Vatican Report: Edward Egan to Zenon Grocholewski
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Edward Egan, 73
Archbishop of
Edward Michael Egan was born April 2, 1932, in
After serving as a curate, and as secretary to Cardinal Albert Meyer, he was assistant vice rector of the North American College (1960-64). On returning to Chicago he was vice chancellor (1964-68) and co-chancellor for human relations and ecumenism (1968-72). From 1972 to 1985 he was a prelate auditor of the Roman Rota and taught judicial practice at the Studio Rotale and the
In April 1985 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of
He was elevated to cardinal in February 2001. He was relator general for the 10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, in October 2001.
Curial membership:
* Family (council)
* Cultural Heritage (commission)
* Apostolic Signature (tribunal)
* Economic Affairs of the Holy See (office)
* Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See
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Péter Erdő, 52
Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and primate of Hungary
Péter Erdő was born June 25, 1952, in Budapest, Hungary. He was ordained a priest in June 1975 and holds doctorates in theology and canon law.
He was a professor of theology in the Faculty of Theology of the Archdiocese of Esztergom and at the
He served as professor, department head, dean and rector of the Theological Academy Péter Pázmány, and was principal of the Postgraduate Institute of Canon Law. He also taught at the Pontifical Catholic University Argentina, in
In January 2000 he was ordained as an auxiliary bishop of
In December 2002 he was named archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and primate of
Curial membership:
* Catholic Education (congregation)
* Legislative Texts (council)
* Apostolic Signature (tribunal)
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Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, 71
Archbishop of
Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa was born Sept. 5, 1933, in
He was a chaplain to students and professionals of the Schönstatt Movement and served as regional superior in
In December 1990 he was appointed secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, receiving episcopal ordination on Jan. 6, 1991. In September 1996 he was named archbishop of
He is president of the episcopal conference of
Curial membership:
* Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (congregation)
* Family, Culture (councils)
* Latin America (commission)
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Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, 74
Archbishop of
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi was born Dec. 3, 1930, at Mazalonga, Lisala, in then
He entered the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and completed the novitiate at Katoka,
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Ordained a priest in July 1958, Frédéric Etsou was then named vicar in two parishes of
He was sent to Europe to study for a doctorate in sociology at the Catholic Institute of Paris, and in pastoral theology at the Lumen Vitae in
In 1968, he returned to
In July 1976 he was named coadjutor archbishop of Mbandaka and received episcopal ordination on Nov. 7, 1976. In November 1977 he became resident archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro. In July 1990, he was named archbishop of
He was elevated to cardinal in June 1991. Since July 2000, he has been president of the Congolese bishops' conference.
Curial membership:
* Evangelization of Peoples (congregation)
* Family, Culture (councils)
* Council of Cardinals for Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See
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José Freire Falcăo, 79
Retired archbishop of Brasilia, Brazil
José Freire Falcăo was born Oct. 23, 1925, at Erere, Diocese of Limoeiro do Norte. In 1938 he entered the seminary of Prainha at Fortaleaz, where he did his higher studies, as well as philosophy and theology.
In June 1949 he was ordained a priest at Limoeiro do Norte. Immediately after he began his ministry as vicar of the cathedral. He was also vice director of the diocesan secondary school, professor at the minor seminary and in other schools, as well as the chaplain to Catholic Action.
In April 1967 he was named coadjutor bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, with the right of succession. He received episcopal ordination June 17, 1967, and two months later, on Aug. 19, he assumed the pastoral governance of the diocese. In November 1971 he was named archbishop of
He was a vice president of the Latin American bishops' council. He was elevated to cardinal in June 1988. He retired as archbishop of
Curial membership:
* Health Care Workers (council)
* Council of Cardinals for Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See
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Francis George, 68
Archbishop of Chicago
Francis Eugene George was born in
He studied theology at the
He pursued undergraduate studies in philosophy at the Catholic University of America in
From 1973 to 1974 he was provincial superior of the
He returned to the
At that time he pursued doctoral studies in theology at the
Pope John Paul II named him bishop of
In April 1996 he was named archbishop of
He was appointed by the Pope to the Synod of Bishops on Consecrated Life in 1994, and as delegate and special secretary to the American Synod in 1997.
He has been a consultor for the
He is the representative of the
He was elevated to cardinal in February 1998.
Curial membership:
* Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Evangelization of Peoples, Eastern Churches (congregations)
* Cor Unum, Culture (councils)
* Cultural Heritage (commission)
* Vox Clara (committee)
* Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
* Special Council for America of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
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Michele Giordano, 74
Archbishop of Naples, Italy
Michele Giordano was born Sept. 26, 1930, in Sant'Arcangelo, Italy. He studied at the regional seminary of
In 1959 he was appointed director of the
In 1968, he was appointed vicar general of the diocese, until December 1971, when he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Matera and apostolic administrator of Irsina, Gravina and
In June 1974 he was appointed archbishop of
In May 1987 he was named to the metropolitan
Curial membership:
* Clergy (congregation)
* Health Care Workers (council)
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Józef Glemp, 75
Archbishop of Warsaw and primate of Poland
Józef Glemp was born Dec. 18, 1929, at Inowroclaw, Poland, the son of a salt miner. During the Nazi occupation he was forced to work in the country on a German farm.
In July 1950 he entered the archdiocesan seminary of
After two years of pastoral service, in 1958 he was sent to
After his practicum he was given the title of advocate of the Roman Rota. In 1964, he returned to
In December 1967, he worked in the secretariat of the primate, and for 15 years was one of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski's close aides.
In March 1979, Pope John Paul II named him bishop of Warmia. After the death of Cardinal Wyszynski in May 1981, he was named archbishop of
In March 1992, with the restructuring of the Church dioceses in
The Holy Father decided that the title of primate of
Cardinal Glemp acted as president of the bishops' conference of
He was president delegate to the 1st Special Assembly for
Curial membership:
* Eastern Churches (congregation)
* Culture (council)
* Apostolic Signature (tribunal)
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Zenon Grocholewski, 65
Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education
Zenon Grocholewski was born Oct. 11, 1939, in
From 1972 to 1999 he worked at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature as notary, chancellor, secretary and prefect.
During this time he was one of the seven members of the commission that studied the draft of the 1983 Code of Canon Law with the Pope, and he taught canon law at the Gregorian and Lateran universities and the Studio Rotale. He was appointed titular bishop of Agropoli in December 1982 and promoted to archbishop in December 1991.
In November 1999 he was appointed prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. He is currently the grand chancellor of the
Curial membership:
* Doctrine of the Faith, Bishops (congregations)
* Legislative Texts (council)
* Special Council for
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