Jorge Medina (cardinal)

His Eminence

Jorge Medina
His Eminence; Jorge Medina
Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
	Jorge Medina in 2011
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	21 June 1996
Term ended	1 October 2002
Predecessor	Antonio María Javierre Ortas S.D.B.
Successor	Francis Arinze
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest "pro hac vice" of Santa Saba (2008–21)
Orders
Ordination	12 June 1954; by Pio Alberto Fariña Fariña
Consecration	6 January 1985; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 February 1998; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1998–2008); Cardinal-Priest (2008–21)
Personal details
Born	Jorge Arturo Agustín Medina Estévez; 23 December 1926; Santiago, Chile
Died	3 October 2021 (aged 94); Santiago, Chile
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Thibilis (1984–87); Auxiliary Bishop of Rancagua (1984–87); Bishop of Rancagua (1987–93); Bishop of Valparaíso (1993–96); Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba (1998–2008); Cardinal Protodeacon (2005–07)
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Motto	Oportet illum crescere (He must increase)
Coat of arms

Jorge Arturo Agustín Medina Estévez (Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe meˈðina]; 23 December 1926 – 3 October 2021) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions both in his native country and in the Roman Curia. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 1996 to 2002 and was made a cardinal in 1998. Beginning in 1985 he served as auxiliary bishop and then from 1987 bishop of Rancagua and then bishop of Valparaíso from 1993 to 1996.

As Cardinal Protodeacon, the longest serving cardinal of the order of cardinal deacons, he announced the election of Pope Benedict XVI to the world on 19 April 2005.