Leonardo Sandri

Leonardo Cardinal Sandri (2008)

Bishop Peter Rusnák after his episcopal ordination on February 16, 2008 in front of the Prešov sports hall; on his left Cardinal Leonardo Sandri and on his right, Cardinal Jozef Tomko .

Coat of arms of Leonardo Cardinal Sandri; Heraldic saying: "He is loyal", according to ( 2 Tim 2,13 EU )

Leonardo Cardinal Sandri (born November 18, 1943 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ) is Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church and since January 2020 Subdean of the College of Cardinals .

Life

After studying Catholic theology and philosophy , Leonardo Sandri received the sacrament of ordination on December 2, 1967 in Buenos Aires . In 1974 he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and initially worked at the Apostolic Nunciature in Madagascar . Pope Paul VI awarded him the honorary title of chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ) on November 29, 1976 . From 1977 to 1989 Sandri worked in the Vatican State Secretariat . Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of Papal Honorary Prelate on June 15, 1989 . In the same year he was posted to the Apostolic Nunciature in the United States of America to work.

On August 22, 1991, Sandri was appointed Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal House and on April 2, 1992, Assessor of the General Affairs Section of the State Secretariat.

On July 22, 1997, John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Aemona and Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on October 11 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Juan Carlos Cardinal Aramburu , Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires , and Archbishop Giovanni Battista Re , substitute for the Vatican State Secretariat.

On May 1, 2000, he was initially appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico , but on September 16 of the same year he was called back to the Vatican State Secretariat as a substitute for the Section for General Affairs.

After the announcement of the death of Pope John Paul II on the evening of April 2nd, 2005, Sandri voted for the De Profundis for the deceased for the crowd in St. Peter's Square .

On June 9, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI received Sandri . appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches . The appointment took effect on July 1, 2007.

On November 24, 2007, Benedict XVI took him. as cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari in the college of cardinals . In his office as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Cardinal Sandri attended several celebrations in the Middle East, including the inauguration of the Maronite Patriarch Béchara Pierre Raï on March 25, 2011. In 2012 he became a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education . After the resignation of Benedict XVI. Cardinal Sandri took part in the conclave of 2013 , in which his compatriot Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis .

On 19 May 2018 he was retaining his title as Diaconia titular church pro hac vice to Cardinal priests appointed. Pope Francis elevated him to Cardinal Bishop just over a month later, with effect from June 28, 2018, while retaining his title diakonia .

In January 2020 he was elected Sub- Dean of the College of Cardinals and confirmed by Pope Francis. Since the dean Giovanni Battista Re, who was also elected in January 2020 , has already passed the age limit of 80, Sandri, as the highest-ranking cardinal eligible to vote, would have the task of chairing a conclave in the event of a sedis vacancy .

Memberships

Sandri was a conventual chaplain a. H. of the Sovereign Order of Malta and was promoted to Honor and Devotion Grand Cross Bailli in 2010.

Memberships in the Roman Curia

Leonardo Cardinal Sandri is a member of the following institutions of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for Bishops (since 2010; confirmed in 2013)
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (since 2008)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (since 2007)
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (since 2007)
Pontifical Commission for Latin America (since 2008)
Apostolic Signature (since 2011)
Dicastery for Communication (since 2016)

Honors

1993: Grand Cross of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins

2001: Grand Cross of the Order de Isabel la Católica

2001: Cedar North

2002: Grand Cross of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus

2002: Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal

2002: Chaplain of the Order of Malta

2003: Commander of the Legion of Honor

2003: Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross

2004: Grand Officer of the Star of Romania

2005: Commander with the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

2005: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

2006: Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown

2006: Grand Cross pro piis meritis of the Order of Merit Pro Merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Order of Malta

2007: Grand Cross of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

2009: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

2009: Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany with star and shoulder ribbon

2012: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Approvazione dell'elezione del Decano e del Vice-Decano del Collegio Cardinalizio. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 25, 2020, accessed January 25, 2020 (Italian).
↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1987 , Città del Vaticano 1987, p. 2026.
^ Concistoro per il voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 19, 2018, accessed May 21, 2018 (Italian).
↑ RESCRIPTUM EX AUDIENTIA SS.MI: Rescritto del Santo Padre Francesco con cui ha deciso di cooptare nell'Ordine dei Vescovi, equiparandoli in tutto ai Cardinali insigniti del titolo di una Chiesa suburbicaria, i Cardinali Parolin, Sandri, Ouellet e Filoni. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 26, 2018, accessed June 28, 2018 (Italian).
↑ Cardinal Sandri becomes head of a possible conclave. domradio.de , January 25, 2020, accessed on January 25, 2020 .
^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 2, 2010, accessed February 23, 2020 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 31, 2011, accessed February 23, 2020 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Segreteria per la Comunicazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 13, 2016, accessed July 13, 2016 (Italian).
↑ The Grand Master receives Archbishops Sandri and Lajolo. Sovereign Knights and Hospital Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta, February 18, 2006, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
↑ Vatican / D: Cardinal Sandri receives Federal Cross of Merit. Vatican Radio, February 18, 2009, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
^ Federal Cross of Merit of the Republic of Germany for Cardinal Sandri. zenit.org, February 25, 2009, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; accessed on February 23, 2020 .

Web links

Sandri, Leonardo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed April 16, 2013.
Entry on Leonardo Sandri on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved February 21, 2013.

predecessor	Office	successor
Giovanni Battista Re	Substitute at the Vatican State Secretariat 2000–2007	Fernando Filoni
Ignatius Moussa I Cardinal Daoud	Prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches since 2007	---

personal data
SURNAME	Sandri, Leonardo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sandri, Leonardo Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Argentine Cardinal Curia and Prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches
DATE OF BIRTH	November 18, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires , Argentina

[Bulletin-1] Approvazione dell'elezione del Decano e del Vice-Decano del Collegio Cardinalizio. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 25, 2020, accessed January 25, 2020 (Italian).

[2] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1987 , Città del Vaticano 1987, p. 2026.

[3] Concistoro per il voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 19, 2018, accessed May 21, 2018 (Italian).

[4] RESCRIPTUM EX AUDIENTIA SS.MI: Rescritto del Santo Padre Francesco con cui ha deciso di cooptare nell'Ordine dei Vescovi, equiparandoli in tutto ai Cardinali insigniti del titolo di una Chiesa suburbicaria, i Cardinali Parolin, Sandri, Ouellet e Filoni. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 26, 2018, accessed June 28, 2018 (Italian).

[5] Cardinal Sandri becomes head of a possible conclave. domradio.de , January 25, 2020, accessed on January 25, 2020 .

[6] Nomina di Membro della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 2, 2010, accessed February 23, 2020 (Italian).

[7] Nomina di Membri del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 31, 2011, accessed February 23, 2020 (Italian).

[8] Nomina di Membri della Segreteria per la Comunicazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 13, 2016, accessed July 13, 2016 (Italian).

[9] The Grand Master receives Archbishops Sandri and Lajolo. Sovereign Knights and Hospital Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta, February 18, 2006, accessed on February 23, 2020 .

[10] Vatican / D: Cardinal Sandri receives Federal Cross of Merit. Vatican Radio, February 18, 2009, accessed on February 23, 2020 .

[11] Federal Cross of Merit of the Republic of Germany for Cardinal Sandri. zenit.org, February 25, 2009, archived from the original on April 16, 2013 ; accessed on February 23, 2020 .