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Order in College: |
Cardinal Bishop |
| With Title:
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Frascati |
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Native Country: |
Italy |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 21 October 2003 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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Secretary of State, Camerlengo of Apostolic Chamber |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
2 December 2014 |
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was born on December 2, 1934, in Italy. He is a theological expert, and has served in a number of offices of the Roman Curia. During the Jubilee Year, Bertone was asked by Pope John Paul II to oversee the publication of the third part of the "secret" of Fatima. He has served as president of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. On October 21, 2003, he was created a cardinal priest. His titular church is St. Mary, Helper in Via Tuscolana. He is Archbishop of Genoa, Italy. He was appointed Secretary of State, 15 September 2006, and on 4 April 2007 appointed Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber. |
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