Paul Poupard

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Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal Poupard (born August 30, 1930 in Bouzillé , France ) is a Cardinal Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Paul Poupard, son of a farmer, studied at the Universities of Angers and Paris and received his doctorate in Catholic theology and church history . On December 18, 1954, he received the sacrament of ordination through Stanislas Courbe . He then worked as a lecturer and scientist before he joined the French department of the Vatican State Secretariat in 1959 . From 1972 to 1980 he was rector of the Catholic Institute in Paris .

On February 2, 1979 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Usula and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Paris . The then Archbishop of Paris, François Cardinal Marty , donated him episcopal ordination on April 6, 1979; Co- consecrators were André Pailler , Archbishop of Rouen , and Jean Orchampt , Bishop of Angers . On June 27 of the following year he was given the title of archbishop and was entrusted with leadership tasks in the secretariat for the non-believers.

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On May 25, 1985, John Paul II accepted him into the College of Cardinals as a cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Sant'Eugenio . In the same year he took over the leadership of the secretariat for non-believers as president. In 1988 he became president of the Pontifical Council for Cultural Affairs . He organized and led several synods and conferences around the world and represented the Pope as the papal envoy. In 1996 he was elevated to cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Prassede .

Paul Poupard attended the 2005 conclave , in which Benedict XVI. was chosen to participate. After his election, he confirmed Poupard in his office and on March 11, 2006, he also transferred the office of President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue .

On May 24, 2007, Cardinal Poupard was received by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity . On June 25, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. resigned from his post as President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and appointed Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran as his successor. This step took effect on September 1, 2007.

On September 3, 2007, Benedict XVI. Poupard's resignation from his office as president of the Pontifical Council for Culture and appointed Gianfranco Ravasi as his successor in this office.

Cardinal Poupard did not take part in the 2013 conclave because he reached the age limit of 80 years . In August 2015 he took part in the celebrations for the 1000th anniversary of the Strasbourg Cathedral as the papal representative .

Fonts

  • Au coeur du Vatican. De Jean XXIII à Jean-Paul II. Perrin, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-262-02041-8
  • Ce pape est un don de Dieu! Plon-Mame, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-259-19551-2
  • Dictionnaire des religions . Presses universitaires, Paris 1985, ISBN 2-13-038907-4
  • Why a Pope. From Peter to John Paul II (“Une pape pourquoi faire?”). Verlag Bonifatius-Druckerei, Paderborn 1982, ISBN 3-87088-288-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nomina del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 11, 2006, accessed August 30, 2015 (Italian).
  2. ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 24, 2007, accessed August 30, 2015 (Italian).
  3. ^ Nomina del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 25, 2007, accessed August 30, 2015 (Italian).
  4. ^ Rinuncia del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura e Nomina del nuovo Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura e del Presidente delle Pontificie Commissioni per i Beni Culturali della Chiesa e di Archeologia Sacra. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 3, 2007, accessed August 30, 2015 (Italian).
  5. ^ A thousand years of Strasbourg Cathedral. Vatican Radio , August 7, 2015, accessed on February 21, 2019 .
predecessor Office successor
Franz Cardinal König President of the Secretariat for the Unbelievers
Pro-President 1980–1985
President 1985–1993 		absorbed into the Pontifical Council for Culture
Cardinal Gabriel-Marie Garrone President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
1988–2007 		Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi
Michael Fitzgerald President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
2006–2007 		Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran
personal data
SURNAME Poupard, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poupard, Paul Joseph Jean Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French clergyman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Bouzillé , France