Ivan Dias

Ivan Cardinal Dias, December 2005

Cardinal coat of arms

Ivan Cornelius Cardinal Dias (born April 14, 1936 in Bombay , India , † June 19, 2017 in Rome ) was a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Ivan Dias studied in Bombay and Rome trays Catholic theology and philosophy , doctorate at the Lateran University in canon law , and received on 8 December 1958 under Valerian Cardinal Gracias the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Bombay . From 1958 to 1961 he worked as a parish chaplain in Bombay before further studies led him back to Rome from 1961. In 1964 he joined the Vatican State Secretariat and worked in the diplomatic service in the Scandinavian countries, Indonesia, Madagascar, Réunion, Comoros, Mauritius and finally in the Vatican State Secretariat, where he headed the section for the Soviet Union, Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania. He was among other things in the preparation of the participation of Pope Paul VI. involved in the International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay.

From 1965 to 1973 Ivan Dias worked as secretary of various Apostolic Nunciatures around the world. From 1973 to 1982 he was in charge of the department for the Soviet Union , Poland , China , Vietnam , Laos and several countries in southern Africa in the Vatican State Secretariat . Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on April 10, 1981 .

On May 8, 1982 Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop of Rusibisir and pro-nuncio for the countries of Ghana , Togo and Benin . The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Secretary of State Agostino Casaroli on 19 June of the same year; Co-consecrators were the Curia Archbishops Achille Silvestrini and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy .

On June 20, 1987, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Korea and on October 28, 1991, Apostolic Nuncio in Albania , the first Apostolic Nuncio in the history of Albania.

Nov. 8, 1996 John Paul II appointed him. Archbishop of Bombay and took him on 21 February 2001 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella into the College of Cardinals on.

Dias participated in the 2005 conclave , in which Benedict XVI. was chosen. On May 20, 2006, he appointed Dias Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples . On May 10, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Dias's motion to resign from the office of Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, for reasons of age. Archbishop Fernando Filoni was appointed as his successor .

Dias was a participant in the 2013 conclave , in which the first South American Pope, Francis , was elected.

Memberships in the Roman Curia

On his resignation in 2011, Ivan Cardinal Dias was a member of the following congregations and councils of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (since 2000, confirmed in 2001)
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (since 2001)
Congregation for Catholic Education (since 2001)
Congregation for the Oriental Churches (since 2008)
Pontifical Council for Culture (since 2001)
Pontifical Council for the Laity (since 2002)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (since 2006)
Pontifical Council for Legal Texts (since 2008)
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (since 2007)
Pontifical Council for Social Communications
Pontifical Commission for Latin America
Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Goods of the Church

After 2011 he was no longer listed as a member of these bodies. In 2014, his last remaining membership in the Latin America Commission was not renewed either.

Web links

Commons : Ivan Dias - collection of images, videos and audio files

Dias, Ivan. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 17, 2017.
Entry on Ivan Dias on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 17, 2017.
Official Site about Ivan Cardinal Dias (English)

Individual evidence

^ Bella Jaisinghani: Former archbishop of Bombay Ivan Dias passes away in Rome. The Times of India, June 19, 2017, accessed June 19, 2017 .
↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982 , Città del Vaticano 1982, p. 1764.
^ Nomina del Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 20, 2006, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
↑ Vatican: Congregation for missions gets new boss. Vatican Radio , May 10, 2011, accessed on August 17, 2019 .
^ Rinuncia del Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli e Nomina del nuovo Prefetto. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 10, 2011, accessed February 11, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 22, 2000, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Nomina di Cardinali Membri delle Congregazioni Romane. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 15, 2001, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 8, 2008, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 18, 2001, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 25, 2002, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 28, 2006, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2008, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 8, 2007, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).
↑ Personal profile in the database of the Diocese of Rome , as of 2013, accessed on November 27, 2016.
^ Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Giuseppe Ferraioli	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Ghana 1982–1987	Giuseppe Bertello
Giuseppe Ferraioli	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Benin 1982–1987	Giuseppe Bertello
Giuseppe Ferraioli	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Togo 1982–1987	Giuseppe Bertello
Francesco Monterisi	Apostolic Nuncio in South Korea 1987–1991	John Bulaitis
Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris	Apostolic Nuncio in Albania 1991–1996	John Bulaitis
Simon Ignatius Cardinal Pimenta	Archbishop of Bombay 1996-2006	Oswald Cardinal Gracias
Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples 2006-2011	Fernando Cardinal Filoni

personal data
SURNAME	Dias, Ivan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dias, Ivan Cornelius (maiden name); Dias, Ivan Cornelius Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indian Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bombay , India
DATE OF DEATH	19th June 2017
Place of death	Rome , Italy

[1] Bella Jaisinghani: Former archbishop of Bombay Ivan Dias passes away in Rome. The Times of India, June 19, 2017, accessed June 19, 2017 .

[2] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982 , Città del Vaticano 1982, p. 1764.

[3] Nomina del Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 20, 2006, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[4] Vatican: Congregation for missions gets new boss. Vatican Radio , May 10, 2011, accessed on August 17, 2019 .

[5] Rinuncia del Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli e Nomina del nuovo Prefetto. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 10, 2011, accessed February 11, 2015 (Italian).

[6] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 22, 2000, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[Bulletin2001-2-7] Nomina di Cardinali Membri delle Congregazioni Romane. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 15, 2001, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[8] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per le Chiese Orientali. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 8, 2008, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[Bulletin2001-9] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 18, 2001, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[10] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 25, 2002, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[11] Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 28, 2006, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[12] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 6, 2008, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[13] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 8, 2007, accessed February 17, 2016 (Italian).

[14] Personal profile in the database of the Diocese of Rome , as of 2013, accessed on November 27, 2016.

[15] Conferme e Nomina nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 15, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 (Italian).