Cardinals Created by John Paul II (2001)

Consistory of 2001.02.21 (42)Papal Speeches

Italy1. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (90)Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (90)

Virtus ex alto

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto
Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals

Born:1934.01.30 (Borno, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1957.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:1987.11.07
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Priest of Brescia (Italy) (1957.03.03 – 1987.10.09)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1964.01.07 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1987.10.09)

Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State (1979.12.01 – 1987.10.09)

Secretary of Congregation for Bishops (1987.10.09 – 1989.12.12)

Secretary of College of Cardinals (1987.10.09 – 1989.12.12)

Titular Archbishop of Vescovìo (1987.10.09 – 2001.02.21)

Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State (1989.12.12 – 2000.09.16)

Prefect of Congregation for Bishops (2000.09.16 – 2010.06.30)

President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2000.09.16 – 2010.06.30)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (2001.02.21 [2001.03.18] – 2002.10.01)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (2002.10.01 [2002.12.22] – ...)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals (2017.06.10 – 2020.01.25)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2020.01.25 [2020.11.15] – ...)

Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals (2020.01.25 – ...)

Vietnam2. Venerable Cardinal François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận

Gaudium et spes

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala
former Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam)
former President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

Born:1928.04.17 (Huê, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1953.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1967.06.24
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2002.09.16 (Roma, Italy † 74)

Priest of Huê (Vietnam) (1953.06.11 – 1967.04.13)

Bishop of Nha Trang (Vietnam) (1967.04.13 – 1975.04.24)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Vietnam) (1975.04.24 – 1994.11.24)

Titular Archbishop of Vadesi (1975.04.24 – 2001.02.21)

Vice-President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1994.11.24 – 1998.06.24)

President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1998.06.24 – 2002.09.16)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala (2001.02.21 [2001.10.14] – 2002.09.16)

Cardinal.

Italy3. Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan

In virtute Dei

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title
former President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Born:1926.08.14 (Novale di Valdagno, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1949.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:1976.02.28
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2022.03.05 (Vatican City State † 95)

Priest of Vicenza (Italy) (1949.06.26 – 1976.01.17)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1963.06.21 – 1973.08.26)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1973.08.26 – 1976.01.17)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya (1976.01.17 – 1981.05.09)

Titular Archbishop of Amiterno (1976.01.17 – 2001.02.21)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India (1981.05.09 – 1990.06.13)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal (1985.04.30 – 1990.06.13)

Permanent Observer to Organization of American States (OAS) (1990 – 1998.11.05)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to United States of America (1990.06.13 – 1998.11.05)

President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1998.11.05 – 2002.10.01)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2001.02.21 [2001.04.21] – 2011.02.21)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (2008.03.01 – 2011.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2022.03.05)

Italy4. Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title
former President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

Born:1931.04.11 (Montemonaco, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:1976.10.30
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2024.01.16 (Roma, Italy † 92)

Priest of Fermo (Italy) (1956.07.15 – 1976.09.27)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1963.06.21 – 1974.04.30)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1974.04.30 – 1976.09.27)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar (1976.09.27 – 1985.01.08)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius (1976.09.27 – 1985.01.08)

Titular Archbishop of Cesarea in Mauretania (1976.09.27 – 2001.02.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Turkiye (1985.01.08 – 1994.11.16)

Secretary General of Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 (1994.11.16 – 1997.11.03)

President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem (1996 – 1997.11.03)

President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1997.11.03 – 2008.04.12)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (2001.02.21 [2001.04.29] – 2011.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eustachio pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2024.01.16)

Poland5. Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski

Illum oportet crescere

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title
former Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)
former President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations

Born:1939.10.11 (Bródki, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1963.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:1983.01.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2020.07.17 (Roma, Italy † 80)

Priest of Poznań (Poland) (1963.05.27 – 1982.12.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1977.12.06 – 1982.12.21)

Titular Bishop of Agropoli (1982.12.21 – 1991.12.16)

Secretary of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1982.12.21 – 1998.10.05)

Titular Archbishop of Agropoli (1991.12.16 – 2001.02.21)

President of Commission for Advocates (1998 – 1999)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1998.10.05 – 1999.11.15)

President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State (1998.10.05 – 1999.11.15)

President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order (1999.11.15 – 2013.01.16)

President of Interdicastery Commission for Equitable Distribution of Priests (1999.11.15 – 2013.01.16)

Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions) (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

Patron of Pontifical Superior Institute of Latinità (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (1999.11.15 – 2015.03.31)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (2001.02.21 [2001.05.12] – 2011.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2020.07.17)

Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta graviora (2015.01.21 – 2019)

Portugal6. Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (92)Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. (92)

Veritas in caritate

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Born:1932.01.06 (Gagos, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1957.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:1988.07.02
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University (1977 – 1983)

Rector Magnificus of Pontifical Urbaniana University (1986 – 1988.05.26)

Secretary of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (1988.05.26 – 1998.05.30)

Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica (1988.05.26 – 2001.02.21)

Prefect of Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1998.05.30 – 2008.07.09)

Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (2001.02.21 [2001.04.22] – 2009.02.24)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (2009.02.24 – ...)

Italy7. Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe (80)Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe (80)

In nomine Domini

Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso pro hac vice Title
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Napoli (Italy)

Born:1943.06.02 (Carinaro, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1967.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:1992.04.26
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Priest of Aversa (Italy) (1967.03.12 – 1992.04.02)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1977.06.05 – 1987.10.10)

Vice-President of Vatican Television Centre (1984 – 1989)

Assessor for General Affairs of Secretariat of State (1987.10.10 – 1992.04.02)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1987.10.10 – 1992.04.02)

Secretary of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari (1992 – 1996)

Secretary of Congregation for Clergy (1992.04.02 – 1997.11.03)

Titular Archbishop of Grado (1992.04.02 – 2001.02.21)

Secretary General of Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 (1997.11.03 – 2001)

President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem (1997.11.08 – 2001.07.25)

Cardinal-Deacon of Dio Padre misericordioso (2001.02.21 [2003.11.16] – 2006.05.20)

Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (2001.04.09 – 2006.05.20)

President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious (2001.04.09 – 2006.05.20)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University (2001.04.09 – 2006.05.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) (2006.05.20 – 2020.12.12)

Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso pro hac vice Title (2006.05.20 – ...)

Argentina8. Cardinal Jorge María Mejía

Ipse est pax nostra

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title
former Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library
former Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives

Born:1923.01.31 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1945.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:1986.04.12
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2014.12.09 (Roma, Italy † 91)

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1945.09.22 – 1986.03.08)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1978.09.20 – 1986.03.08)

Titular Bishop of Apollonia (1986.03.08 – 1994.03.05)

Vice-President of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1986.03.08 – 1994.03.05)

Secretary of Congregation for Bishops (1994.03.05 – 1998.03.07)

Titular Archbishop of Apollonia (1994.03.05 – 2001.02.21)

Secretary of College of Cardinals (1994.03.10 – 1998.03.07)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (1998.03.07 – 2003.11.24)

Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library (1998.03.07 – 2003.11.24)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità (2001.02.21 [2001.02.24] – 2011.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo della Carità pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2014.12.09)

Syria9. Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud (Basile Moussa Daoud) (Syriac Rite)

former Cardinal-Patriarch
former Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon)
former Patriarch ad personam

Born:1930.09.18 (Meskané, Syria)
Ordained Priest:1954.10.17
Consecrated Bishop:1977.09.18
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2012.04.07 (Roma, Italy † 81)

Priest of Beirut of the Syriacs (Lebanon) (1954.10.17 – 1977.07.22)

Bishop of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) ([1977.07.02] 1977.07.22 – 1994.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Homs of the Syriacs (Syria) ([1994.07.01] 1994.07.06 – 1998.10.13)

Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriacs (Lebanon) ([1998.10.13] 1998.10.20 – 2001.01.08)

President of Synod of the Syriac Catholic Church (1998.10.20 – 2001.01.08)

Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2000.11.25 – 2007.06.09)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute (2000.11.25 – 2007.06.09)

Patriarch ad personam (2001.01.08 – 2012.04.07)

Cardinal-Patriarch (2001.02.21 – 2012.04.07)

Italy10. Cardinal Mario Francesco Pompedda

Soli Deo

former Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina
former President of Commission for Advocates

Born:1929.04.18 (Ozieri, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1951.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1998.01.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2006.10.18 (Roma, Italy † 77)

Priest of Roma (Italy) (1951.12.23 – 1969.05.08)

Papal Master of Ceremonies of Prefecture for Pontifical Ceremonies (1967 – 1969.05.08)

Prelate Auditor of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (1969.05.08 – 1993.09.11)

Dean of Tribunal of the Roman Rota (1993.09.11 – 1999.11.16)

President of Appeals Court of Vatican City State (1993.11 – 1999.11.16)

President of Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia (1997 – 1999.11.16)

Titular Archbishop of Bisarcio (1997.11.29 – 2001.02.21)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1999.11.16 – 2004.05.27)

President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State (1999.11.16 – 2004.05.27)

President of Commission for Advocates (2000.03.07 – 2006.10.18)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina (2001.02.21 [2001.03.25] – 2006.10.18)

Germany11. Cardinal Walter Kasper (91)Cardinal Walter Kasper (91)

Veritatem in caritate

Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title
Bishop emeritus of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany)
President emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
President emeritus of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

Born:1933.03.05 (Heidenheim, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1957.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:1989.06.17
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Priest of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) (1957.04.06 – 1989.04.04)

Bishop of Rottenburg–Stuttgart (Germany) (1989.04.04 – 1999.05.31)

Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1999.03.16 – 2001.02.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001.02.21 [2001.03.25] – 2011.02.21)

President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (2001.03.03 – 2010.07.01)

President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (2001.03.03 – 2010.07.01)

Cardinal-Priest of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – ...)

Germany12. Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt

Surrexit Dominus vere

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn (Germany)

Born:1926.01.31 (Schwelm, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1952.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:1968.03.01
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2002.07.25 (Paderborn, Germany † 76)

Priest of Paderborn (Germany) (1952.08.06 – 1968.03.12)

Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati (1968.03.12 – 1974.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany) (1968.03.12 – 1974.04.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paderborn (Germany) (1974.04.04 – 2002.07.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio (2001.02.21 [2001.10.14] – 2002.07.25)

Ecuador13. Cardinal Antonio José González Zumárraga

Spiritus unitatis unitas caritate

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador)

Born:1925.03.18 (Pujilí, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1951.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1969.06.15
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2008.10.13 (Valle de los Chillos, Ecuador † 83)

Priest of Quito (Ecuador) (1951.06.29 – 1969.05.17)

Titular Bishop of Tagarata (1969.05.17 – 1978.01.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1969.05.17 – 1978.01.30)

Bishop of Machala (Ecuador) (1978.01.30 – 1980.06.28)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1980.06.28 – 1985.06.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1985.06.01 – 2003.03.21)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (1987 – 1993)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (2001.02.21 [2001.02.25] – 2008.10.13)

India14. Cardinal Ivan Dias

Servus

former Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India)
former Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples

Born:1936.04.14 (Mumbai, India)
Ordained Priest:1958.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1982.06.19
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2017.06.19 (Roma, Italy † 81)

Priest of Bombay (India) (1958.12.08 – 1982.05.08)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1964.12.04 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1982.05.08)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin (1982.05.08 – 1987.06.20)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana (1982.05.08 – 1987.06.20)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Togo (1982.05.08 – 1987.06.20)

Titular Archbishop of Rusibisir (1982.05.08 – 1996.11.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Korea (1987.06.20 – 1991.01.16)

Apostolic Nuncio to Albania (1991.01.16 – 1996.11.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania (Albania) (1992 – 1996.11.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay (India) (1996.11.08 – 2006.05.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella (2001.02.21 [2001.06.03] – 2017.06.19)

Prefect of Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10)

President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University (2006.05.20 – 2011.05.10)

Brazil15. Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo

Caritas cum fide

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova
former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

Born:1933.10.19 (Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1957.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:1978.08.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2023.08.26 (Londrina, PR, Brazil † 89)

Priest of São Paulo (Brazil) (1957.06.27 – 1978.05.05)

Bishop of Toledo (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 1982.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Londrina (Brazil) (1982.10.04 – 1991.09.16)

Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (1991.09.16 – 1999.01.13)

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1999 – 2003)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1999.01.13 – 2011.01.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2023.08.26)

President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2003.05 – 2007.05)

Colombia16. Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Sáenz

Caritas Christi urget nos

former Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia)

Born:1932.09.13 (Cartago, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:1972.07.11
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2024.04.15 (Bogotá, Colombia † 91)

Priest of Cali (Colombia) (1956.07.08 – 1971.06.02)

Bishop of Cúcuta (Colombia) (1971.06.02 – 1983.03.26)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (1983.03.26 – 1985.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cali (Colombia) (1985.02.07 – 1994.12.27)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1990 – 1996)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1994.12.27 – 2010.07.08)

Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo (2001.02.21 [2001.02.25] – 2024.04.15)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (2002 – 2005.07.05)

USA17. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick (93) (later Mr.)

Come Lord Jesus

Cardinal-Priest emeritus of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA)

Born:1930.07.07 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1958.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:1977.06.29
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Resigned as Cardinal:2018.07.28

Priest of New York (USA) (1958.05.31 – 1977.05.24)

Domestic Prelate (1965.11.10 – 1968.03.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1977.05.24)

Titular Bishop of Rusibisir (1977.05.24 – 1981.11.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1977.05.24 – 1981.11.19)

Bishop of Metuchen (USA) (1981.11.19 – 1986.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA) (1986.05.30 – 2000.11.21)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) (1998.10.17 – 2000.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (2000.11.21 – 2006.05.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (2001.02.21 [2001.06.28] – 2018.07.28)

Resigned cardinalate (2018.07.28)

Lay state (2019.02.13)

Ireland18. Cardinal Desmond Connell

Secundum verbum tuum

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Born:1926.03.24 (Phibsboro, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1951.05.19
Consecrated Bishop:1988.03.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2017.02.21 (Dubln, Ireland † 90)

Priest of Dublin (Ireland) (1951.05.19 – 1988.01.21)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1984.08.20 – 1988.01.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland) (1988.01.21 – 2004.04.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (2001.02.21 [2001.04.22] – 2017.02.21)

Lithuania19. Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (87)Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis (87)

Sub tuum præsidium

Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vilnius (Lithuania)

Born:1937.02.01 (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:1961.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1988.10.04
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Priest of Kaunas (Lithuania) (1961.03.18 – 1988.08.05)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1965.06.26 – 1968.03.28)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1979.06.18)

Undersecretary of Council for the Public Affairs of the Church (1979 – 1988.08.05)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1979.06.18 – 1988.08.05)

Titular Archbishop of Meta (1988.08.05 – 1991.12.24)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands (1988.08.05 – 1991.12.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1991.12.24 – 2013.04.05)

President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (1993.10.15 – 1999.11.03)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (1999.11.03 – 2002.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia (2001.02.21 [2001.05.19] – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2002.09.20 – 2005.09.20)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2005.09.20 – 2011.10.26)

Chile20. Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch. (90)Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, I.Sch. (90)

Ut vitam habeant

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Santiago (Chile)

Born:1933.09.05 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:1961.07.16
Consecrated Bishop:1991.01.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Superior General of Institute of Schönstatt Fathers (1974 – 1990.12.22)

Titular Archbishop of Hólar (1990.12.22 – 1996.09.24)

Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (1990.12.22 – 1996.09.24)

Archbishop-Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) (1996.09.24 – 1998.04.24)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chile (1998 – 2004)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) (1998.04.24 – 2010.12.15)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1999 – 2003)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (2001.02.21 [2001.10.15] – ...)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2003 – 2007.07.12)

Member of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia (2013.04.13 – 2018.10)

Bolivia21. Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R.

Minister omnium

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)

Born:1936.03.07 (Vallegrande, Bolivia)
Ordained Priest:1962.07.29
Consecrated Bishop:1978.06.08
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2015.12.09 (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia † 79)

Titular Bishop of Apisa maius (1978.04.15 – 1982.01.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1978.04.15 – 1982.01.09)

Bishop of Oruro (Bolivia) (1982.01.09 – 1991.02.06)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1985 – 1991)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1991.02.06 – 2013.05.25)

President of Episcopal Conference of Bolivia (1997 – 2012.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2015.12.09)

South Africa22. Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (83)Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. (83)

Pax et bonum

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia
Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe (South Africa)
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Durban (South Africa)

Born:1941.03.08 (Swartberg, South Africa)
Ordained Priest:1970.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1981.02.28
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Apostolic Administrator of Kokstad (South Africa) (1978 – 1980.11.29)

Bishop of Kokstad (South Africa) (1980.11.29 – 1992.05.29)

President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (1987 – 1993)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Durban (South Africa) (1992.05.29 – 2021.06.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Umzimkulu (South Africa) (1994.08.01 – 2008.12.31)

President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2000 – 2008.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – ...)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2007.02.03 – 2014.02.24)

Member of Council for the Economy (2014.03.08 – 2019.03.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Eshowe (South Africa) (2021.02.09 – ...)

Honduras23. Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (81)Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (81)

Mihi vivere Christus est

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
Coordinator emeritus of Council of Cardinals

Born:1942.12.29 (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Ordained Priest:1970.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:1978.12.08
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Titular Bishop of Pudentiana (1978.10.28 – 1993.01.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) (1978.10.28 – 1993.01.08)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Honduras (1980 – 1988)

Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) (1981 – 1984.01.27)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (1987 – 1991)

Apostolic Administrator of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (1993 – 1994.11.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) (1993.01.08 – 2023.01.26)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1995 – 1999)

President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras (1996 – 2016.06.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – ...)

President of Caritas Internationalis (2007.06.05 [2007.06.09] – 2015.05.15)

Coordinator of Council of Cardinals (2013.04.13 – 2023.03.07)

Cote d’Ivoire24. Cardinal Bernard Agré

Être tout à tous

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)

Born:1926.03.02 (Monga, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:1953.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:1968.10.03
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2014.06.09 (Paris, France † 88)

Priest of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) (1953.07.20 – 1968.06.08)

Domestic Prelate (1961.12.08 – 1968.06.08)

Bishop of Man (Cote d’Ivoire) (1968.06.08 – 1992.03.06)

President of Regional Episcopal Conferences of Western Francophone Africa (1986 – 1991)

Bishop of Yamoussoukro (Cote d’Ivoire) (1992.03.06 – 1994.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) (1994.12.19 – 2006.05.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – 2014.06.09)

France25. Cardinal Louis-Marie Billé

Scio cui credo

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)

Born:1938.02.18 (Fleury-lès-Aubrais, France)
Ordained Priest:1962.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1984.05.19
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2002.03.12 (Talence, France † 64)

Priest of Luçon (France) (1962.03.25 – 1984.03.10)

Bishop of Laval (France) (1984.03.10 – 1995.05.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aix (France) (1995.05.05 – 1998.07.10)

President of Bishops’ Conference of France (1996.11.05 – 2001.11.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1998.07.10 – 2002.03.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (2001.02.21 – 2001.07.22)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (2001.07.22 [2002.01.05] – 2002.03.12)

Venezuela26. Cardinal Ignacio Antonio Velasco García, S.D.B.

Servus Christi pro fratribus

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela)

Born:1929.01.17 (Acarigua, Venezuela)
Ordained Priest:1955.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1990.01.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2003.07.06 (Caracas, Venezuela † 74)

Titular Bishop of Utimmira (1989.10.23 – 1995.05.27)

Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) (1989.10.23 – 1995.05.27)

Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela) (1992.05.27 – 1994.07.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1995.05.27 – 2003.07.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (2001.02.21 [2001.05.24] – 2003.07.06)

Peru27. Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (80)Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (80)

Consummati in unum

Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lima (Peru)

Born:1943.12.28 (Lima, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1977.08.21
Consecrated Bishop:1988.07.03
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21

Priest of Lima (Peru) (1977.08.21 – 1988.05.23)

Titular Bishop of Turuzi (1988.05.23 – 1995.05.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho (Peru) (1988.05.23 – 1995.05.13)

Apostolic Administrator of Ayacucho (Peru) (1991.05.23 – 1995.05.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ayacucho (Peru) (1995.05.13 – 1999.01.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1999.01.09 – 2019.01.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Camillo de Lellis (2001.02.21 [2001.02.24] – ...)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru (2006 – 2009)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2007.02.03 – 2014.02.24)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Peru (2009 – 2012.01)

Member of Council for the Economy (2014.03.08 – 2019.03.08)

Spain28. Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez

Obœdientia et pax

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

Born:1925.07.14 (Santa Eulalia de Ferroñes, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1950.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1973.06.03
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2022.01.05 (Madrid, Spain † 96)

Priest of Oviedo (Spain) (1950.06.11 – 1973.04.13)

Bishop of Tarazona (Spain) (1973.04.13 – 1976.12.20)

Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain) (1976.12.20 – 1989.05.12)

Bishop of Orihuela–Alicante (Spain) (1989.05.12 – 1995.06.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1995.06.23 – 2002.10.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2022.01.05)

Brazil29. Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M.

Vós sois todos irmãos

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana
former Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil)
former President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)

Born:1934.08.08 (Montenegro, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1958.08.03
Consecrated Bishop:1975.05.25
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2022.07.04 (São Paulo, SP, Brazil † 87)

Titular Bishop of Carcabia (1975.03.22 – 1975.12.29)

Coadjutor Bishop of Santo André (Brazil) (1975.03.22 – 1975.12.29)

Bishop of Santo André (Brazil) (1975.12.29 – 1996.05.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1996.05.29 – 1998.04.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (1998.04.15 – 2006.10.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2022.07.04)

Prefect of Congregation for Clergy (2006.10.31 – 2010.10.07)

President of International Council for Catechesis (2006.10.31 – 2010.10.07)

President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) (2020.06.29 – 2022.03.27)

India30. Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Obedience and peace

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
former Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Born:1927.05.29 (Parur, India)
Ordained Priest:1954.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:1997.01.06
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2011.04.01 (Ernakulam, India † 83)

Titular Archbishop of Acrida (1996.11.11 – 1997.04.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1996.11.11 – 1999.12.18)

President of Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church (1996.11.11 – 2011.04.01)

Titular Archbishop of Antinoë (1997.04.19 – 1999.12.18)

Major Archbishop of Ernakulam–Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1999.12.18 – 2011.04.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (2001.02.21 [2001.05.20] – 2011.04.01)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2008.02.19 – 2010.03.01)

Argentina31. Pope Francis (87)Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (87) (later Pope Francis)

Miserando atque eligendo

Supreme Pontiff
Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Born:1936.12.17 (Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1969.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:1992.06.27
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:2013.03.13
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:2013.03.19

Priest of Society of Jesus (Jesuits) (1969.12.13 – 1992.05.20)

Titular Bishop of Auca (1992.05.20 – 1997.06.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1992.05.20 – 1997.06.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1997.06.03 – 1998.02.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1998.02.28 – 2013.03.13)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (1998.02.28 – 2013.03.13)

Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (1998.11.06 – 2013.03.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino (2001.02.21 [2001.10.14] – 2013.03.13)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2002 – 2005)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2005.11.08 – 2011.11.08)

Supreme Pontiff (2013.03.13 [2013.03.19] – ...)

Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation (2022.06.05 – ...)

Portugal32. Cardinal José da Cruz Policarpo

Per obedientiam ad libertatem

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio
former Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)

Born:1936.02.26 (Alvorninha, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1961.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1978.06.29
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2014.03.12 (Lisboa, Portugal † 78)

Priest of Lisboa (Portugal) (1961.08.15 – 1978.05.26)

Titular Bishop of Caliábria (1978.05.26 – 1997.03.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1978.05.26 – 1997.03.05)

Vice-President of Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (1986 – 1990)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1997.03.05 – 1998.03.24)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1998.03.24 – 2013.05.18)

President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (1999 – 2005)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – 2014.03.12)

President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2011.05.03 – 2013.05.18)

Italy33. Cardinal Severino Poletto

In sequela Christi

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

Born:1933.03.18 (Salgareda, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1957.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1980.05.17
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2022.12.17 (Moncalieri, Italy † 89)

Priest of Casale Monferrato (Italy) (1957.06.29 – 1980.04.03)

Coadjutor Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (1980.04.03 – 1980.10.29)

Bishop of Fossano (Italy) (1980.10.29 – 1989.03.16)

Bishop of Asti (Italy) (1989.03.16 – 1999.06.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) (1999.06.19 – 2010.10.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale pro hac vice Title (2001.02.21 [2001.03.19] – 2022.12.17)

England34. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor

Gaudium et spes

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)

Born:1932.08.24 (Reading, England)
Ordained Priest:1956.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1977.12.21
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2017.09.01 (London, England † 85)

Priest of Portsmouth (England) (1956.10.28 – 1977.11.17)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1972.03.10 – 1977.11.17)

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (England) (1977.11.17 – 2000.02.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (2000.02.15 – 2009.04.03)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (2000.11 – 2009.04.30)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2001 – 2006.10.08)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (2001.02.21 [2001.10.20] – 2017.09.01)

Secretary of “Vox Clara” Committee (2002.04 – 2011.02.03)

USA35. Cardinal Edward Michael Egan

In the holiness of truth

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
former Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)

Born:1932.04.02 (Oak Park, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1957.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:1985.05.22
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2015.03.05 (New York City, NY, USA † 82)

Priest of Chicago (USA) (1957.12.15 – 1972.11.20)

Prelate Auditor of Roman Rota (1972.11.20 – 1985.04.01)

Titular Bishop of Allegheny (1985.04.01 – 1988.11.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of New York (USA) (1985.04.01 – 1988.11.05)

Bishop of Bridgeport (USA) (1988.11.05 – 2000.05.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA) (2000.05.11 – 2009.02.23)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (2001.02.21 [2001.02.23] – 2015.03.05)

Ukraine36. Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. (Ukrainian Rite)

Наша надія b господі / Our hope in the Lord

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea
former Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Born:1933.02.26 (Lviv, Ukraine)
Ordained Priest:1958.03.30
Consecrated Bishop:1977.04.02
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2017.05.31 (Kyiv, Ukraine † 84)

Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia ([1977] 1996.02.22 – 2001.01.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1996.10.14 – 2001.01.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2000.12.16 – 2001.01.25)

Major Archbishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) ([2001.01.25] 2001.01.26 – 2004.12.06)

President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (2001.01.26 – 2011.02.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea (2001.02.21 [2001.11.17] – 2017.05.31)

Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2004.12.06 – 2011.02.10)

Germany37. Cardinal Karl Lehmann

State in fide

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I
former Bishop of Mainz (Germany)

Born:1936.05.16 (Sigmaringen, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1963.10.10
Consecrated Bishop:1983.10.02
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2018.03.11 (Mainz, Germany † 81)

Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) (1963.10.10 – 1983.06.21)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1979.03.26 – 1983.06.21)

Bishop of Mainz (Germany) (1983.06.21 – 2016.05.16)

Vice-President of German Episcopal Conference (1985 – 1987)

President of German Episcopal Conference (1987 – 2008.02.18)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (1993 – 2001)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I (2001.02.21 [2001.05.24] – 2018.03.11)

Egypt38. Cardinal Stéphanos II Ghattas (Amba Andraos Ghattas, C.M.) (Coptic Rite)

former Cardinal-Patriarch
former Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt)

Born:1920.01.16 (Cheick Zein-el-Dine, Egypt)
Ordained Priest:1944.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1967.06.09
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2009.01.20 (Cairo, Egypt † 89)

Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts (Egypt) (1967.05.08 – 1986.06.09)

Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) (1984.02.24 – 1986.06.09)

President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church (1985 – 2006.03.30)

President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt (1985 – 2006.03.30)

Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt) ([1986.06.09] 1986.06.23 – 2006.03.30)

Cardinal-Patriarch (2001.02.21 – 2009.01.20)

President of Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East (2003 – 2006)

France39. Cardinal Jean Honoré

Cor ad cor loquitur

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France)

Born:1920.08.13 (Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, France)
Ordained Priest:1943.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1972.12.17
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2013.02.28 (Tours, France † 92)

Priest of Rennes (France) (1943.06.29 – 1972.10.24)

Domestic Prelate (1964.11.19 – 1968.03.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1972.10.24)

Bishop of Évreux (France) (1972.10.24 – 1981.08.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France) (1981.08.13 – 1997.07.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – 2013.02.28)

Italy40. Cardinal Roberto Tucci, S.J.

In fide et caritate

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title
former President of Vatican Radio

Born:1921.04.19 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1950.08.24
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2015.04.14 (Roma, Italy † 93)

Director General of Vatican Radio (1973 – 1985)

President of Vatican Radio (1985 – 2001)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (2001.02.21 [2001.06.17] – 2011.02.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – 2015.04.14)

Germany41. Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk

Evangelizare investigabiles divitias Christi

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella

Born:1920.02.21 (Beuthen, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1947.06.29
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2005.12.08 (München, Germany † 85)

Priest of Wrocław (Poland) (1947.06.29 – 1999.01.01)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1978.09.11 – 2001.02.21)

Priest of München und Freising (Germany) (1999.01.01 – 2001.02.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – 2005.12.08)

USA42. Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.

Scio cui credidi

former Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

Born:1918.08.24 (Auburn, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1956.06.16
Created Cardinal:2001.02.21
Died:2008.12.12 (New York City, NY, USA † 90)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2001.02.21 [2001.02.23] – 2008.12.12)

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