Albert Vanhoye

His Eminence

Albert Vanhoye

SJ
His Eminence; Albert Vanhoye; SJ
Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani
	Vanhoye in June 2005
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	20 June 2016
Term ended	29 July 2021
Predecessor	John Joseph Krol
Other post(s)	Ecclesiastical Counsellor to the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2010–2021)
Orders
Ordination	25 July 1954; by Henri-Charles Dupont
Created cardinal	24 March 2006; by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2006–2016); Cardinal priest (2016–2021);
Personal details
Born	24 July 1923; Hazebrouck, French Flanders, France
Died	29 July 2021 (aged 98); Rome, Italy
Nationality	French
Denomination	Catholic
Previous post(s)	Rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute (1984–1990); Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1990–2001); Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (2006–2016);
Alma mater	Pontifical Biblical Institute
Motto	Cordi tuo unitus sjedinjen sa svojim srcem!
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Albert Vanhoye SJ ([al.bɛʁ van.wa]; 24 July 1923 – 29 July 2021) was a French priest, a member of the Society of Jesus, and a biblical scholar. He taught at the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1963 to 1998 and served as its rector from 1984 to 1990. He was Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission from 1990 to 2001. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and led the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia in 2008.