Tarcisio Bertone
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian prelate and a Vatican diplomat. He was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, he served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) was Prefect, Archbishop of Genoa from 2002 to 2006, and as Cardinal Secretary of State from 2006 to 2013.[1]
| His Eminence Tarcisio Bertone SDB | |
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| Cardinal Secretary of State emeritus | |
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| Appointed | 15 September 2006 |
| Reign ended | 15 October 2013 |
| Predecessor | Angelo Sodano |
| Successor | Pietro Parolin |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (2008–present) Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2007–2014) |
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| Ordination | 1 July 1960 |
| Consecration | 1 August 1991 by Albino Mensa |
| Created Cardinal | 21 October 2003 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone |
| Born | 2 December 1934 Romano Canavese, Kingdom of Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Motto | Fidem custodire, concordiam servare (Protect faith, preserve unity) |
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Bertone was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. On 10 May 2008, he was named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati. He was thought to be a candidate to replace Benedict XVI.[2]
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Coat of arms of cardinal Bertone during the 2013 Sede vacante.
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References
- ↑ CathNews. Cardinal Bertone Wants to be Secretary of Church Not State 31 August 2006 Archived 31 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Staking a wager on the next pope". CNN.
Other websites
Media related to Tarcisio Bertone at Wikimedia Commons
- "Bertone Card. Tarcisio, S.D.B." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- Biography at catholic-pages.com Archived 2005-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Tarcisio Bertone, Salesian Cardinal
- Salt+Light TV Interview: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, SDB – Witness at YouTube
- Bertone interview Archived 2013-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Thomas P. Doyle – Letter to Cardinal Bertone
- God's bankers – Economist
- Fall of the Vice-Pope - New York Review of Books