Dominique Mamberti

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2010)

Coat of arms of Dominique Cardinal Mamberti with the motto You should be my witnesses (Acts 1)

Dominique François Joseph Cardinal Mamberti (born March 7, 1952 in Marrakech , Morocco ) is a French clergyman and cardinal to the Curia .

Life

After studying Catholic theology and philosophy, Mamberti received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Ajaccio on September 20, 1981 . On March 1, 1986, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and worked first in the Pontifical Mission in Algeria , later in the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN in New York , in Lebanon and in the Section for Relations the states of the Vatican State Secretariat . On March 21, 1987, Pope John Paul II awarded him the honorary title of Chaplain to His Holiness .

On May 18, 2002 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Sudan and Apostolic Delegate in Somalia and Titular Archbishop of Sagona . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on July 3 of the same year; Co- consecrators were the secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Archbishop Robert Sarah , and the Bishop of Ajaccio, André Lacrampe IdP .

On February 19, 2004, Archbishop Mamberti became Apostolic Nuncio in Eritrea .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on September 15, 2006 to succeed Giovanni Lajolo as Secretary for Relations with the States. On August 31, 2013, Pope Francis confirmed him in this post of "Foreign Minister of the Vatican" .

On November 8, 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Cardinal Prefect of the Apostolic Signature . In the consistory of February 14, 2015, Francis accepted him as a cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Santo Spirito in Sassia in the college of cardinals .

On the occasion of a meeting of the Comitato Papa Pacelli , a committee that deals with the work of Pope Pius XII. concerned, Cardinal Mamberti declared at the beginning of March 2017 that “the real face of the Pacelli Pope” was very different from “the one that the 'Black Legend' wanted to spread about him.”

Memberships

Mamberti is a member of the following dicasteries of the Roman Curia :

Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care for Migrants and People on the Move (since 2007)
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (since 2015)
Congregation for the Causes of Saints (since 2015)
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (since 2017)
Pontifical Council for Legal Texts (since 2020)

Honors

2007: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

2008: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania

2009: Commander of the Legion of Honor

literature

Dominique Mamberti , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 52/2006 of December 30, 2006, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)

Web links

Commons : Dominique Mamberti - collection of images, videos and audio files

Mamberti, Dominique. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 12, 2017.
Entry on Dominique Mamberti on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 12, 2017.

Individual evidence

↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2088.
^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Sudan e Delegato Apostolico in Somalia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 18, 2002, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Eritrea. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 19, 2004, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina del Segretario per i Rapporti con gli Stati della Segreteria di Stato. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 15, 2006, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).
↑ Pope confirms Gänswein as prefect of the papal house. Vatican Radio, August 31, 2013, accessed January 9, 2015 .
^ Nomina del Prefetto del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 8, 2014, accessed November 10, 2014 (Italian).
↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).
^ Pacelli Committee: Important documents on Pius XII. rediscovered. kath.net, March 6, 2017, accessed November 24, 2017 .
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio della Pastorale per i Migranti e gli Itineranti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 21, 2007, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 4, 2017, accessed October 4, 2017 (Italian).
^ Nomine presso il Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 19, 2020, accessed June 19, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Marco Dino Brogi	Apostolic Nuncio in Sudan 2002-2006	Leo Boccardi
Marco Dino Brogi	Apostolic Delegate in Somalia 2002-2004	Ramiro Moliner Inglés
Silvano Maria Tomasi	Apostolic Nuncio in Eritrea 2004-2006	Leo Boccardi
Giovanni Lajolo	Secretary for Relations with States 2006–2014	Paul Gallagher
Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke	Prefect of the Apostolic Signature since 2014	---

personal data
SURNAME	Mamberti, Dominique
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mamberti, Dominique François Joseph Cardinal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French Roman Catholic clergyman, cardinal to the Curia
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marrakech , Morocco

[1] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2088.

[2] Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Sudan e Delegato Apostolico in Somalia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 18, 2002, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).

[3] Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Eritrea. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 19, 2004, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).

[4] Nomina del Segretario per i Rapporti con gli Stati della Segreteria di Stato. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 15, 2006, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).

[5] Pope confirms Gänswein as prefect of the papal house. Vatican Radio, August 31, 2013, accessed January 9, 2015 .

[6] Nomina del Prefetto del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 8, 2014, accessed November 10, 2014 (Italian).

[7] Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).

[8] Pacelli Committee: Important documents on Pius XII. rediscovered. kath.net, March 6, 2017, accessed November 24, 2017 .

[9] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio della Pastorale per i Migranti e gli Itineranti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 21, 2007, accessed January 9, 2015 (Italian).

[Bulletin-2015-04-13-10] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).

[11] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 4, 2017, accessed October 4, 2017 (Italian).

[12] Nomine presso il Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 19, 2020, accessed June 19, 2020 (Italian).