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Order in College: |
Cardinal Bishop |
| With Title:
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Suburbicarian See of Sabina Poggio-Mirteto |
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Native Country: |
Italy |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 21 February 2001 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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Prefect, Congregation for Bishops |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
30 January 2014 |
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re was born on January 30, 1934, in Borno (Brescia), Italy. He was ordained a priest on March 3, 1957. He earned a doctorate in canon law and taught in the Brescia Seminary. He entered the Holy See diplomatic service, and served in Panama and Iran. He was recalled for service in the Secretariat of State. He served as secretary for the Congregation of Bishops in 1987. On November 7, 1987, he was made a titular archbishop. In 1989, he was a sostituto for the Secretariat of State. On September 16, 2000, he became prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. He was created a cardinal on February 21, 2001. His titular church is the Twelve Holy Apostles. He continues to serve as Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops. He serves in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Commission for Vatican City State. |
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