Pietro Parolin
Pietro Parolin | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Secretary of State | |
 Cardinal Parolin in July 2021 | |
| Appointed | 15 October 2013 |
| Predecessor | Tarcisio Bertone, SDB |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Bishop of Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 April 1980 by Arnoldo Onisto |
| Consecration | 12 September 2009 by Benedict XVI |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1955 Schiavon, Veneto, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Previous post | Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (2009–2013) Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium (2009–2014) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| Motto | Latin: Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? (Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Pietro Parolin OMRI (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro paroˈlin], Venetian: [paɾoˈliŋ]; born 17 January 1955) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since February 2014. He has also been the Vatican's Secretary of State since October 2013 and a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since July 2014.[1][2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Il Papa nomina Mons. Pietro Parolin nuove segretario di stato" (in Italian). Vatican Radio. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ Povoledo, Elisabetta (31 August 2013). "Pope Appoints Diplomat as Vatican Secretary of State". New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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