Vatican Report: Bernard Law to Francesco Marchisano
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VATICAN CITY, APRIL 11, 2005 (Zenit) - Here is another installment of biographical sketches of the cardinals who are eligible to have a role in electing the next pope.
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Bernard Francis Law, 73
Archpriest of Basilica of St. Mary Major
Bernard Francis Law was born Nov. 4, 1931, in Torreon, Mexico, son of a U.S. Air Force colonel. He finished his studies at
He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson (now Jackson) in
In October 1973 he was appointed bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in
He was appointed archbishop of
He resigned as archbishop of
Curial membership:
* Eastern Churches, Clergy, Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Evangelization of Peoples, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Catholic Education, Bishops (congregations)
* Culture, Family (council)
* Council of Cardinals for Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See
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Karl Lehmann, 68
Bishop of Mainz, Germany
Karl Lehmann was born May 16, 1936, in Sigmaringen, Germany. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau in October 1963, and holds doctorates in philosophy and theology from the
He taught dogmatic theology at the
He also edited the official publication of the documents of the Joint Synod of the Dioceses in the Federal Republic of Germany (Synod of Wuerzburg, 1971-75).
In June 1983 he was appointed bishop of
In 1991 he was special secretary of the First Special Assembly for
Curial membership:
* Eastern Churches, Bishops (congregations)
* Christian Unity (council)
* Patrimony of the Holy See (office)
* Special Council for Europe of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
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Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, 68
Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez was born Oct. 31, 1936, in Barranca, Dominican Republic. He earned baccalaureate in sacred theology at the Pontifical Seminary St. Thomas of Aquinas in
He was ordained a priest on March 18, 1961, in La Vega, and later obtained advanced degrees in pastoral sociology from the
Returning to the
He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco de Macorís when it was established in January 1978 and received episcopal ordination that Feb. 25.
From December 1979 to May 1984 he was rector of the Nordestana di San Francisco de Macorís University. In November 1981 he was named archbishop of
In 1982, having founded the University Catholic Foundation supported by the Catholic University of Santo Domingo, he became grand chancellor. He was elevated to cardinal in 1991.
As president of the Permanent Dominican Commission, he has also contributed to the preparation and execution of the celebrations held on the 5th centennial of the evangelization of
Curial membership:
* Clergy, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (congregations)
* Social Communications (council)
* Latin America (commission)
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Alfonso López Trujillo, 69
Retired archbishop of Medillin, Colombia
Alfonso López Trujillo was born Nov. 8, 1935, in
After his ordination as priest in November 1960, he continued his studies in
In 1968, he was an expert at the second general conference of Latin American bishops held in
He then left the office of auxiliary to dedicate himself to the General Secretariat of CELAM (Latin American bishops' council) of which he was elected general secretary in November 1972, and then reconfirmed in November 1974.
In May 1978 he was named coadjutor archbishop of
Later, he was elected president of CELAM until 1984. He was elevated to cardinal in 1983. He was president of the Colombian bishops' conference.
He was named president of the Pontifical Council for the Family in November 1990, and since Jan. 9, 1991, has been the retired archbishop of
Curial membership:
* Doctrine of the Faith, Sainthood Causes, Bishops, Evangelization of Peoples (congregations)
* Latin America (commission)
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Javier Lozano Barragán, 72
President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers
Javier Lozano Barragán was born Jan. 26, 1933, in Toluca, Mexico. He was ordained a priest Oct. 30, 1955, and holds a doctorate in dogmatic theology.
He taught dogmatic theology and the history of philosophy at the Diocesan Seminary of Zamora. He was president of the Mexican Theological Society and Director of the Theological Pastoral Institute of the Latin American bishops' council (CELAM).
In August 1979 he was ordained titular bishop of Thinisa in
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Since 1997 he has been president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers.
He was elevated to cardinal in 2003.
Curial membership:
* Bishops, Evangelization of Peoples (congregations)
* Culture (council)
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Jean-Marie Lustiger, 78
Retired archbishop of Paris
Jean-Marie Lustiger was born in the French capital on Sept. 17, 1926, of parents who were Polish Jews and had emigrated to France at the beginning of the century.
During the Nazi occupation his parents were deported and his mother died in the concentration camp of
Through contact with them he was converted to Catholicism and was baptized Aug. 25, 1940, in the chapel of the bishop's residence where 20 years later he would be the pastor.
He studied at the Montaigne Lyceum in
After working for a year as a mechanic in Decazenville in the southwest of
As chaplain of students, he gave assistance in spiritual renewal at
In November 1979, John Paul II appointed him bishop of
In February 1981 he took over the post of archbishop of
He was president delegate to the 1st Special Assembly for
Curial membership:
* Secretariat of State (second section)
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Franciszek Macharski, 77
Archbishop of Kraków, Poland
Franciszek Macharski was born May 20, 1927, in Krakow. During the war, under German occupation, he was a laborer. Following the liberation in 1945, he entered the metropolitan major seminary of Kraków.
At the same time he studied theology at the
For six years, the young priest served as vicar in the parish of Kozy, near
Returning to
In 1977 he was nominated canon of the metropolitan chapter of the cathedral of Wawel by the then archbishop of
John Paul II named him archbishop of
He was elevated to cardinal in June 1979. He was president delegate of the Second Special Assembly for
Curial membership:
* Secretariat of State (second section)
* Bishops, Clergy, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Catholic Education, Evangelization of Peoples (congregations)
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Roger Mahony, 69
Archbishop of Los Angeles
Roger Michael Mahony was born Feb. 27, 1936, in Hollywood, California. In 1950 he entered
He was ordained a priest on May 1, 1962. A few days later, he was assigned to the Cathedral of St. John of Fresno. The following autumn, Bishop Willinger asked him to complete his studies at the National Catholic School of Social Services at the Catholic University of America in
Shortly after his return to
Among his many positions, he was executive director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau and the Infant of Prague Adoption Service, and Chaplain of the diocesan society of St. Vincent de Paul. Father Mahony was a member of the West Coast Regional Office of the Bishops' Committee for the Spanish Speaking.
He also was involved in civil problems: he was member of the Fresno Provincial Committee for Economic Opportunities, Committee of Alcoholics' Rehabilitation, United Crusade, Community Workshop, Urban Coalition and Redevelopment Agency of Fresno.
In January 1975 he was named auxiliary bishop of
In 1973 he became rector of
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He was elevated to cardinal in 1991.
Curial membership:
* Social Communications (council)
* Economic Affairs of the Holy See (office)
* Council of Cardinals for Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See
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Adam Joseph Maida, 75
Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan
Adam Joseph Maida was born March 18, 1930, in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. His father, now deceased, came to the
Adam Maida graduated from St. Mary's High School,
In 1960, he received a licentiate in canon law from the
In May 1956 he was ordained a priest in
In January 1984 he was ordained and installed as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In April 1990, he was named archbishop of
He has served as chairman of the
He was a member of the John Paul II Cultural Foundation,
Curial membership:
* Clergy, Catholic Education (congregations)
* Migrants and Travelers (council)
* Institute for Religion Works (commission)
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Francesco Marchisano, 75
Archpriest of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica
Francesco Marchisano was born June 25, 1929, in
He has served in the Roman Curia as undersecretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1969-1988). In October 1988 he was appointed secretary of the pontifical commission for the conservation of the artistic and historical patrimony of the Church (now known as Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church), and received episcopal ordination Jan. 6. 1989. He was raised to the dignity of archbishop in 1994.
He became president of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church in 2003 and of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology in 1991. He has also served as member of the Roman Pontifical Academy of Archaeology.
In April 2002 he was nominated archpriest of the Patriarchal Vatican Basilica, vicar general of His Holiness for
In October 2003 he retired from the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. In August 2004 he retired as president of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology.
In February he was named president of the Labor Office of the Apostolic See and, on the same date, vicar general of His Holiness for
Curial membership:
* Catholic Education (congregation)
* Culture (council)
* Cultural Heritage (commission)
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