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Order in College: |
Cardinal Deacon |
| With Title:
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Deacon of Sant' Eustachio |
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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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President, Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
11 April 2011 |
Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani was born on April 11, 1931, in Montemonaco (Ascoli Piceno), Italy. He was ordained a priest in 1956. He studied at the Lateran University and at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. After entering the Holy See diplomatic service, he was posted to Peru, Brazil, and Chile. He was then recalled to the Secretariat of State. He was appointed titular archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania and pro-nuncio in Madagascar and Mauritus. He was also appointed as apostolic delegate to Reunion and Comorros. In 1985, he served as nuncion to Turkey. In 1994, he became secretary to the Central Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. He became president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See on November 3, 1997. He was created a cardinal on February 21, 2001, and given the title of deacon of St. Eustace. He continues to serve as President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See. He also serves in the Congregation of Bishops, the Congregation for the Clergy, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Council for Christian Unity, and the Council for Interreligious Dialogue. |
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