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His Eminence Francesco Monterisi
Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls
Monterisi in Sarajevo in 2012
Church Catholic Church
Appointed 3 July 2009
Reign ended 23 November 2012
Predecessor Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Successor James Michael Harvey
Other posts Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Paolo alla Regola (2021-)
Orders
Ordination 16 March 1957
Consecration 6 January 1983
by Pope John Paul II
Created Cardinal 20 November 2010
Rank Cardinal-Deacon (2010-21)
Cardinal-Priest (2021-)
Personal details
Birth name Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi
Born (1934-05-28) 28 May 1934 (age 90)
Barletta, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality Italian
Denomination Catholic (Roman Rite)
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  • Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima (1983–2010)
  • Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea (1981–86)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1993–98)
  • Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (1998–2009)
  • Secretary of the College of Cardinals (1998-2009)
  • Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola (2010-21)
Alma mater Pontifical Lateran University
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto Fortitudo mea Dominus
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Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi (born 28 May 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1998 and then held senior positions in the Roman Curia until he retired in 2014.

Early life and ordination

After his elementary and secondary studies in Barletta, he entered the Pontifical Minor Seminary and then the Pontifical Major Seminary. From 1951 to 1958, he studied at the Pontifical Lateran University, where he obtained a doctorate in theology.

Monterisi was ordained to the priesthood on 16 March 1957 and returned to Apulia for several years. Beginning in 1961 he prepared for a diplomat's career at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy while also earning a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University in 1964, the year he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Nuncio

On 24 December 1982, he was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Korea and Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima. Monterisi received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1983 from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators.

In 1990 Monterisi was appointed delegate for Pontifical Representations, the personnel chief not only for Vatican diplomats but for the whole Roman curia.

Pope John Paul named him the first Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 June 1993.

Roman Curia

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Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal

Pope John Paul named him Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops on 7 March 1998. While serving at the Congregation for Bishops he was also secretary of the College of Cardinals. He was secretary of the 2005 papal conclave, which elected Pope Benedict XVI.

On 21 December 2002, he was made a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.

On 3 July 2009, Pope Benedict appointed Archbishop Monterisi to the post of Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls.

On 20 November 2010, he was created Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola. On 29 December 2010, he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. On 24 October 2012, Monterisi was appointed a member of the Congregation for Bishops.

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.

After ten years at the rank of cardinal deacon, he exercised his option to assume the rank of cardinal priest, which Pope Francis confirmed on 3 May 2021.

See also

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