Leonardo Sandri | |
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Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | |
![]() Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 11 October 2014 | |
Appointed | 9 June 2007 |
Term ended | 21 November 2022 |
Predecessor | Ignatius Daoud |
Successor | Claudio Gugerotti |
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Ordination | 2 December 1967 by Juan Carlos Aramburu |
Consecration | 11 October 1997 by Angelo Sodano |
Created cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Ille fidelis (He remains faithful; 2 Timothy 2:13) |
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Leonardo Sandri (born 18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches from 2007 to 2022. He served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1974 to 1991 in several overseas assignments, including as permanent observer of the Holy See before the Organization of American States from 1989 to 1991, and in Rome as Substitute for General Affairs in the Secretariat of State from 1999 to 2007.
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