Pierbattista Pizzaballa

His Beatitude and Eminence Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM
Cardinal Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Pizzaballa on the day he became a cardinal in 2023
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Jerusalem
See	Jerusalem
Appointed	24 October 2020
Installed	6 November 2020
Predecessor	Fouad Twal
Other post(s)	Grand Prior of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (2023–)
Orders
Ordination	15 September 1990 by Giacomo Biffi
Consecration	10 September 2016 by Leonardo Sandri
Created cardinal	30 September 2023 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	(1965-04-21) 21 April 1965 (age 59) Cologno al Serio, Italy
Previous post(s)	Custos of the Holy Land (2004–2016) Titular Archbishop of Verbe (2016–2020) Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (2016–2020)
Motto	Sufficit tibi gratia mea ('My grace is sufficient for you')
Signature
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Styles of Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM (born 21 April 1965) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem since 6 November 2020.^[1] A Franciscan friar, he served as Custos of the Holy Land from 2004 to 2016, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate from 2016 to 2020, and was made a cardinal by Pope Francis on 30 September 2023.