Jean-Louis Tauran

His Eminence Jean-Louis Tauran
His Eminence Jean-Louis Tauran
President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Predecessor	Paul Poupard and Tarcisio Bertone
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
Orders
Ordination	20 September 1969
Consecration	6 January 1991; by Pope John Paul II
Created Cardinal	21 October 2003
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	5 April 1943; Bordeaux, German-occupied France
Died	5 July 2018 (aged 75); Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	French
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)
Previous post	Secretary for Relations with States (1990–2003); Librarian of the Holy Roman Church (2003–2007); Titular Archbishop of Telephte (1990-2003); Archivist of the Holy Roman Church (2003–2007); Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals (2011–2014);
Motto	Veritate et Caritate; (For truth and for love);
Coat of arms

Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran (French: [ʒɑ̃lwi toʁɑ̃]; 5 April 1943 – 5 July 2018) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. At his death he had been president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue since 2007.

He was made a cardinal in 2003 and was the Cardinal Protodeacon from 2011 to 2014. He was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 20 December 2014 until his death.

Tauran died on 5 July 2018 from complications of Parkinson's disease in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 75.^[1]

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