Giovanni Lajolo

His Eminence

Giovanni Lajolo
His Eminence; Giovanni Lajolo
President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
	Lajolo, 18 July 2009
Appointed	15 September 2006
Term ended	1 October 2011
Predecessor	Edmund Casimir Szoka
Successor	Giuseppe Bertello
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio "pro hac vice"
Orders
Ordination	29 April 1960; by Ugo Poletti
Consecration	6 January 1989; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	24 November 2007; by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (2007–18); Cardinal-Priest (from 2018)
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Lajolo; 3 January 1935 (age 89); Novara, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Caesariana (1988–2007); Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1988–1995); Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1995–2003); Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State (2003–2006); President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (2006–2011);
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Seminary; Pontifical Gregorian University; University of Munich; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
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Giovanni Lajolo (born 3 January 1935) is an Italian cardinal and former president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governatorate of Vatican City State.