Cardinals Created by Paul VI (1976-7)

Consistory of 1976.05.24 (21)Papal Speeches

Dominican Republic1. Cardinal Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas

In hoc signo vinces

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto
former Military Vicar of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic)

Born:1906.11.16 (El Seibo, El Seibo, Yuma, Dominican Republic)
Ordained Priest:1933.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:1945.08.12
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1990.12.01 (Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Ozama, Dominican Republic † 84)

Priest of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1933.08.13 – 1945.05.02)

Titular Archbishop of Euchaitæ (1945.05.02 – 1961.12.10)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1945.05.02 – 1961.12.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de los Caballeros (Dominican Republic) (1953 – 1956.07.22)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1960 – 1961.12.10)

President of Dominican Episcopal Conference (1961 – 1979)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Vicariate of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1961.12.10 – 1962.12.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (1961.12.10 – 1981.11.15)

Military Vicar of Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (1962.12.08 – 1982.04.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto (1976.05.24 – 1990.12.01)

Italy2. Cardinal Opilio Rossi

Omnia in Christo

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
former President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari

Born:1910.05.14 (New York City, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1933.03.11
Consecrated Bishop:1953.12.27
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2004.02.09 (Roma, Italy † 93)

Priest of Piacenza (Italy) (1933.03.11 – 1953.11.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador (1953.11.21 – 1959.03.25)

Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1953.11.21 – 1976.05.24)

Apostolic Nuncio to Chile (1959.03.25 – 1961.09.25)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (1961.09.25 – 1976)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio (1976.05.24 – 1987.06.22)

President of Pontifical Council for the Family (1976.12.10 – 1981.08.04)

President of Pontifical Council for the Laity (1976.12.10 – 1984.04.08)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (1983.02.02 – 1987.06.22)

President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses (1983.12.05 – 1991.01.03)

President of Commission of Cardinals for the Pontifical Shrines of Pompeii, Loreto and Bari (1984 – 1993)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1987.06.22 – 2004.02.09)

Italy3. Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi

former Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum»

Born:1907.05.27 (Cosenza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1929.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1955.07.24
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2001.07.26 (Roma, Italy † 94)

Priest of Cosenza (Italy) (1929.12.21 – 1955.05.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica (1955.05.21 – 1957.01.12)

Titular Archbishop of Sardes (1955.05.21 – 1976.05.24)

Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine (1957.01.12 – 1962.05.10)

Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland (1962.05.10 – 1967.07.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1967.07.08 – 1976)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (1976.05.24 – 1987.06.22)

Cardinal-Priest of «Regina Apostolorum» (1987.06.22 – 2001.07.26)

Argentina4. Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu

Adveniat regnum tuum

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Born:1912.02.11 (Reducción, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1934.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1946.12.15
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2004.11.18 (Buenos Aires, Argentina † 92)

Priest of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1934.10.28 – 1946.10.07)

Titular Bishop of Platæa (1946.10.07 – 1953.08.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1946.10.07 – 1953.08.28)

Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1953.08.28 – 1957.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1957.02.11 – 1967.06.14)

Titular Archbishop of Turres in Byzacena (1967.06.14 – 1975.04.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1967.06.14 – 1975.04.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1975.04.22 – 1990.07.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976.05.24 – 2004.11.18)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1982 – 1985)

Italy5. Cardinal Corrado Bafile

Obœdientia et pax

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Born:1903.07.04 (L’Aquila, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1936.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:1960.03.19
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2005.02.03 (Roma, Italy † 101)

Priest of L’Aquila (Italy) (1936.04.11 – 1960.02.13)

Domestic Prelate (1954.06.24 – 1960.02.13)

Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1960.02.13 – 1975.07.11)

Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia (1960.02.13 – 1976.05.24)

Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1975.07.18 – 1976.05.25)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico (1976.05.24 – 1987.06.22)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints (1976.05.25 – 1980.06.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987.06.22 – 2005.02.03)

Senegal6. Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum

In verbo tuo laxabo rete

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal)

Born:1921.02.02 (Poponguine, Senegal)
Ordained Priest:1944.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:1962.05.20
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2004.05.18 (Aix-en-Provence, France † 83)

Priest of Dakar (Senegal) (1944.03.12 – 1962.02.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dakar (Senegal) (1962.02.24 – 2000.06.02)

President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau (1970 – 1987)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1976.05.24 – 2004.05.18)

President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (1979 – 1981)

Uganda7. Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga

Mater profer lumen cæcis

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda)

Born:1914.11.11 (Kisule, Uganda)
Ordained Priest:1946.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:1966.10.30
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1991.04.20 (Köln, Germany † 76)

Priest of Kampala (Uganda) (1946.12.15 – 1966.08.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala (Uganda) (1966.08.05 – 1990.02.08)

President of Uganda Episcopal Conference (1969 – 1975)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1976.05.24 – 1991.04.20)

Germany8. Cardinal Joseph Schröffer

Redeamus ad cor et inveniamus eum

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba
former Bishop of Eichstätt (Germany)
former Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education

Born:1903.02.20 (Ingolstadt, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1928.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1948.09.21
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1983.09.07 (Nürenberg, Germany † 80)

Priest of Eichstätt (Germany) (1928.10.28 – 1948.07.23)

Bishop of Eichstätt (Germany) (1948.07.23 – 1968.01.02)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education (1967.05.17 – 1976.05.20)

Titular Archbishop of Volturno (1968.01.02 – 1976.05.24)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba (1976.05.24 – 1983.09.07)

India9. Cardinal Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J.

Adveniat regnum tuum

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta (India)

Born:1916.08.07 (Darjeeling, India)
Ordained Priest:1947.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:1962.09.09
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1992.11.29 (Calcutta, India † 76)

Bishop of Jamshedpur (India) (1962.07.12 – 1969.05.29)

Apostolic Administrator of Jamshedpur (India) (1969.05.29 – 1970.06.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta (India) (1969.05.29 – 1986.04.05)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (1976 – 1982)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria (1976.05.24 – 1992.11.29)

Philippines10. Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin

Serviam

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)

Born:1928.08.31 (New Washington, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:1954.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:1967.03.18
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2005.06.21 (Manila, Philippines † 76)

Priest of Jaro (Philippines) (1954.04.03 – 1967.02.10)

Titular Bishop of Obba (1967.02.10 – 1972.01.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro (Philippines) (1967.02.10 – 1972.01.15)

Titular Archbishop of Massa Lubrense (1972.01.15 – 1972.10.08)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines) (1972.01.15 – 1972.10.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Jaro (Philippines) (1972.10.08 – 1974.01.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines) (1974.01.21 – 2003.09.15)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (1976 – 1981)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti (1976.05.24 – 2005.06.21)

USA11. Cardinal William Wakefield Baum

Ministerium reconciliationis

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)
former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Born:1926.11.21 (Dallas, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:1951.05.12
Consecrated Bishop:1970.04.06
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2015.07.23 (Washington, DC, USA † 88)

Priest of Kansas City–Saint Joseph (USA) (1951.05.12 – 1970.02.18)

Bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau (USA) (1970.02.18 – 1973.03.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA) (1973.03.05 – 1980.03.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia (1976.05.24 – 2015.07.23)

Prefect of Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Educational Institutions) (1980.01.15 – 1990.04.06)

Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary (1990.04.06 – 2001.11.22)

Brazil12. Cardinal Aloísio Lorscheider, O.F.M.

In cruce salus et vita

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil)

Born:1924.10.08 (Estrela, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1948.08.22
Consecrated Bishop:1962.05.20
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:2007.12.23 (Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil † 83)

Bishop of Santo Ângelo (Brazil) (1962.02.03 – 1973.03.26)

General Secretary of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1968 – 1971)

President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1971 – 1979)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1972 – 1975)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1973.03.26 – 1995.07.12)

President of Caritas Internationalis (1974 – 1975)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1975 – 1979)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (1976.05.24 – 2007.12.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aparecida (Brazil) (1995.07.12 – 2004.01.28)

New Zealand13. Cardinal Reginald John Delargey

In ipso vita

former Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand)

Born:1914.12.10 (Timaru, New Zealand)
Ordained Priest:1938.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1958.02.27
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1979.01.29 (Auckland, New Zealand † 64)

Priest of Auckland (New Zealand) (1938.03.19 – 1957.11.25)

Titular Bishop of Hirina (1957.11.25 – 1970.09.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand) (1957.11.25 – 1970.09.01)

Bishop of Auckland (New Zealand) (1970.09.01 – 1974.04.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) (1974.04.25 – 1979.01.29)

President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (1976 – 1979)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1976.05.24 – 1979.01.29)

Argentina14. Blessed Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio

Christus in vobis spes gloriæ

former Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto
former President of Pontifical Council for the Laity

Born:1920.12.03 (Nueve de Julio, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1943.12.05
Consecrated Bishop:1964.05.31
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1998.02.05 (Vatican City State † 77)
Beatified:2023.12.16 (Luján, Argentina)

Priest of Mercedes (Argentina) (1943.12.05 – 1964.03.24)

Titular Bishop of Cæciri (1964.03.24 – 1972.04.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1964.03.24 – 1972.04.19)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (1968 – 1972)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1972 – 1975)

Bishop of Mar del Plata (Argentina) (1972.04.19 – 1975.09.20)

Titular Archbishop of Thiges (1975.09.20 – 1976.05.24)

Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes (1975.09.20 – 1976.05.29)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano (1976.05.24 – 1987.06.22)

Prefect of Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes (1976.05.29 – 1984.04.08)

President of Pontifical Council for the Laity (1984.04.08 – 1996.08.20)

President of Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (1985.02.16 – 1989.03.01)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (1987.06.22 – 1995.07.11)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina–Poggio Mirteto (1995.07.11 – 1998.02.05)

Cardinal.

Hungary15. Cardinal László Lékai

Virescit succisa

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary)

Born:1910.03.12 (Zalalövo, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:1934.09.28
Consecrated Bishop:1972.03.16
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1986.06.30 (Esztergom, Hungary † 76)

Priest of Veszprém (Hungary) (1934.09.28 – 1972.02.08)

Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém (Hungary) (1972.02.08 – 1975.01.07)

Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii (1972.02.08 – 1976.02.12)

Apostolic Administrator of Esztergom (Hungary) (1974.02.05 – 1976.02.12)

President of Hungarian Episcopal Conference (1976 – 1986)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1976.02.12 – 1986.06.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia (1976.05.24 – 1986.06.30)

England16. Cardinal George Basil Hume, E.B.C.

Pax inter spinas

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)

Born:1923.03.02 (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)
Ordained Priest:1950.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:1976.03.25
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1999.06.17 (London, England † 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1976.02.09 – 1999.06.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1976.05.24 – 1999.06.17)

President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (1979 – 1986)

President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (1979 – 1999.06.17)

Madagascar17. Cardinal Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar)

Born:1921.09.08 (Ambanitsilena-Ranomasina, Madagascar)
Ordained Priest:1956.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:1971.01.16
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1993.10.06 (Antananarivo, Madagascar † 72)

Bishop of Farafangana (Madagascar) (1971.01.16 – 1976.04.10)

President of Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (1974 – 1986)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tananarive (Madagascar) (1976.04.10 – 1989.10.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1976.05.24 – 1993.10.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antananarivo (Madagascar) (1989.10.28 – 1993.10.06)

Czechia[18] Cardinal František Tomášek

Laxabo rete

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Born:1899.06.30 (Studénka, Czechia)
Ordained Priest:1922.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:1949.10.13
Created Cardinal in pectore:1976.05.24
Revealed as Cardinal:1977.06.27
Died:1992.08.04 (Praha, Czechia † 93)

Priest of Olomouc (Czechia) (1922.07.05 – 1949.10.12)

Titular Bishop of Butus (1949.10.12 – 1977.06.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1949.10.12 – 1977.12.30)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Praha (Czechia) (1965.02.18 – 1969.05.17)

Apostolic Administrator of Praha (Czechia) (1969.05.17 – 1977.12.30)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1977.06.27 – 1992.08.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia) (1977.12.30 – 1991.03.27)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Czechoslovakia (1990 – 1991.06.11)

Nigeria19. Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem

In cruce salus

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello
former Archbishop-Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria)

Born:1917 (Obio Ibiono, Nigeria)
Ordained Priest:1947.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:1954.02.07
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1995.11.24 (Garki, Nigeria † 77)

Priest of Calabar (Nigeria) (1947.12.07 – 1953.08.07)

Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria (1953.08.07 – 1963.03.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar (Nigeria) (1953.08.07 – 1963.03.01)

Bishop of Ikot Ekpene (Nigeria) (1963.03.01 – 1989.06.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt (Nigeria) (1970 – 1973)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (1973 – 1979)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1976.05.24 – 1995.11.24)

Founder of Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria (1977.10.23)

President of Association of the Episcopal Conferences of Anglophone West Africa (1978 – 1983)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Abuja (Nigeria) (1981.11.06 – 1989.06.19)

Archbishop-Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria) (1989.06.19 – 1992.09.28)

Vietnam20. Cardinal Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê

Sequere me

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti pro hac vice Title
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Born:1898.12.11 (Trang-Duê, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1933.04.01
Consecrated Bishop:1950.08.15
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1978.11.27 (Hà Nôi, Vietnam † 79)

Priest of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (1933.04.01 – 1950.04.18)

Titular Bishop of Synaus (1950.04.18 – 1960.11.24)

Vicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (1950.04.18 – 1960.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (1960.11.24 – 1978.11.27)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti pro hac vice Title (1976.05.24 – 1978.11.27)

Poland21. Cardinal Bolesław Filipiak

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana
former Dean of Sacred Roman Rota

Born:1901.09.01 (Osniszczewko, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1926.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:1976.05.13
Created Cardinal:1976.05.24
Died:1978.10.14 (Poznań, Poland † 77)

Priest of Gniezno (Poland) (1926.05.29 – 1967.06.26)

Dean of Sacred Roman Rota (1967.06.26 – 1976.05.01)

Titular Bishop of Plestia (1976.05.01 – 1976.05.24)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1976.05.24 – 1978.10.14)

Consistory of 1977.06.27 (4)Papal Speeches

Italy1. Cardinal Giovanni Benelli

Virtus ex alto

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy)

Born:1921.05.12 (Poggiole di Vernio, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1943.10.31
Consecrated Bishop:1966.09.11
Created Cardinal:1977.06.27
Died:1982.10.26 (Firenze, Italy † 61)

Priest of Pistoia (Italy) (1943.10.31 – 1966.06.11)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Senegal (1966.06.11 – 1967.06.29)

Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa (1966.06.11 – 1967.06.29)

Titular Archbishop of Tusuros (1966.06.11 – 1977.06.03)

Substitute for General Affairs of Secretariat of State (1967.06.29 – 1977.06.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Firenze (Italy) (1977.06.03 – 1982.10.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1977.06.27 – 1982.10.26)

Benin2. Cardinal Bernardin Gantin

In tuo sancto Servitio

former Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
former Prefect of Congregation for Bishops
former President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America

Born:1922.05.08 (Toffo, Benin)
Ordained Priest:1951.01.14
Consecrated Bishop:1957.02.03
Created Cardinal:1977.06.27
Died:2008.05.13 (Paris, France † 86)

Priest of Cotonou (Benin) (1951.01.14 – 1956.12.11)

Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania (1956.12.11 – 1960.01.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cotonou (Benin) (1956.12.11 – 1960.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cotonou (Benin) (1960.01.05 – 1971.06.28)

President of Episcopal Conference of Benin (1970 – 1971)

Adjunct Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1971.06.29 – 1973.02.26)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples (1973.02.26 – 1975.12.19)

Vice-President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1975.12.19 – 1976.12.16)

Vice-President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” (1976 – 1978.09.04)

Pro-President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1976.12.16 – 1977.06.29)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cuore di Cristo Re (1977.06.27 – 1984.06.25)

President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1977.06.29 – 1984.04.08)

President of Pontifical Council “Cor unum” (1978.09.04 – 1984.04.08)

Vice-President of Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses (1983 – 1989)

President of Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1984.04.08 – 1989.03.01)

Prefect of Congregation for Bishops (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25)

President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America (1984.04.08 – 1998.06.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title (1984.06.25 – 1986.09.29)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1986.09.29 – 2008.05.13)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1993.06.05 – 2002.11.30)

Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals (1993.06.05 – 2002.11.30)

Germany3. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI)

Cooperatores veritatis

former Supreme Pontiff

Born:1927.04.16 (Marktl, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1951.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1977.05.28
Created Cardinal:1977.06.27
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:2005.04.19
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:2005.04.24
Resigned as Supreme Pontiff:2013.02.28
Died:2022.12.31 (Vatican City State † 95)

Priest of München und Freising (Germany) (1951.06.29 – 1977.03.24)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1976.06.26 – 1977.03.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) (1977.03.24 – 1982.02.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino (1977.06.27 – 1993.04.05)

Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1981.11.25 – 2005.04.02)

President of Pontifical Biblical Commission (1981.11.25 – 2005.04.02)

President of International Theological Commission (1981.11.25 – 2005.04.02)

President of Interdicastery Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1993.03 – 2005.04.02)

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri–Segni (1993.04.05 – 2005.04.19)

Cardinal Vice-Dean of College of Cardinals (1998.11.06 – 2002.11.30)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2002.11.30 [2003.03.16] – 2005.04.19)

Cardinal Dean of College of Cardinals (2002.11.30 – 2005.04.19)

Supreme Pontiff (2005.04.19 [2005.04.24] – 2013.02.28)

Italy4. Cardinal Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P.

Verbum spirans amorem

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia
former President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Born:1909.10.06 (Firenze, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1932.03.26
Consecrated Bishop:1977.06.18
Created Cardinal:1977.06.27
Died:1996.04.23 (Roma, Italy † 86)

Master of the Sacred Palace of Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces (1955.05.05 – 1968.03.28)

Theologian of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1968.03.28 – 1977.06.27)

Titular Bishop of Miseno (1977.06.10 – 1977.06.27)

Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (1977.06.27 – 1987.06.22)

Pro-Theologian of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1977.06.27 – 1989.10)

President of Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1979 – 1994)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia (1987.06.22 – 1996.04.23)

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