Marc Ouellet
Marc Cardinal Ouellet PSS (born June 8, 1944 in La Motte , Québec , Canada as Joseph Armand Marc Ouellet ) is a Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church . Since 2010 he has been cardinal prefect of the Congregation of Bishops .
Life
Marc Ouellet, son of a family with eight children, attended Berthier College (1958–1959) and studied philosophy and pedagogy at the University of Education in Amos (1959–1964). In 1964 he earned a bachelor's degree from Laval University . From 1964 to 1968 he studied Catholic theology at the Major Seminary of Montréal and the University of Montreal . On May 25, 1968, he received the sacrament of ordination through Gaston Hains . He then worked for two years in the Pastoral and was curate in the parish of Saint-Sauveur in Val-d'Or .
After training in Spanish, he taught philosophy from 1970 to 1971 at the Major Seminary in Bogotá, Colombia, which was run by the priestly community of Saint-Sulpice . In 1972 he joined the Sulpizians . In 1974 he completed a philosophical degree in Rome at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas and at the Theological Faculty of the University of Innsbruck .
In 1974 he became a professor at the Major Seminary in Manizales in Colombia, and from 1976 at the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. In 1978 he returned to Rome and in 1983 received his doctorate in dogmatics from the Pontifical Gregorian University . After training in German in Passau , he became a professor at the Major Seminary in Cali in Colombia. From 1984 to 1989 he was Rector of the Manizales Seminary in Colombia. In 1989 he became rector of the Grand Séminaire de Montréal, and then in 1994 rector of the St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton and taught at Newman Theological College in Edmonton in 1996/97 . From 1992 to 2002 Marc Ouellet was Grand Prior of the Canada-Quebec Lieutenancy of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
From 1996 to 2002 he held the chair of dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Institute “John Paul II” for studies on marriage and the family at the Lateran University in Rome, where he was appointed adjunct professor in 1997. From 1995 to 2000 he was Consultor of the Congregation for the Clergy and in 1996 Consultor of the General Chapter of the Sulpizians.
On March 3, 2001 Pope appointed him John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Acropolis and secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and donated him on March 3, 2001 at St. Peter's Basilica , the episcopal ordination ; Co-consecrators were the Curia Cardinals Angelo Sodano and Giovanni Battista Re . His episcopal motto is Ut unum sint (“so that they may be one” John 17:22 EU ).
He was named Archbishop of Québec on November 15, 2002 and installed in office on January 26 of the following year. On October 21, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria in Traspontina in the college of cardinals . After his death, Cardinal Ouellet took part in the 2005 conclave .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him for the XII. Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops , which met in Rome from October 5th to 26th, 2008, to the General Relator. On June 30, 2010 Benedict XVI called him. the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America . Pope Francis confirmed Ouellet as Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops in the course of an initial reorganization of the Curia after his election as Pope on December 16, 2013.
On April 13, 2012, as special envoy of the Pope, he led the opening service for the Heilig-Rock pilgrimage in Trier .
Before the 2013 conclave, Cardinal Ouellet was treated as a papabile in the press , as his North American origins and previous work in South America meant that he could have won the votes of American cardinals. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal bishop with effect from June 28, 2018 while retaining his titular church .
Act
Marc Ouellet is considered an intellectual and cosmopolitan and conservative on theological issues. He spoke out against abortion and against gay marriage . In the abuse scandal , he plays an important role as an educator.
Ouellet is close to the Catholic journal COMMUNIO (International Catholic Journal Communio; appears in around 17 languages) and prefers the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905–1988).
In addition to French and English , Ouellet also speaks fluent Italian , German , Portuguese , Spanish and understands Latin and Hebrew .
Memberships
Marc Cardinal Ouellet is a member of the following dicasteries of the Roman Curia :
- Section for Relations with States in the Vatican State Secretariat (since 2011)
- Congregation for Bishops (Prefect since 2010)
- Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (since 2010)
- Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (since 2003)
- Congregation for Catholic Education (since 2007)
- Congregation for the Clergy (since 2008, confirmed in 2014)
- Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (since 2014)
- Pontifical Council for Culture
- Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization (since 2011)
- Pontifical Council for Legal Texts (since 2011)
- Pontifical Commission for Latin America (since 2009)
Fonts
- L'existence comme mission. L'anthropologie théologique de Hans Urs von Balthasar. Rome, Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, Diss. 1983.
- Divina somiglianza: anthropologia trinitaria della famiglia. Rome, Pontificia Università Lateranense, 2004, ISBN 978-88-465-0450-0 .
- Charisms. A challenge. Johannes, Einsiedeln 2011, ISBN 978-3-89411-414-5 .
Web links
- Ouellet, PSS, Marc. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 25, 2016.
- Entry to Marc Ouellet on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- Marc Ouellet's biography on the Vatican website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Biography of Cardinal Marc Ouellet PSS ( Memento from April 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 21, 2013 (English)
- ^ Rinuncia del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e di Presidente della Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina e nomina del successore , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of June 30, 2010.
- ↑ Confirmation Message , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin, December 16, 2013
- ↑ Roman era. Der Spiegel , February 18, 2013, accessed November 19, 2016 .
- ↑ 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).
- ^ "Possible Pope successor: Hardliner Marc Ouellet" , Salzburger Nachrichten , February 13, 2013
- ^ Daniel Baird: "Can Quebec cardinal Marc Ouellet save the Catholic Church?" , The Star, February 15, 2013 (English)
- ↑ John L. Allen Jr .: Who Will Be the Next Pope? "Marc Ouellet, 60, Canada" , National Catholic Reporter, accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ John L. Allen Jr .: "Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope," National Catholic Reporter, February 20, 2013 (English)
- ^ Nomina di Membri del Consiglio di Cardinali e Vescovi della Sezione per i Rapporti con gli Stati della Segreteria di Stato , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of January 29, 2011.
- ↑ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of October 16, 2010.
- ^ Nomina di Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of November 24, 2003.
- ^ Nomina di membro della Congregazione per l'Educazione Cattolica , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of May 24, 2007.
- ↑ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Clero , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of May 6, 2008.
- ↑ nouns di Membri e nella conferme Congregation for the Clergy. In: Bolletino. Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, June 9, 2014, accessed June 10, 2014 (Italian).
- ↑ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica e Nomine e Conferme dei Membri nel medesimo Dicastero , in: Press Office of the Holy See : Daily Bulletin of March 29, 2014.
- ↑ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione della Nuova Evangelizzazione , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of January 5, 2011.
- ↑ Nomina di Membro del Pontificio Consiglio per Testi Legislativi , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of April 6, 2011.
- ^ Nomine nella Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of October 8, 2009.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Albert Vachon |
 Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy Canada-Quebec of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 1992–2002 |
Maurice Couture |
| Maurice Couture |
Archbishop of Québec 2002–2010 |
Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix ISPX |
| Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re |
Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops since 2010 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ouellet, Marc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ouellet PSS, Marc; Ouellet, Joseph Armand Marc (original name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian clergyman, Archbishop of Québec, Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Motte (Quebec) , Canada |