The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church (original) (raw)

The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Biographical Dictionary Pope Francis (2013- Consistory of November 28, 2020

(76) 1. GRECH, Mario
(1957-

Birth. February 20, 1957, Qala, Malta. Son of George Grech and Stella Attard. He was baptized the same day of his birth in the parish church of Saint Joseph in Qala. His family moved to Ta' Kerċem when he was a young boy.

Education. Attend the Discalced Carmelite Sisters School and Primary School of Kercem. After completing his secondary studies in the Victoria High School in Gozo, in 1977, he began to study philosophy and later theology at the Gozo Major Seminary. After his ordination, he was sent to Rome where obtained the license in utroque iuris, both canon and civil Law at the Pontifical Lateran University. In the following years, also obtained the doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University S. Tommaso d'Aquino (the Angelicum. During his time in Rome, he carried out pastoral work in the Assumption Parish where he resided; he also worked in the field of canon law in the Church Tribunals in Rome.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 26, 1984, in the cathedral of Gozo, by Nikol Joseph Cauchi, bishop of Gozo. After his priestly ordination, he continued his studies in Rome. Returning to Malta, he exercised the ministry at the Cathedral of Gozo; in the National Shrine of Tá-Pinu; and later, he was parish priest in the parish of Kercem. He also held the offices of Judicial Vicar of the diocese, member of the Metropolitan Court of Malta, teacher of Canon Law in the Seminary and member of the College of Consultors, of the Presbyteral Council and of other diocesan commissions.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Gozo, November 26, 2005. Consecrated, January 22, 2006, at the cathedral, by Nikol Joseph Cauchi, bishop emeritus of Gozo, assisted by Joseph Mercieca, archbishop of Malta, and by Felix del Blanco Prieto, titular archbishop of Vannida, apostolic nuncio to Malta and Libya. His episcopal motto is In Fractione Panis. He launched the Diocesan Mission (2008-2009) and decreed the Marian Year between 2018 and 2019. He visited Maltese emigrants in the United States of America between May 23-31, 2006, followed by a second visit to the Maltese emigrants in the U.S.A. and neighboring Canada between April 22 and May 5, 2008. He then visited the Maltese emigrants community in Australia in 2011. He also visited Maltese missionaries and their communities. He went to Albania, September 22-25, 2006; Brazil, September 13 to October 1, 2009; and more recently Perú, November 13-22, 2018. While he was heading the Gozitan diocese, various initiatives and commissions were set up; including the family therapy clinic (2011), the Commission for the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults, Gozo (2017); the Liturgical Arts Centre, Eikon (2017); a hostel for Gozitan students studying in Malta (2018); and the Pastoral Formation Institute (2019) among others. Among the reforms Bishop Grech carried out, he spearheaded the reform of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal in Gozo. He ordained 24 priests and led the episcopal consecration of Bishops George Bugeja and Anton Teuma. He initiated the diocesan process for the beatification and sanctification of Dun Mikiel Attard in 2014 and Gozitan Augustinian Brother Grazzja Gauci in 2019. He published 20 pastoral letters as bishop of Gozo, 34 pastoral letters with the bishops of Malta and delivered hundreds of homilies. From 2013 to 2016, he was president of the Episcopal Conference of Malta. In addition, he served as a representative of the Maltese Episcopal Conference to the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE). He also approved the first constitution of the Anawim Community in 2013. He was one of the two authors of the Maltese bishops’ controversial pastoral guidelines on Amoris Laetitia, which stated that divorced-and-remarried Catholics, in certain cases and after “honest discernment,” could receive Communion. He was also one of two Maltese bishops to speak out against divorce and in defense of the Christian view of marriage in 2010. He attended three Synods of the Bishops. On October 2, 2019, he was named Pro-Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops. He remained as apostolic administrator of the diocese until the pope named a new bishop. On June 17, 2020, the pope named Father Anthony Teuma, episcopal delegate for the Family and responsible of the John Paul II Family Institute of Gozo, as the new bishop of Gozo. A thanksgiving Mass for the service offered by Bishop Grech was held on Thursday August 27, 2020 at 6:30pm at the Xewkija parish church. On July 4, 2020, he was named member of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity. On September 15, 2020, he was named Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the deaconry of Santi Cosma e Damiano in that same consistory. On December 16, 2020, the pope named him member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. On June 21, 2021, the pope named him member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature. He took possession of the deaconry of Santi Cosma e Damiano, Via dei Fori Imperiali, 1, Rome, on September 26, 2021. On June 1, 2022, the pope named him member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. On July 13, 2022, the Holy Father named him member of the Dicastery for Bishops.

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(77) 2. SEMERARO, Marcello
(1947-

Birth. December 22, 1947, Monteroni di Lecce, province and archdiocese of Lecce, Italy. He was baptized in the parish church of Monteroni di Lecce on January 24, 1948.

Education. He studied at the Diocesan Seminary of Lecce and at the Regional Seminary of Molfetta. Then, he obtained the license and the doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome.

Priesthood. Ordained, September 8, 1971, by Francesco Minerva, bishop of Lecce. He held the following offices and ministries: vice-rector in the Archiepiscopal Seminary of Lecce and subsequently in the Regional Seminary of Molfetta. In Lecce he was episcopal vicar for the laity and for the diocesan synod. Within the Italian Episcopal Conference he was a member of some working groups. Professor of theology in various theological institutes and faculties, he carried out the teaching ministry above all in the Theological Institute of Molfetta (BA), of which he was director for various successive mandates, and in the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Lateran University where he occupied the chair of Ecclesiology until the moment of his elevation to the episcopate. He is the author of several books and articles, especially in the ecclesiological field. He has also participated, as a speaker, in national and international symposia. He was consultor of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1995 to 2008.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Oria, July 25, 1998. Consecrated, September 29, 1998, in the square in front of the cathedral of Oria, by Cosmo Francesco Ruppi, archbishop of Lecce, assisted by Domenico Caliandro, bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, and by Donato Negro, bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi. His episcopal motto is In Spirtu Seminare. He started his episcopal ministry in Oria on October l0, 1998. Since January 22, 1999 he was a member of the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith and Catechesis of the Italian Episcopal Conference and, within the Regional Episcopal Conference, he was president of the Apulian Pastoral Institute. Pope John Paul II appointed him special secretary of the Tenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (September 30-October 27, 2001). On October 1, 2004, he was transferred to the see of Albano. He started his episcopal ministry in Albano on November 27, 2004. On April 13, 2013, he was appointed secretary of the Council of Cardinals to assist the Holy Father in the government of the Universal Church and for the study of a revision project of the Apostolic Constitution “Pastor Bonus” on the Roman Curia. On November 4, 2013, he was appointed apostolic administrator of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italian-Albanessis, Italy. Currently, he is president of the CdA of "Avvenire - Nuova Editrice SpA"; member of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints; bishop delegate of the Lazial Episcopal Conference for the Doctrine of the Faith Announcement and Cathechesis. On October 15, 2020, he was named prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. Apostolic administrator of Albano, October 15, 2020.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the deaconry of Santa Maria in Domnica in that same consistory. On December 16, 2020, the pope named him member the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and in the Dicastery for Communications. On September 8, 2021 ceased as apostolic administrator of Albano when the new bishop, Vincenzo Viva, took possesion of the diocese. On Sunday November 28, 2021, at 7 p.m., he took possession of the deaconry of S. Maria in Domnica, Via della Navicella, 10, Rome. On June 1, 2022, the pope named him member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.

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(78) 3. KAMBANDA, Antoine
(1958-

Birth. November 10, 1958, in Nyamata parish, in present-day Eastern Province, Rwanda. He is of Tutsi ethnicity. With the exception of himself and one of his brothers, who now lives in Italy, all of his family members (his parents and five siblings) were killed during the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.

Education. He did his primary studies in Burundi and Uganda, and his secondary studies in Kenya. Back in his native country, he continued his studies at the Seminary of Rutongo; and then, from 1984 to 1990, he studied at the Major Saint-Charles Seminary in Nyakibanda. Finally, a student between 1993 and 1999 at the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in moral theology. Since he was studying abroad, he was spared from the Genocide.

Priesthood. Ordained, September 8, 1990, in Mbare, by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Rwanda, for the diocese of Kabgayi. Afterwards, he taught at the Minor Seminary of Saint Vincent of Ndera. From 1999 to 2005, he was director of Caritas of the diocese of Kigali. Concerning the Church's attitude to the genocide, he acknowledges that some members of the clergy and nuns participated in the massacres, while others endangered them. In September 2005, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, as prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed him rector of the Kabgayi Seminary of Philosophy. As of February 2006, he left this position to become, on the appointment of the same cardinal, rector of the Major Seminary Saint Charles of Nyakibanda, located in the diocese of Butare.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Kibungo, July 5, 2013. Consecrated, July 20, 2013, by Thaddée Ntihinyurwa, archbishop of Kigali, assisted by Smaragde Mbonyintege, bishop of Kabgayi, and by Philippe Rukamba, bishop of Butare. Present in the ceremony were Archbishop Luciano Russo, apostolic nuncio to Rwanda, and the prime minister of Rwanda, Pierre Habumuremyi. His episcopal motto is Ut vitam habeant. He was chosen by the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda to participate, in the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2016. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Kigali, November 19, 2018.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the title of San Sisto in that same consistory. On December 16, 2020, the pope named him member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Named member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on September 29, 2021. On June 26, 2022, at 4 p.m., he took possession of the title of San Sisto, Piazza Numa Pompilio, 8, Rome. On December 2, 2022, he was elected president of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda for a three year term. On February 18, 2023, the pope named him member of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

Webgraphy.Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede;Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Nomina del Vescovo di Kibungo (Rwanda), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 07.05.2013; Rinuncia dell’Arcivescovo di Kigali (Rwanda) e nomina del successore, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 19.11.2018; biography, in French, Wikipédia;Rwandan Bishop Kambanda Reflects on the Genocide in His Country by Lisa M. Hendey, Patheos, July 15, 2014; Mgr Kambanda: «Cardinal c’est à la fois une joie, une grande charge et un défi» by Jean-Pierre Bodjoko, SJ, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 25 octobre 2020, 20:20, with audio; Monsignor Kambanda: diventare cardinale "una gioia e una sfida" by Jean-Pierre Bodjoko, SJ, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 26 ottobre 2020, 11:13; « Le premier défi de l’Église rwandaise est celui de la réconciliation », interview by Lucie Sarr, La Croix Africa, 4 novembre 2020; First cardinal for Rwanda seen as approval of Church's reconciliation role by Fredrick Nzwili, UCA News, Catholic News Service, November 06, 2020 06:19 AM GMT; Rwanda’s first cardinal sees family as key to planting the seeds of peace, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Dec 1, 2020 / 09:00 am MT; Il cardinale Kambanda a Sant’Egidio, L'Osservatore Romano, 01 dicembre 2020; Cardinal Kambanda : par mon cardinalat, « le Pape est dans les périphéries » by Jean-Pierre Bodjoko, SJ, Vatican News, Cité du Vatican, 02 décembre 2020, 16:12; Rwanda’s President Rallies Citizens to Support Ministry of Country's First Cardinal by Mercy Maina, ACI Africa, Kigali, 07 December, 2020 / 7:14 PM; Cardinal in Rwanda Appointed to Vatican’s Propaganda Fideby Mercy Maina, Aci Africa, Kigali, 16 December, 2020 / 3:52 PM; Rwanda’s Cardinal Says Eucharist Key to Unity, Reconciliation amid History of Genocide by Jude Atemanke, ACI Africa, Kigali, 28 May, 2021 / 8:00 pm; Kardinal: Ruandas Genozid-Aufarbeitung ist beispielgebend, Vatican News, 05 Mai 2022, 10:54, with audio; Possesso Cardinalizio, Avvisi dell’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche, 20.06.2022; Il cardinale Antoine Kambanda ha preso possesso del Titolo di San Sisto, L'Osservatore Romano, 27 giugno 2022; Pope Francis sends Rwanda cardinal to preside beatification fete in Kenya, Nation, Thursday, October 27, 2022; Cardenal Antoine Kambanda: «Dejé mi país por el odio y sentía que mi misión era reconciliar» by María Martínez López, Alfa & Omega, 26 de Octubre de 2022; Kenya: Emulate Blessed Maria Carola Cecchin’s missionary zeal, says Cardinal Kambanda, Vatican News, 09 November 2022, 17:56; Catholic Bishops in Rwanda Elect Cardinal to Head Their Conference by Jude Atemanke, ACI Africa, Kigali, 06 December, 2022 / 8:33 pm; Cardinal Kambanda: Benedict’s Africae Munus is a life-long pastoral plan by Paul Samasumo, Vatican News, Vatican City, 05 January 2023, 18:37; Africa/Ruanda - “Il perdono nasce dall’ascolto dell’altro”. Intervista con il Cardinale Kambanda, Arcivescovo di Kigali by Luca Mainoldi, Agenzia Fides, Roma, venerdì, 10 marzo 2023.

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(79) 4. GREGORY, Wilton Daniel
(1947-

Birth. December 7, 1947, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Son of Wilton Gregory Sr., a computer technician, and Ethel Duncan, a singer who also worked as a hospital attendant. He has two sisters, Elaine and Claudia. Following the parents divorce, the children were raised by their mother and their grandmother, Etta Mae Duncan.

Education. After attending St. Carthage Grammar School, where he converted to Catholicism, he entered the Quigley Preparatory Seminary South. He studied philosophy at Niles College (now St. Joseph’s College Seminary) of Loyola University; and theology at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. Subsequently, he obtained a doctorate in Sacred Liturgy at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo in Rome in 1980. Besides English, he speaks Italian and Spanish.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 9, 1973, for the archdiocese of Chicago, by Cardinal John Patrick Cody, archbishop of Chicago. After ordination, he held the following positions: parochial vicar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish at Glenview; further studies in Rome (1976-1979); professor of liturgy at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelain; member of the Archdiocesan Office for the Liturgy and Master of Ceremonies of Cardinals Cody and Bernardin (1980-1983).

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Oliva and appointed auxiliary of Chicago, October 18, 1983. Consecrated, Chicago, by Cardinal Joseph Louis Bernardin, archbishop of Chicago, assisted by Alfred Leo Abramowicz, titular bishop of Pesto, auxiliary of Chicago, and by Nevin William Hayes, O.Carm., titular bishop of Nova Sinna, auxiliary of Chicago. His episcopal motto is We are the Lord's. Transferred to the see of Belleville, Illinois, December 29, 1993; installed, February 10, 1994. He was president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2001 to 2004. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Atlanta, Georgia, December 9, 2004; installed, January 17, 2005. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Washington, District of Columbia, April 4, 2019; installed, May 17, 2019. Within the US Episcopal Conference, he was vice-president (1998-2001), member of the Executive and Administrative Committees, of the Committee on Doctrine, of the Committee on International Policy, chair of the Committee on Personnel, of the Committee on the Third Millennium / Jubilee Year 2000 (1998-2001) and of the Committee on Liturgy (1991-1993). Currently, he is the chair of the Committee on Divine Worship.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the title of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa in that same consistory. On December 16, 2020, the pope named him member of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. He took possession of the title of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa, Via Flaminia, 994, Rome, on September 27, 2021.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della;Photograph and biography, in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede;

2004

Renuncia del'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Atlanta (U.S.A) e Nomina del Successore, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 09.12.2004;

2004

Scandals In The Church: the Overview; Abuse Scandal Has Been Ended, Top Bishop Says by Laurie Goodstein, The New York Times, Feb. 28, 2004;

2019

Nomina dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita di Washington (U.S.A.), in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 04.04.2019; his arms and biography, in English, Wikipedia; photograph and biography, in English, archdiocese of Washington; A 'political town with pastoral needs' anticipates a new archbishop by John Gehring, National Catholic Reporter, Mar 7, 2019; Archbishop Wilton Gregory asked to lead Washington archdiocese by Ed Condon and JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Mar 28, 2019 / 01:29 pm; Atlanta Archbishop Gregory named as new leader of Washington Archdiocese, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Washington, 4/4/2019; Pope names Gregory, designer of US bishops' abuse procedures, as Washington archbishop by Joshua J. McElwee and Heidi Schlumpf, National Catholic Reporter, Apr 4, 2019; Washington gets Wilton Gregory, a great bishop by Father Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter, Religion News Service, Apr 4, 2019; Wilton Gregory will be a great shepherd for Archdiocese of Washington by Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter, Apr 4, 2019; Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s Road to Washington by Ed Condon, National Catholic Register, CNA, Washington, Apr. 4, 2019; Pope Francis Names Archbishop Wilton Gregory to Follow Cardinal Wuerl in Washington Archdiocese by Courtney Grogan, National Catholic Register, CNA, Apr. 4, 2019; Chicago native Wilton Gregory named archbishop of Washington, D.C. — first African-American to lead capital's Catholics by Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, Vatican City, April 4, 2019 9:55 A.M.; Gregory's promise: 'I will always tell you the truth' by Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter, Washington, Apr 4, 2019; Estados Unidos: El Papa nombra arzobispo de Washington a Wilton Gregory by Enrique Soros, Zenit, abril 04, 2019 22:25; Archbishop Gregory in his own words: roundup of quotes on various issues, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Washington, 4/4/2019; Editorial: In DC Archdiocese, the truth is a good starting point, National Catholic Reporter, Apr 10, 2019; How Archbishop Gregory and Atlanta Navigated Church Growthby Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register, Apr. 17, 2019; Archbishop Gregory Promises Transparency During State Investigation by Christine Rousselle, National Catholic Register, CNA, May. 2, 2019; Wilton Gregory installed as new Catholic archbishop of Washington by Jack Jenkins, Religious News Service, Washington, May 21, 2019; Mass of Installation, Archdiocese of Washington, May 21, 2019; Archbishop Gregory pledges openness at ‘defining moment’ in Washington archdiocese by Ed Condon, Catholic News Service (CNA), Washington D.C., May 21, 2019 / 12:51 pm; Installation Mass of the Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, 7th Archbishop of Washington, YouTube, May 21, 2019; Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory's First Homily as Archbishop of Washington | Mass of Installation, Gloria TV, May 21, 2019; Archdiocesan Representatives Welcome Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to Washington, Gloria TV, May 21, 2019; Archbishop Gregory Installed in Washington, Pledges Openness at ‘Defining Moment’, by Ed Condon, National Catholic Register/CNA, Washington, DC, May 21, 2019; Washington's new archbishop urges renewed faith amid recent challenges by Carol Zimmermann, The Boston Pilot, CNS, 5/21/2019; New D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory Addresses Abuse Scandal, Pledges Honesty by Lauretta Brown, National Catholic Register, Washington, May. 21, 2019; Estados Unidos: El nuevo arzobispo de Washington se afirma en la pastoral de Francisco by Enrique Soros, Zenit, julio 22, 2019 17:54; Gregory: Offensive speech, actions 'growing plague' and 'must end', The Boston Pilot, CNS, Washington, 8/1/2019; Archbishop: ‘You cannot be a Catholic and sit on the sidelines’ by Josephine von Dohlen, The Florida Catholic, Catholic News Service, Washington, August 16, 2019; Justice is 'a divine characteristic' of God, archbishop says at Red Mass by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service, Washington, 10.7.2019 11:09 AM ET; In statement, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory decries recent anti-Semitic attacks, Catholic Standard, Dec 30, 2019;

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2021

‘We need the Lord to cast out demon of division in our nation,’ cardinal says by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service, Washington, January 14, 2021; USA’s first Black cardinal asks Americans to honour Black heroes on Martin Luther King Day by Ferdie Rous, Catholic Herald, January 18, 2021 at 11:45 am; Washington cardinal urges nation to remember Black heroes on MLK Day by John Lavenburg, Crux, New York, Jan 18, 2021; America's 1st Black cardinal, Wilton Gregory, opens up about experiences with racism by Maura Hohman, Today, Feb 15, 2021 9:13 A.M. EST; On 'Today' show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his faith journey, racism, The Boston Pilot, Hyattsville, Md., 2/16/2021; Cardinal Gregory prays on CNN for 500,000 Americans killed by Covid-19 by Richard Szczepanowski, Wahington, Catholic News Service, America, The Jesuit Review, February 23, 2021; Cardinal Gregory: ‘Healing of America’s soul’ is needed to bring about racial harmony by Mark Zimmerman, Burke, Va., Catholic News Service, America, The Jesuit Review, March 22, 2021; Shrine in the Nation’s Capital to be Part of a Global Marathon of Prayer for an End to the COVID-19 Pandemic, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, May 8, 2021; Washington cardinal leads worldwide rosary for end to COVID-19 pandemic by Richard Szczepanowski, Catholic News Service, Washington, May 17, 2021; Moon meets Cardinal Wilton Gregory, requests support for Korea peace, racial harmony, Yonhap News Agency, Washingtom/Seoul, 22:06 May 22, 2021; Cardinal Gregory speaks at immigration reform rallyby Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Jul 21, 2021 / 20:01 pm; Congress urged to be ‘courageous,’ pass comprehensive immigration bill by Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service, July 22, 2021; Washington's Cardinal Gregory calls for immigration reformby Melissa Cedillo, National Catholic Register, Jul 22, 2021; Cardinal Gregory reportedly withdraws permission for Tridentine Mass at National Shrine by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Jul 27, 2021 / 16:10 pm; Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio Places New Burden on Bishops, Particularly on Cardinal Gregory by Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register, July 29, 2021; Updated: Catholics ask Cardinal Gregory to reconsider cancelation of Tridentine Mass at National Shrine by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Jul 31, 2021 / 14:30 pm; Cardinal Gregory urges ongoing prayers and support for Haiti by Mark Zimmermann, Crux, Catholic News Service, Aug 31, 2021; Cardinal Gregory: Biden ‘not demonstrating Catholic teaching’ on when life begins by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Sep 8, 2021 / 16:00 pm; Washington archbishop offers rare criticism of Biden after abortion statement by John Lavenburg, Crux, New York, Sep 9, 2021, with audio; Cardinal Gregory ‘embarrassed’ at McCarrick abuse charges by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Sep 9, 2021 / 15:02 pm; Cardinal Gregory 'saddened' by divisions in the church by Christopher White, National Catholic Reporter, Rome, Sep 27, 2021; Cardinal Wilton Gregory takes possession of Immaculate Conception church in Rome by Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency, Rome, Italy, Sep 27, 2021 / 10:00 am; Cardinal Gregory: ‘These are the people I am called to love, care for, serve' by Sr Bernadette M. Reis, fsp, Vatican News, 27 September 2021, 14:56, with audio; Il cardinale Gregory ha preso possesso del titolo dell’Immacolata Concezione, L'Osservatore Romano, 28 settembre 2021; On communion, DC cardinal says bishops are pastors, not ‘police’ by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Sep 28, 2021, with audio; Cardinal Gregory urges North American College’s new deacons to have ‘heart for charity’, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Oct 1, 2021 / 09:00 am; Ecumenical patriarch, cardinal meet at Georgetown University chapel by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service, Washington, October 26, 2021; In interview, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his first year as a cardinal by Mark Zimmermann, Catholic Standard, Nov 28, 2021; Archbishop of Washington tests positive for coronavirus by Zeke Hartner, wtop news, December 31, 2021, 6:49 PM;

2022

Cardinal Wilton Gregory, il 25mo porporato positivo al Covid19, Il Sismografo, sabato 1 gennaio 2022; The sex abuse scandal is not over. The hierarchal culture still needs transformation by Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter, Jan 12, 2022; Cardinal Gregory criticizes activist group's 'antics' at basilica on eve of March for Life by Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 21, 2022 / 10:20 am; Update: Cardinal urges gathering’s participants to ‘work for greater justice’ by Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service, Washington, January 31, 2022; Cardinal Gregory installs new acolytes at Pope St. John XXIII, The Boston Pilot, Friday 18th of February 2022, with audio; Cardinal urges reflection on ‘weighty moral question’ of capital punishment by Richard Szczepanowski, Catholic News Service, Washington, April 18, 2022; TLM altar boys implore cardinal: Consider our love for Latin Mass by Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 14, 2022 / 06:00 am; Cardinal Gregory restricts Traditional Latin Masses to three locations in DC archdiocese by Courtney Mares, Shannon Mullen and Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2022 / 08:00 am; Gregory permits, but also hems in, celebration of Latin Mass in D.C. by John Lavenburg, Crux, New York, Jul 23, 2022, with audio; Three U.S. Cardinals Issue Statement in Support of Maronite Bishops, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Washington, D.C., July 31, 2022; Cardinal answers questions on peace, justice he’d posed 20 years before, The Florida Catholic, Oct 20, 2022, with audio; Cardinal Gregory stresses need for believers to fight against racism by Richard Szczepanowski, Our Sunday Visitor, October 21, 2022; Cardinal Gregory blesses shrine's replacement of vandalized Mary statue by Richard Szczepanowski, The Boston Pilot, Monday 24th of October 2022, with slides and audio; Gregory says Benedict XVI’s Christocentrism provides ‘antidote’ to racism by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Jan 7, 2023, with audio; Gregory: World needs African Americans' 'strength of character'; it 'resides within the souls of our people', The Florida Catholic, Our Sunday Visitor, February 6, 2023; Cardinal Gregory meets with descendants of slaves buried on Bowie church hillside by John Domen, wtop news, February 27, 2023, 8:19 PM.

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(80) 5. ADVINCULA, Jose Fuerte
(1952-

Birth. March 30, 1952, Dumalag, archdiocese of Capiz, Philippines. Son of Jose Firmalino Advincula and Carmen Falsis Fuerte. They had twelve children, six boys and six girls. Two of his brothers became priests: his older brother, the late Monsignor “Manong Ben” Advincula, and his younger brother, Father Neil Peter “Petbong” Advincula, parish priest of Cuartero, Capiz. A first cousin on his mother’s side is also a priest, Father Antonio Fuerte Arinquin of Dumarao, Capiz, as are two maternal uncles: his mother’s brother, the late Monsignor Siforiano Fuerte, and her first cousin, the late Monsignor Edmundo Fuerte.

Education. After finishing his elementary studies in Dumalag, he attended the St. Pius X Seminary High School in Roxas City, where he studied Philosophy; then, he frequented the courses of theology at Santo Tomas University of Manila. He also studied psychology at De La Salle University in Manila; and then canon law at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila and at the Angelicum in Rome, where he earned a licentiate in canon law.

Priesthood. Ordained, April 14, 1976, for the archdiocese of Capiz. He was later appointed spiritual director of the St. Pius X Seminary, also holding the positions of professor and dean of Studies. Later, he began his studies, first in psychology at the De la Salle University in Manila and then in canon law, both at the Santo Tomas University in Manila and at the Angelicum in Rome, obtaining a licentiate in canon law. Returning to his homeland, he served in the seminary of Vigan, Nueva Segovia and then in the regional one of Jaro. In 1995 he was appointed rector of the St. Pius X Seminary of Capiz, also becoming defender of the bond, promoter of justice and finally judicial vicar in Capiz. He was named papal chaplain of Pope John Paul II on March 19, 1997. In 1999 he became parish priest of Santo Tomas de Vilanueva a Dao.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of San Carlos on July 25, 2001. Consecrated, September 8, 2001, at the cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Roxas City, by Antonio Franco, titular archbishop of Gallese, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, assisted by Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo, archbishop of Capiz, and by Angel Nacorda Lagdameo, archbishop of Jaro; took possession of the see the following September 11. His episcopal motto is Audiam. On November 9, 2011, he was promoted to the metropolitan see of Capiz, on Panay Island, in the Visayas archipelago (Central Philippines); installed on January 11, 2012. He was a member of the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith and Commission for Indigenous Peoples. He also served as chairman of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines' Commission on Culture. He is currently the vice chairman of the Commission on International Eucharistic Congress and the Office on Women of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the title of San Vigilio in that same consistory. He was not able to attend the consistory because of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. On December 16, the pope named him member of the Congregation for the Clergy. On March 25, 2021, he was transfered to the metropolitan see of Manila. He is the 33rd archbishop of Manila. He was going to receive the red biretta and the cardinalitial ring from Charles John Brown, titular archbishop of Aquileia, apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, on May 28, 2021 at the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral in Roxas City. The ceremony had been moved to June 8 due to the availability of the papal nuncio who was undergoing the government-mandated 14-day quarantine after a trip to New York. The ceremony had to be postponed to June 18 due to due to the rising cases of Covid-19 infections in the city. The cardinal was installed as archbishop of Manila on June 24, 2021. On June 29, 2021, he received the pallium from Pope Francis together with the other 33 metropolitan archbishops named during the year. On Saturday April 30, 2022, at 7 p.m., he took possession of the title of San Vigilio, Via Paolo Di Dono, 218, Rome. On July 13, 2022, the Holy Father named him member of the Dicastery for Bishops.

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(81) 6. AÓS BRACO, O.F.M.Cap., Celestino
(1945-

Birth. April 6, 1945, Artaiz, Navara, archdiocese of Pamplona, Spain.

Education. Basic and middle education at Escuela Nacional mixta de Artaiz. Between 1960 and 1963 studied philosophy in Zaragoza. Joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins. On August 14, 1963, entered the novitiate of Sanguesa and on August 15, 1964, made his first religious profession (temporary vows); between 1964 and 1968 completed his theological studies in Pamplona. On September 16, 1967, made his perpetual profession in Pamplona. Between 1972 and 1980, he frequented several courses first at the University of Zaragoza and later at the University of Barcelona, where he obtained a licentiate in psychology. Between 1980 and 1981 he attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, thanks to an international research fellowship in psychology.

Priesthood. Ordained, March 30, 1968, in Pamplona by Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa, O.F.M.Cap., bishop of Pingliang. In Spain he was professor in Lecaroz, Navarra; vicar in Tudela; professor in Pamplona and vicar in Zaragoza. Sent in 1983 to Chile, he was parish vicar of the parish of Longavi, diocese of Linares, which was entrusted to the Capuchin Fathers; superior of the Capuchin community in Los Ángeles in 1985, diocese of Santa María de los Ángeles; parish priest of "San Miguel" in Viña del Mar in 1995, diocese of Valparaíso, and superior of the community of the Capuchins in the locality of Recreo, in Viña del Mar; during the years in which he ministered in the diocese of Valparaíso, he was episcopal vicar for the Femenine Institutes of Consecrated Life and member of the Episcopal Council; since 2008, he was parish vicar of the parish of San Francisco de Asís in Los Ángeles, diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles. Provincial bursar of the Capuchins in Chile; promoter of Justice of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Valparaíso; judge of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Concepción; and treasurer of the Chilean Association of Canon Law.

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Copiapó, July 25, 2014. Consecrated, October 18, 2014, in front of the cathedral of Copiapó, by Ivo Scapolo, titular archbishop of Tagaste, apostolic nuncio to Chile, assisted by Gaspar Francisco Quintana Jorquera, C.M.F., bishop emeritus of Copiapó, and by Pablo Lizama Riquelme, archbishop of Antofagasta. His episcopal motto is Amar y Servir. On March 23, 2019, he was named apostolic administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Resigned the pastoral government of the diocese of Copiapó, March 23, 2019. Named metropolitan archbishop of Santiago de Chile, December 27, 2019. He took possession of the see on January 11, 2020.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the title of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo in that same consistory. On December 16, 2020, the Pope named him member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. He took possession of his title on Saturday June 19, 2021, at 6 p.m. On July 28, 2021 he was elected president of the Chilean Episcopal Conference. The pope named him member of the Congregation for Catholic Education on September 29, 2021. On June 1, 2022, the pope named him member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. On February 18, 2023, the pope named him member of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

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Aós renovó su compromiso para servir como Arzobispo de Santiago de Chile, ACI Prensa, 27 de diciembre de 2019 8:42 pm; Monseñor Celestino Aós asume como el nuevo Arzobispo de Santiago, 24horas.cl, 11.01.2020; Hombre deja restos de lacrimógena en altar durante misa en la que Aós asumió como Arzobispo de Santiago, 24horas.cl, 11.01.2020; Chile: Mons. Aós invita a seguir a Jesús “haciendo el bien a todos” by Larissa I. López, Zenit, enero 13, 2020 18:07; Arzobispo Celestino Aós: “La caridad tiene que ser independiente de partidos e ideologías” by Sergio Rodríguez, La Tercera, 1 ago 2020 10:47 PM; Chile. Monseñor Aós: “Para el migrante, la patria es la tierra que le da el pan”, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 08 septiembre 2020, 11:32; Te Deum: Arzobispo Aós llama a informarse y participar en el plebiscito, Diario Uchile, Viernes 18 de septiembre 2020 14:05 hrs; Monseñor Celestino Aós, nuevo cardenal by Larissa I. López, Zenit, octubre 25, 2020 18:24; Celestino Aós, español, arzobispo en Chile y cardenal: «Lo asumo como una nueva responsabilidad», ReligiónenLibertad, 26 octubre 2020; Papa Francisco.- Monseñor Aós, futuro cardenal español: "Esto no es un privilegio; al revés, aumenta la carga de responsabilidad", Infobae, 3 de Noviembre de 2020; For Chile’s new cardinal, his red hat came with a sisterly rebuke by Inés San Martín, Crux, Rosario, Argentina, Nov 4, 2020; L’arcivescovo del Cile, Aos Braco: “Io cardinale per restaurare una Chiesa ferita da abusi aberranti” by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 21 Novembre 2020; Estudio 9: En diálogo con el nuevo Cardenal de Chile, Vatican News, 27 noviembre 2020, 15:15; Monseñor Celestino Aós será creado hoy cardenal by Gabriel Sales Triguero, Zenit, Ciudad del Vaticano, noviembre 28, 2020 09:00; Cardenal Aós: un llamado a la responsabilidad y el servicio en la Iglesia by Renato Martinez, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 28 noviembre 2020, 17:02, with audio; Chile: El Cardenal Aós invita a cultivar la alegría cristiana, Vatican News, 15 diciembre 2020, 14:12; Comisión para América Latina: El cardenal Aós, nombrado miembro by Larissa I. López, Zenit, diciembre 16, 2020 15:11; Arzobispo de Santiago de Chile da positivo a COVID-19 by Giselle Vargas, ACI Prensa, 9 de abril de 2021 - 3:12 PM; Cardinal Celestino Aós, new president of the Episcopal Conference of Chile by Luis Miguel Modino, Prensa CELAM, Bogotá, D. C., 28 de julio de 2021; La Conferencia Episcopal chilena tiene como nuevo presidente al Cardenal Aós, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 29 julio 2021, 16:11; Te Deum Ecuménico: Arzobispo Aós pidió que nueva Constitución respete "valores no negociables", Cooperativa.cl, Sabado, 18 de Septiembre de 2021 a las 12:56hrs; Chile cardinal pushes politicians to honor ‘non-negotiable values’ by Inés San Martín, Crux, Madrid, Sep 20, 2021, with audio; Chile: el cardenal Aós pide “respetar y proteger los valores no negociables” by Roberto Urbina Avendaño, Vida Nueva Digital, 20/09/2021; Cardinal says Chile must protect "non-negotiable values" in new Constitution by Xavier Le Normand, La Croix International, September 22, 2021; Chile: cardenal Aós expone ante la Convención Constitucional by Roberto Urbina Avendaño, Vida Nueva Digital, 02/12/2021; Cile: il Parlamento approva matrimonio omosessuale. Card. Aós, importante testimonianza delle famiglie cristiane, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 9 Dicembre 2021 @ 9:40; Cile. Il cardinale Aós invita le famiglie alla testimonianza cristiana by Anna Poce, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 09 dicembre 2021, 17:00; Cardenal Aós realizó "oración por Chile y el nuevo Gobierno": "Los políticos están llamados a preocuparse de la fragilidad de los pueblos", El Mostrador, 12 marzo, 2022, with audio; Oración por Chile: “No sobra nadie”, Iglesi.cl, Sábado 12 de Marzo de 2022; Cardenal Aós realizó "oración por Chile y el nuevo Gobierno": "Los políticos están llamados a preocuparse de la fragilidad de los pueblos", El Mostrador, 12 marzo, 2022; Chilean bishops extend support for new left-leaning president, La Croix International, March 14, 2022; El cardenal Aós a los movimientos y asociaciones laicales: ¡Tengan vigor y alegría!, Arzobispado de Santiago, Lunes 9 de mayo de 2022; L'arcivescovado di Santiago del Cile licenzia in tronco 8 giornalisti per mancanza di soldi. I licenziati ipotizzano altre cause con al centro un vescovo ausiliare, Il Sismografo, venerdì 1 luglio 2022; Cardenal en Te Deum ecuménico: Ni la violencia ni la corrupción construyen Chile by Walter Sánchez Silva, ACI Prensa, 18 de setiembre de 2022 - 4:01 PM; Obispos chilenos están de Plenaria. Aós: “somos pastores con misión concreta”, Vatican News, 15 noviembre 2022, 10:31; Cardenal llama a religiosos chilenos a dar testimonio por medio de las obras by Julieta Villar, ACI Prensa, 21 de abril de 2023 / 7:45 p. m.

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(82) 7. SIM, Cornelius
(1951-2021)

Birth. September 16, 1951, Seria, Brunei (officially Brunei Darussalam that means Abode of Peace). He is of Chinese and Dusunic descent. Eldest of the six children of Lawrence Sim and Monica Yeo (both deceased). The other children were Dorothy, Felix, Charles, Bridgit and Frederick. His grandfather was the first to be baptized in his family and among the first in his town. His parents were not keen on his faith formation either. He was brought up in the church. He went to Catholic school, was an altar server, in the Legion of Mary, until he finished high school. Cornelius stopped practicing the Catholic religion as a university student. The death of his father posed some existential questions, which ultimately persuaded him to enter a seminary.

Education. He held an engineering degree from Dundee University, Scotland, United Kingdom, and worked for Shell Oil Company until 1985. In 1988 he obtained a masters in theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America.

Priesthood. Ordained, November 26, 1989; he became the country's second local priest (the first being Reverend Ivan Fang) when he was ordained. After working in various parishes, in 1995 he was appointed vicar general of Brunei and on November 21, 1997 apostolic prefect; he was installed on February 22, 1998.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Puzia di Numidia and appointed apostolic vicar of the newly established apostolic vicariate of Brunei on October 20, 2004. Consecrated, January 21, 2005, at the church of Our Lady of the Assumption in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital city, by Salvatore Pennacchio, titular archbishop of Montemarano, apostolic delegate in Brunei Darussalam, assisted by John Ha Tiong Hock, archbishop of Kuching, and by Anthony Lee Kok Hin, bishop of Miri. His episcopal motto was Duc in Altum.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the title of San Giuda Taddeo Apostolo in that same consistory. He was not able to attend the consistory because of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. On December 16, the pope named him member of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Death. May 29, 2021, around 8:28 a.m., of cancer, in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. After learning the news of the death of the cardinal, the pope sent Wojciech Załuski, titular archbishop of Diocletiana, apostolic nuncio to Malaysia and Oriental Timor and apostolic delegate to Brunei Darussalam, a telegram of condolence. Monsignor Robert Leong, the vicar general of Brunei, said that that the funeral details for the Cardinal were going to be announced at a later date. The wake for the late cardinal started on Monday, June 14, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. onward, at the church of Our Lady of Assumption, 11, Jalan Kumbang Pasang, Bandar Seri Begawan. The funeral Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., in that same church. The cortege thereafter proceeded to the Christian Cemetery, Jalan Maulana, Kuala Balait, a town in the westernmost part of Brunei, for burial (1) and (2).

Webgraphy. Biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Biography, in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Elevazione della Prefettura Apostolica di Brunei (Brunei) a Vicariato Apostolico e Nomina del Primo Vicario Apostolico, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 20.10.2004; Apostolic Vicariate in Brunei Darussalam, in English; Historic moment for Church in Brunei as first bishop is ordained, Asia News, Bandar Seri Begawan, 02/14/2005, 00.00; Photograph and biography, in English, Wikipedia; Apostolic Vicariate in Brunei Darussalam; New Brunei cardinal runs diocese with only three priests by Ben Joseph, UCA News, October 28, 2020 05:04 AM GMT; Dom Cornelius Sim, o vigário apostólico de Brunei que será cardeal, Vatican News, 29 outubro 2020, 12:53; La historia de uno de los nuevo cardenales: un obispo que sólo dispone de tres sacerdotes, COPE, 29 oct 2020 - 13:38; Brunei's cardinal-elect says Catholic Church can't be a 'little bubble', Catholic News Agency, Nov 3, 2020 / 10:19 am MT; Church lives in smaller countries, says cardinal-elect of Brunei by Rock Ronald Rozario, UCA News, November 04, 2020 12:20 PM GMT; The Younger brother: cardinal designate Cornelius Sim of Brunei by Christopher Lam, The Tablet, Il Sismografo, November 6, 2020; Brunei’s First Cardinal Has Franciscan University Connection by Peter Jesserer Smith, National Catholic Regiser, November 11, 2020; Asian cardinals-designate cancel trips to Rome by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, UCA News, November 12, 2020 12:56 PM GMT; Brunei cardinal says he was ‘hijacked’ into priesthood after saying, ‘Oh, hell no!’ by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, Nov 16, 2020; Cornelius Sim: «El encuentro hace que la gente pregunte por Jesús» by María Martínez López, Alfa y Omega, 26 de Noviembre de 2020; Brunei: Entrevista al nuevo cardenal Cornelius Sim by Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit, diciembre 01, 2020 16:14; Asia - I Cardinali asiatici: solidarietà al Myanmar, appello per la pace e la democrazia, Agenzia Fides, Manila, mercoledì, 24 marzo 2021; È morto il card. Cornelius Sim del Brunei-Darussalam, by Bernardo Cervellera, AsiNews.it, 29/05/2021, 09.56; Cardinal Sim of Brunei dies at age 69, CBCP News, Manila, Philippines, May 29, 2021; Cardinal Cornelius Sim of Brunei dies of heart failure while undergoing treatment in Taiwan, LICAS.news, May 29, 2021; Asia/Brunei - Morto il primo cardinale a Brunei Darussalam, Agenzia Fides, Brunei, sabato, 29 maggio 2021; È morto il cardinale Cornelius Sim primo porporato del Brunei, L'Osservatore Romano, 29 maggio 2021; Catholicism loses one its newest, hippest cardinals with Sim death by Elise Ann Allen, Crux, Rome, May 29, 2021; The Passing of Cardinal Cornelius Sim, by Patricia Pereira, Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, May 29, 2021; Il cardinale Cornelius Sim, vicario apostolico del Brunei muore a 69 anni by Angela Ambrogetti, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 29 maggio, 2021 / 13.45 AM; In Memoriam. In Loving Memory of His Eminence Cornelius Cardinal Sim, Apostolic Vicariate in Brunei Darussalam; Cardinal Sim of Brunei laid to rest, LiCAS.news, CBCP News, June 16, 2021; RCSC Pays Tribute To HE Cornelius Cardinal Sim, todatycatholic.com, June 19, 2021; Remembering Cardinal Sim, the good shepherd of Brunei, UCA News, June 24, 2021 04:51 AM GMT; Announcement on the Inauguration and Installation of the Cornelius Cardinal Sim Professorial Chair in Theology and Dialog, Christian Institute for Theological Engagement (CHRISTE), September 5, 2021; Christian group honors late Brunei cardinal, UCA News, September 06, 2021 06:53 AM GMT.

(1) This is the text of the inscription on the temporary marker on his grave, kindly provided by Mr. Eman Bonnici, from Malta:

R.I.P. HIS EMINENCE CORNELIUS CARDINAL SIM BORN: 16 SEPT. 1951 DIED: 29 MAY 2021

(2) This is the text of the permanent marker on his tomb, also provided by Mr. Bonnici:

In Loving Memory of HIS EMINENCE CORNELIUS CARDINAL SIM, DD 16.09.1951 - 29.05.2021 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.” John 14:3

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(83) 8. LOJUDICE, Augusto Paolo
(1964-

Birth. July 1, 1964, Rome, Italy. Son of Antonio Lojudice, who died in 2012, and Olga, who is still alive, and one of three siblings, Giovanni and Antonella. He grew up in the Roman district of Torre Maura, where as a young man he matured his vocation in contact with the youth and ecclesial realities of the area such as the parish of Nostra Signora del Suffragio (today the parish of Nostra Signora del Suffragio and Sant'Agostino di Canterbury), where the Sisters Minime of Our Lady of Suffrage also worked.

Education. After the classical high school diploma, obtained in 1983 at the Liceo San Benedetto da Norcia (later Liceo Ginnasio Immanuel Kant), Rome, he prepared for the priesthood at the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary and attended courses in Philosophy and Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University from 1983 to 1988. He obtained a Licentiate in Theology with a specialization in Fundamental Theology. Received the diaconate on October 29, 1988, in the patriarchal Lateran basilica, from Cardinal Ugo Poletti, vicar general of His Holiness for the diocese of Rome and archpriest of that basilica.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 6, 1989, by Cardinal Ugo Poletti, vicar general of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome; incardinated in the diocese of Rome. Became parish vicar of the parish of Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio until 1992, when he was appointed parish vicar of the parish of San Vigilio. In 1997 he was appointed pastor of the parish of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore in Tor Bella Monaca, where he remained until 2005 to become spiritual director in the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary. In 2014 he was appointed pastor of the parish of San Luca Evangelista al Prenestino-Labicano.

Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Alba Marittima and appointed auxiliary of Rome, March 6, 2015. Consecrated, May 23, 2015, patriarchal Lateran basilica, by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar general of Rome, assisted by Romano Rossi, bishop of Civita Castellana, and by Paolino Schiavon, titular bishop of Trevi, former auxiliary bishop of Rome. His episcopal motto is Mihi fecistis. He is secretary of the Episcopal Commission of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) for Migrations. Promoted to the metropolitan see of Siena-Colle Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, May 6, 2019.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the title of Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio in that same consistory. On December 16, 2020, the pope named him member of the Congregation for Bishops. He took possession of his title on Wednesday June 2, 2021, at 5 p.m. On July 21, 2022, the Holy Father named him bishop of the diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza (Italy) uniting it to the metropolitan see of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino in persona Episcopi.

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(84) 9. GAMBETTI, O.F.M.Conv., Mauro
(1965-

Birth. October 27, 1965, Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna, Italy. Son of Ermenegildo Gambetti and Maria Teresa Ceroni. He spent his infancy and youth in Imola. There were two priest in his family, both brothers of his paternal grandfather Antonio: Ermenegildo (1871-1927), missionary in South America, and Carlo (1883-1945), first, pastor and later canon of the cathedral chapter of Imola. He received the first communion in the parish of San Giovanni Nuovo in Imola, where he was also prepared for the sacrament of confirmation, which he received from Bishop Luigi Dardani in the cathedral of San Cassiano on October 3, 1976. His first name is also listed as Mauro Maria.

Education. From his father, founder of an engineering company, he inherited an interest for mechanics. He studied at the scientific high school in Imola, where he was classmate (section B) of Stefano Domenicali, future head of the Scuderia Ferrari racing department. After high school, he studied mechanical engineering with plant engineering specialty at the University of Bologna and after graduation he did the compulsory military service in the infantry near Bergamo. After graduating in mechanical engineering from the University of Bologna, in September 1992, he joined the Order of Friars Minor Conventals of which, after the year of novitiate in Osimo, he professed temporarily on August 29, 1995 and definitively on September 20, 1998 in the cathedral of Imola. After obtaining a baccalaureate in theology at the Theological Institute of Assisi (Perugia), he obtained a baccalaureate in theological anthropology at the Theological Faculty of Central Italy in Florence.

Priesthood. Ordained, January 8, 2000, at the shrine of Santissimo Crocifisso in Longiano (Forlì-Cesena). In that convent, he held the position of animator of youth and vocation ministry for Emilia-Romagna and, from 2005 to 2009, also that of leader and animator of the religious community (guardian). In the spring of 2009, the confreres of the Bolognese Province of Sant'Antonio di Padova with competence over the convents of the friars minor conventual of Emilia-Romagna elected him their superior (provincial minister), an office from which he ceased on February 22, 2013, called by the minister general and his definitory to assume that of general Custos of the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of San Francesco in Assisi for the four-year period 2013-2017. At the same time, the bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino appointed him episcopal vicar for the pastoral care of the Papal Basilica of San Francesco and other places of worship run by the friars minor conventual in the same diocese. Reconfirmed as custos general for the four-year period 2017-2021. With Walter Ganapini then general director of the Regional Agency for the Environmental Protection of Umbria and Giuseppe Lanzi CEO of Sisifo, in August 2017, he promoted the Sustainability Project of the Monumental Complex of the Sacred Convent of San Francesco in Assisi which involved important aspects of circular economy and ethical finance. He was elected president of the Intermediterranean Federation of Provincial Ministers of the Friars Minor Conventual in September 2017. On Decembrer 27, 2019, he was named Cavaliere Ordine al merito of the Italian Republic.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tisidu, Octobre 30, 2020. Consecrated, November 22, 2020, in the Upper Church of the basilica of San Francesco of Assisi, by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, papal legate for the basilicas of San Francesco and Santa Maria degli Angeli, assisted by Domenico Sorrentino, archbishop-bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, and by Giovanni Mosciatti, bishop of Imola. Cardinal Vallini pronounced the homily. His episcopal motto is Omnibus subiecti in caritate.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the deaconry of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano in that same consistory. On Decembre 16, 2020, the pope named him member of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life. On February 20, 2021, the pope named him vicar general of His Holiness for Vatican City, archpriest of the Papal Vatican Basilica, and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter's Basilica. Took possession of his deaconry on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. On November 4, 2021, the pope named him member of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City. On December 2, the pope named him member of the Dicastery for Social Communication. On Decembre 8, 2021, he was named president of the Vatican Foundation Fratelli tutti to support the mission of the Fabbrica di San Pietro. On July 9, 2022, the pope named him special papal envoy to preside the Eucharistic celebration programmed for September 7, 2022 in the Shrine of of Our Lady del Rimedio, patroness of Oristano, Italy, in the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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(85) 10. ARIZMENDI ESQUIVEL, Felipe
(1940-

Birth. May 1, 1940, Chiltepec, municipality of Coatepec Harinas, state of México, then archdiocese of México, today diocese of Toluca. Son of Moisés Arizmendi and Coínta Esquivel.

Education. He completed his humanities and philosophy studies at the Seminary of Toluca from 1952 to 1959; and those of theology from 1959 to 1963 at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain, where he obtained a license in dogmatic theology, later specializing also in liturgy.

Priesthood. Ordained, August 25, 1963, in Toluca. After ordination he held the following positions, among others: vicar cooperator in three different parishes (1963, 1964-1966, 1966-1967); prefect of philosophers and professor in the seminary (1963-1964); pastor (1967-1969); spiritual director and professor in the Minor Seminary (1969-1981), in charge of vocation ministry; rector of the Seminary (1981-1991); professor of liturgy and pastoral theology. He was also a member of the Diocesan Commission of Liturgy (1967-1979); director of the Diocesan Catechetical Office (1968-1969); member of the Equipo de Pastoral Juvenil (1968-1978); secretary (1970-1973) and president of the Presbyteral Council (1976-1979); coordinator of the Diocesan Commission for Social Communications (1982-1984); and vicar general (1989-1991). At the national level, he was a member of the Equipo Nacional de Pastoral Vocacional and of the Organización de Seminarios de México, of which he was also president for some time. He was also a member of the Equipo Interdisciplinar de Asesores de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano; in 1986-1989, he chaired the Organización de Seminarios de América Latina and later worked as an expert in the Department of Vocations of Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM).

Episcopate. Elected bishop of Tapachula, February 7, 1991. Consecrated, March 7, 1991, at the cathedral of Tapachula, by Girolamo Prigione, titular archbishop of Lauriaco, apostolic delegate and extroardinary envoy to México, assisted by Adolfo Suárez Rivera, archbishop of Monterrey, and by Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño, archbishop of Oaxaca. During this period, he was secretary general of CELAM. On March 31, 2000, he was transferred to the see of San Cristóbal de Las Casas; occupied the see until November 3, 2017.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the title of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort in that same consistory. He was older than eighty years at the time of his promotion to the cardinalate and thus not eligible to participate in a conclave. He took possession of his title on November 29, 2020.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Photographa dn biography in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Rinuncia del vescovo di San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Messico) e Nomina del Successore, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 31.03.2000; Rinuncia del Vescovo di San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Messico) e nomina del successore, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 03.11.2017; Mons. Felipe Arizmendi será creado cardenal por el Papa by Larissa I. López, Zenit, octubre 25, 2020 17:29; Mons. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel: “La mia nomina a cardinale, un riconoscimento ai popoli indigeni” by Bruno Desidera, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 27 ottobre 2020; Nuevo cardenal mexicano: La Iglesia nunca podrá aprobar los actos homosexuales, ACI Prensa, 29 de octubre de 2020 - 6:34 PM; Monseñor Felipe Arizmendi: “Dicen que soy homófobo”, Zenit, noviembre 04, 2020 09:35; Mexican cardinal-designate credited for building up indigenous church by David Agren, National Catholic Reporter, Mexico City, Nov 5, 2020; México: Carta del Papa a monseñor Felipe Arizmendi by Larissa I. López, Zenit, noviembre 09, 2020 17:25; Monseñor Felipe Arizmendi: “Solidaridad ante la pandemia”, Zenit, noviembre 11, 2020 09:00; Monseñor Felipe Arizmendi: “Jornada de los Pobres”, Zenit, noviembre 18, 2020 09:00; Felipe Arizmendi, nuevo cardenal: "En México necesitamos políticos católicos sin vidas dobles" by Irene Savio, Proceso, miércoles, 25 de noviembre de 2020; Monseñor Felipe Arizmendi: “Qué significa ser cardenal”, Zenit, noviembre 25, 2020 10:28; Consistorio de Cardenales: Entrevista exclusiva a monseñor Felipe Arizmendi by Larissa I. López, Zenit, noviembre 27, 2020 12:59; Roma: Toma de posesión del cardenal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel by Larissa I. López, Zenit, Ciudad del Vaticano, noviembre 30, 2020 16:22; Cardenal Felipe Arizmendi: “El camino es Jesús”, Zenit, diciembre 02, 2020 09:52; Cardenal Felipe Arizmendi: “La casita guadalupana”, Zenit, diciembre 09, 2020 10:59; Cardenal Felipe Arizmendi: “Hacia una ética social”, Zenit, diciembre 16, 2020 07:58; Cardenal Arizmendi: "La mala política divide mucho a los pueblos, con heridas que muchas veces llegan a ser mortales, Religión Digital, 12.02.2021; Lamenta Cardenal lucha por candidaturas by Félix Camas, Diario de Chiapas, 13 febrero 2021; Cardenal Arizmendi: Otro país, desde Dios, Vatican News, 07 julio 2021, 13:58; Tres obispos se contagian de covid-19; iglesia pide oraciones para ellos by Patricia Carrasco, La Prensa, lunes 10 de enero de 2022; Messico: card. Arizmendi (Chiapas) sul Governo e la violenza: “Non è riuscito a spezzare il circolo di corruzione”, Servizio Informazione Religiosa, 13 Aprile 2023 @ 15:40; Elecciones en México: el cardenal Arizmendi pide votar por el candidato que favorezca a la familia by Miroslava López, Vida Nueva Digital, 28/04/2023.

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(86) 11. TOMASI, C.S., Silvano Maria
(1940-

Birth. October 12, 1940, Casoni di Mussolente, Italy. He is a naturalized United States of America citizen. He has a brother, Livio, who is also a Scalabrinian priest.

Education. He received educational training in Italy and the United States, where he studied theology and was ordained a priest. He holds a BA in Social Science and a PhD in Sociology from Fordham University in New York. He joined the Missionaries of San Carlo - Scalabrinians.

Priesthood. Ordained, May 31, 1965, by Joseph Maria Pernicone, titular bishop of Adrianopoli di Onoriade, auxiliary bishop of New York. He was Assistant professor of Sociology at the City University of New York and at the New School of Social Reserch (1970-1974). As founding director of the Center for Migration Studies, Inc., he founded and edited the quarterly "International Migration Review". He was provincial superior of his religious congregation. From 1983 to 1987, he held the position of first director of the Office of the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees (PCMR) of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB / USCC). Named secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, June 27, 1989; occupied the position until June 1996.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Cercinia and appointed apostolic nuncio to Ethiopia, Eritrea and observer before the African Union, June 27, 1996. Consecrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Albano, assisted by Giovanni Cheli, titular archbishop of Santa Giusta, and by Paolo Magnani, bishop of Treviso. On April 24, 1999, he was named titular archbishop of Asolo and on December 23, 2000, he was named apostolic nuncio to Djibouti. On June 10, 2003, he was appointed permanent observer of the Holy See at the Office of the United Nations and Specialized Institutions in Geneva and Permanent Observer at the World Trade Organization (O.M.C.). He held the office until February 13, 2016. On April 9, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, now Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. On November 1, 2020, the pope appointed him special delegate to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta (SMOM), with the task to collaborate, for the greater good of the Order, with H.E. Fra’ Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas, interim lieutenant and grand commander of the Order, and with the next appropriately elected grand master.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the deaconry of San Nicola in Carcere in that same consistory. He was older than eighty years at the time of his promotion to the cardinalate and thus not eligible to participate in a conclave. He took possession of his deaconry on Saturday January 23, 2021, at 6 p.m.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Photograph and biography, in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Nomina dell'Osservatore Permanente della Santa Sede presso l'Ufficio delle Nazioni Unite ed Istituzioni Specializzate a Ginevra ed Osservatore Permanente presso l'Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio (O.M.C.), Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 10.06.2003; Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio della Giustizia e della Pace, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 09.04.2016; Archbishop Tomasi has led the Vatican’s fight against nuclear weapons. Pope Francis is making him a Cardinal by Drew Christianse, America, The Jesuit Review, October 28, 2020; Lettera Pontificia al Cardinale eletto Silvano Maria Tomasi per la nomina a Delegato Speciale presso il Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 01.11.2020; L’Arcivescovo Silvano Tomasi è il nuovo Delegato Speciale presso il Sovrano Ordine di Malta, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, 01/11/2020; Pope Francis names Archbishop Tomasi delegate to Order of Malta by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Nov 1, 2020 / 06:38 am MT; SMOM, Papa Francesco nomina il futuro Cardinale Tomasi Delegato Speciale by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 01 novembre, 2020 / 1:00 PM; Cardinal-designate Tomasi is new special delegate to Order of Malta, La Croix International, November 2, 2020; Orden de Malta: El cardenal Tomasi, delegado especial, Zenit, noviembre 02, 2020 17:59; Appello dell'ex Gran Maestro Festing al cardinale Tomasi, «il voto va rimandato dopo il Covid» by Franca Giansoldati, Il Messaggero, Città del Vaticano, Martedì 3 Novembre 2020; Primo incontro con il nuovo Delegato Speciale, Sovrano Ordine di Malta, 03/11/2020; Avviso dell’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 18.01.2021; L'intervista. Il cardinale Tomasi: inizia nuova era, gli Stati non nucleari si alleino by Lucia Capuzzi, Avvenira, venerdì 22 gennaio 2021; H.E. Cardinal Silvano M. Tomasi reflects on moving towards a nuclear-free world, World Council of Churches, 18 February 2021; Colazione in onore dei nuovi Cardinali italiani nominati nel Concistoro del 28 novembre 2020, Presidenza della Repubblica, Roma, 10/06/2021; Fra Gerardo Sasso sarà Santo per “equipollenza”: l’annuncio da Scala del cardinale Tomasi, Il Vescovado, domenica 5 settembre 2021 11:49:38; Sovrano Ordine di Malta, la Lettera del Papa al Delegato Speciale by Veronica Giacometti, ACI Stampa, Città del Vaticano, 26 ottobre, 2021 / 3:00 PM; Carta del Papa con motivo del Capítulo Extraordinario de la Orden de Malta, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 26 octubre 2021, 15:25; Funeral of Fra’ Matthew Festing will be celebrated on 3 December in Malta, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, 17/11/2021; The funeral of Fra’ Matthew Festing, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, 03/12/2021; Photos: The funeral of Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master, Catholic News Agency, Valletta, Malta, Dec 4, 2021 / 04:00 am; Order of Malta would be 'subject' of Holy See under new constitution, The Pillar, Jan 14, 2022; Cardinal Tomasi: Draft Malta constitution still ‘provisional,’ leak unauthorized, The Pillar, Order of Malta, Jan 17 2022; Order of Malta sovereignty will be ‘totally preserved,’ Tomasi promises, The Pillar, January 20, 2021; A battle is underway for the future of the Knights of Malta as the ancient group considers a new constitution by Christopher Lamb, The Tablet, 21 January 2022; ‘A direct attack’: Knights of Malta delegate locked out of order’s constitutional committee, The Pillar, Jan 25 2021; Letter of the Grand Chancellor on the Constitutional reform process, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, 28/01/2022; Cardinal Tomasi Discusses the Reforms to the Order of Malta by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, Rome, January 28, 2022; Knights of Malta official confident reforms will respect sovereignty by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, The Boston Pilot, Monday 31st of January 2022, with audio and slides; ‘Papa’ steps in: Francis to decide personally on Order of Malta reforms, The Pillar, Feb 1, 2022; Presentate al Papa le proposte per la riforma dei Cavalieri di Malta, Vatican News, 26 febbraio 2022, 18:22; La riforma dell’Ordine di Malta nell’udienza con il Papa, Ordine di Malta, 27/02/2022; The Order of Malta’s reform is now firmly in Pope Francis’ hands by Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Mar 7, 2022 / 09:35 am; ‘There is no debate’: Cardinal Tomasi on the future of the Order of Malta, The Pillar, Mar 10, 2022; Behind the Order of Malta’s reform debate is a clash of two visions by Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency, Rome Newsroom, Mar 31, 2022 / 04:42 am; The Extraordinary Chapter General elected the Sovereign Council, Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, 28/01/2023.

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(87) 12. CANTALAMESSA, O.F.M.Cap., Raniero
(1934-

Birth. July 22, 1934, Colli del Tronto, diocese and province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy. He had a sister.

Education. Joined the Order of the Friars Minor Capuchins in 1946. Studied at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland; and at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.

Priesthood. Ordained, October 19, 1958, Basilica of Loreto, by Gaetano Malchiodi, Titular Bishop of Cana, Vicar of the Pontifical Administration of Loreto. He graduated in Theology from Friborg, Switzerland, and in Classical Literature from the Catholic University of Milan. Already as tenured professor of History of Christian Origins and director of the Department of Religious Sciences of the University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, he was a member of the International Theological Commission from 1975 to 1981 and, for twelve years, a member of the Catholic delegation for the dialogue with Pentecostal Churches. In 1979 he left teaching to devote himself full time to the ministry of the Word. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II preacher of the Pontifical House in 1980; he was confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 and in 2013 by Pope Francis in that position. Each week, in Advent and Lent, he preaches a meditation in the presence of the Pope, cardinals, bishops, prelates and superiors general of religious Orders. He has been called to speak in many countries of the World, often also by brothers from other Christian denominations. Since 2009, he has lived in the Hermitage of Merciful Love in Cittaducale, in the province of Rieti, serving a small community of cloistered nuns. He received an Honoris Causa degree in Law from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, United States of America; in Communication Sciences from the University of Macerata, Italy; in Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America; and the Ángel Herrera CEU Award from the San Pablo CEU University Foundation, Spain. In addition to scientific books written as a historian of Christian Origins, on the Christology of the Fathers, Easter in the Old Church and other topics, he has published numerous works on spirituality, the result of his preaching in the Pontifical House, translated into a score of languages.

Episcopate. He requested to be dispensed from the requirement of episcopal ordination and the dispensation was granted by Pope Francis.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the Consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the deaconry of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine in that same consistory. He was older than eighty years at the time of his promotion to the cardinalate and thus not eligible to participate in a conclave. On Sunday June 13, 2021, at 10 a.m., he took possession of his deaconry.

2020

P. Raniero Cantalamessa, predicador de la Casa Pontificia, será cardenal by Larissa I. López, Zenit, octubre 25, 2020 17:53; Nuovi cardinali: p. Cantalamessa, “per me sarà un altro modo di stare vicino al Papa”, Servizio Informazione Religosa, 26 ottobre 2020 @ 15:56; Cardinal-elect Cantalamessa: appointment ‘recognition of Word of God’ by Devin Watkins, Vatican News, 27 October 2020, 16:01; Cantalamessa: “Gli scandali? La Chiesa più pura oggi che in passato. Le denunce interne grande progresso” by Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican Insider, Città del Vaticano, 31 Ottobre 2020; Raniero Cantalamessa: «Quiero continuar vistiendo mi hábito de franciscano» by Victoria Isabel Cardiel C., Alfa y Omega, 4 de Noviembre de 2020; Cardinal-designate sees appointment as testament to God's word by Juno Arocha Esteves, The Boston Pilot, CNS, Vatican City, 11/5/2020; Raniero Cantalamessa, cardinale ma non vescovo: «Voglio morire con l’abito francescano», Chiesa di Rieti, Novembre 17, 2020; ‘A simple priest of the Church’: Papal preacher prepares to be made a cardinal by Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency, Vatican City, Nov 19, 2020 / 11:00 am MT; Colegio Cardenalicio: El cardenal Cantalamessa seguirá siendo sacerdote by Anne Kurian-Montabone, Zenit, noviembre 19, 2020 13:02; “Frate fino alla morte”, Cantalamessa chiede di non essere ordinato vescovo. Da de Lubac a Simoni, i precedenti del passato by Salvatore Cernuzio, Il Secolo XIX, Città del Vaticano, 23 Novembre 2020; Cardinal Cantalamessa to preach Advent sermons at Vatican, Vatican News, 02 December 2020, 14:59; Quel pennello che può salvarci dal baratro. Intervista al cardinale Cantalamessa sulle prediche di Avvento che iniziano il 4 dicembre by Nicola Gori, L'Osservatore Romano, 03 dicembre 2020; Prima Predica di Avvento, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 04.12.2020; Cardinal Cantalamessa’s first Advent sermon: Death is bridge to eternal life by Devin Watkins, Vatican News, 04 December 2020, 11:25, with audio; Primera predicación de Adviento del cardenal Cantalamessa: «Nos espera la vida eterna», Ecclesia Digital, 5 diciembre, 2020; Seconda Predica di Avvento, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 11.12.2020; Cardinal Cantalamessa’s Second Advent Homily by Gabriel Triguero, Zenit, December 11, 2020 16:39; Terza Predica di Avvento, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 18.12.2020; Adviento: Tercera y última predicación del cardenal Cantalamessa by Larissa I. López, Zenit, diciembre 18, 2020 13:39; Cardenal Cantalamessa recibirá premio CEU Ángel Herrera, Vatican News, Ciudad del Vaticano, 29 diciembre 2020, 11:31; El cardenal Cantalamessa, Premio CEU Ángel Herrera by Larissa I. López, Zenit, diciembre 29, 2020 12:39;

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(88) 13. FEROCI, Enrico
(1940-

Birth. August 27, 1940, Pizzoli, archdiocese of L'Aquila, Italy. Son of Enrico and Iolanda Feroci (+ October 8, 2019 at 102 years old). He has a sister, Dionilla.

Education. When he was eleven years old he entered the Minor Pontifical Roman Seminary. After the liceali studies he attended the Major Roman Seminary.

Priesthood. Ordained, March 13, 1965; incardinated in the diocese of Rome. In 1968 he was named vice-rector of the Minor Pontifical Roman Seminary. From 1976 until 1980, he was vice-pastor of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali; in 1980, he became its pastor. On October 13, 1995, Pope John Paul II named him chaplain of His Holiness. On July 1, 2004, he was named pastor of Sant'Ippolito a piazzale delle Province. From September 1, 2009 until September 1, 2018, he was director of the diocesan Caritas of Rome. On September 1, 2019, he was named pastor of Santa Maria del Divino Amore parish in Castel di Leva and rector of the Seminary of the Madonna del Divino Amore.

Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Passo Corese, October 30, 2020. Consecrated, November 15, 2020, at 3 p.m., in the Santuario Nuovo della Madonna del Divino Amore, Rome, by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, vicar general of Rome, assisted by Claudio Maria Celli, titular archbishop of Civitanova and president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, and by Vincenzo Apicella, bishop of Velletri-Segni.

Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the Consistory of November 28, 2020; received the red biretta, the cardinalitial ring and the deaconry of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva in that same consistory. He was older than eighty years at the time of his promotion to the cardinalate and thus not eligible to participate in a conclave. The taking of possession of his deaconry scheduled for January 4, 2021, was postponed to a later date because of the pandemic. He took possession of his deaconry on May 24, 2021 at 11 a.m.

Webgraphy. Photograph and biography, in Italian, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Photograph and biography, in English, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede; Photograph and biography, in Italian, Wikipedia; L’ordinazione di monsignor Feroci e l’incontro sull’enciclica “Fratelli tutti”: due iniziative nella diocesi di Roma per la Giornata mondiale dei poveri, Diocesi di Roma, 6 novembre 2020; Nommé cardinal, le père Feroci espère bien rester curé de paroisse by Domitille Farret d'Astiès, Aleteia, 08/11/20; Ordinato vescovo monsignor Enrico Feroci, L'Osservatore Romano, 16 novembre 2020; Rinviata la Presa di Possesso del cardinale Enrico Feroci, Vatican News, 02 gennaio 2021, 12:01; Il cardinale Feroci a L’Aquila per la Perdonanza Celestiniana, Roma Sette, 8 Aprile 2021; Possesso cardinalizio, Avviso dell’Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche, Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, 18.05.2021; Colazione in onore dei nuovi Cardinali italiani nominati nel Concistoro del 28 novembre 2020, Presidenza della Repubblica, Roma, 10/06/2021; Dopo 16 mesi di stop l'ORP torna in Terra Santa. Da oggi al 9 luglio pellegrinaggio guidato dal Cardinale Feroci by Marco Mancini, ACI Stampa, Gerusalemme, 05 luglio, 2021 / 2:00 PM; Le piazze di Francesco, il cardinale Feroci: portiamo i poveri nel cuore by Amedeo Lomonaco, Vatican News, Città del Vaticano, 05 agosto 2021, 08:00, with audio; Perdonanza: card. Feroci, Celestino ci ha lasciato dono fede, ANSA, L'Aquila, 28 agosto 2021 23:05.