal Giovanni Domenico De Cupis (1537.11.28 – 1553.12.10)
Cardinal Giovanni Piccolomini (1535.02.26 – 1537.11.21)
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (later Pope Paul III) (1524.06.15 – 1534.10.13)
Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi (1524.05.20 – 1524.06.15)
Cardinal Francesco Soderini (1523.12.18 – 1524.05.17)
Cardinal Bernardino López de Carvajal (1521.07.24 – 1523.12.16)
Cardinal Raffaele Sansone Riario della Rovere (1511.01.20 – 1521.07.09)
Cardinal Oliviero Carafa (1503.11.29 – 1511.01.20)
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, O.F.M. (later Pope Julius II) (1483.01.31 – 1503.11.01)
Cardinal Guillaume d’Estouteville, O.S.B. (1461.10.26 – 1483.01.22)
Cardinal Giorgio Fieschi (1455.04.28 – 1461.10.11)
Cardinal Juan de Cervantes (1447.03.27 – 1453.11.25)
Cardinal Antonio Correr, O.S.A. (1431.03.14 – 1445.01.19)
Pseudocardinal Jean Allarmet de Brogny (* 1405.06.13 – 1426.02.16)
Pseudocardinal Leonardo Rossi da Giffoni, O.F.M. (* 1398.10 – 1407.03)
Cardinal Angelo Acciaioli (1397.08.29 – 1408.05.31)
Cardinal Philippe d’Alençon de Valois (1388 – 1397.08.16)
Cardinal Bertrand Lagier, O.F.M. (1378.04 – 1392.11.08)
Cardinal Pierre d’Estaing, O.S.B. (1373.09.28 – 1377.11.18)
Cardinal Guillaume de la Sudré, O.P. (1367.09.17 – 1373.09.28)
Cardinal Élie de Saint-Yrieix, O.S.B. (1363 – 1367.05.10)
Cardinal Andouin Aubert (1361 – 1363.05.10)
Cardinal Pierre Bertrand (1353 – 1361.07.13)
Cardinal Étienne Aubert (later Pope Innocent VI) (1352.02.13 – 1352.12.18)
Pseudocardinal Giacomo Alberti (* 1328.05.15 – 1335?)
Cardinal Bertrand du Pouget (1327.12.18 – 1352.02.03)
Cardinal Regnaud de la Porte (1321.03 – 1325.08?)
Cardinal Niccolò Alberti, O.P. (1303.12.18 – 1321.04.01)
Blessed Cardinal Niccolò di Boccasini, O.P. (later Pope Benedict XI) (1300.03.02 – 1303.10.22)
Cardinal Hugues Aycelin de Billom, O.P. (1294.08 – 1298.12.30)
Cardinal Latino Malabranca Orsini, O.P. (1278.03.12 – 1294.08.10)
Blessed Cardinal Pierre de Tarentaise, O.P. (later Pope Innocent V) (1273.06.03 – 1276.01.21)
Cardinal Enrico Bartolomei di Susa (1262.05.22 – 1271.10.25)
Cardinal Hugues de Saint-Cher, O.P. (1261.12.24 – 1263.03.19)
Cardinal Rinaldo dei signori di Ienne (later Pope Alexander IV) (1232.10.21 – 1254.12.12)
Cardinal Ugolino dei conti di Segni (later Pope Gregory IX) (1206.05 – 1227.03.19)
Cardinal Ubaldo Allucingoli (later Pope Lucius III) (1159.01.01 – 1181.09.01)
Cardinal Giovanni, O.S.B. Cam. (1126.12 – 1133)
Cardinal Lamberto Scannabecchi (later Pope Honorius II) (1117 – 1124.12.15)
Blessed Cardinal Ottoni di Lagery di Châtillon-sur-Marne, O.S.B. (later Pope Urban II) (1078 – 1088.03.12)

as of 2013.06.11

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