Augustin Bea

His Eminence Augustin Bea SJ
President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
Appointed	6 June 1960
Term ended	16 November 1968
Predecessor	None
Successor	Johannes Willebrands
Other post(s)	Cardinal–Deacon of San Saba
Previous post(s)	Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in Germany (1921-1924) Rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute (1930-1949) Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia (1962–1963) President of the Pontifical Commission for the Neo-Vulgate (1965-1968)
Orders
Ordination	25 August 1912 by Hermann Jürgens
Consecration	19 April 1962 by Pope John XXIII
Created cardinal	14 December 1959 by Pope John XXIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Augustin Bea (1881-05-28)28 May 1881 Riedböhringen, German Empire
Died	16 November 1968(1968-11-16) (aged 87) Rome, Italy
Nationality	German
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	In nomine domini Jesu (In the name of the Lord Jesus)
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Augustin Bea SJ (28 May 1881 – 16 November 1968) was a German Jesuit priest, cardinal, and scholar at the Pontifical Gregorian University, specialising in biblical studies and biblical archaeology. He also served as the personal confessor of Pope Pius XII.

He was made a cardinal in 1959 by Pope John XXIII and served as the first president of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity from 1960 until his death. Bea was a leading biblical scholar and ecumenist, who greatly influenced Christian-Jewish relations during the Second Vatican Council in Nostra aetate. Bea published several books, mostly in Latin, and 430 articles.