Avery Dulles

His Eminence Avery Robert Dulles SJ
Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria
Appointed	February 21, 2001
Term ended	December 12, 2008
Predecessor	Justinus Darmojuwono
Successor	Domenico Bartolucci
Orders
Ordination	June 16, 1956 by Francis Joseph Spellman
Created cardinal	February 21, 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born	(1918-08-24)August 24, 1918 Auburn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2008(2008-12-12) (aged 90) New York City, U.S.
Buried	Jesuit Cemetery, Auriesville, New York, U.S.
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	John Foster Dulles & Janet Avery Dulles
Occupation	Catholic priest, professor, theologian, and author
Motto	Scio Cui Credidi (I know whom I have believed - 2 Tim. 1:12)
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Avery Robert Dulles SJ (/ˈdʌlɪs/ DUL-iss; August 24, 1918 – December 12, 2008) was an American Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Dulles served on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974, of the Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988, and as the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University from 1988 to 2008. He was also an internationally known author and lecturer.