Pietro Parolin | |
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Cardinal Secretary of State | |
![]() Cardinal Parolin in July 2021 | |
Appointed | 15 October 2013 |
Predecessor | Tarcisio Bertone, SDB |
Other posts | Cardinal-Bishop of Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 April 1980 by Arnoldo Onisto |
Consecration | 12 September 2009 by Benedict XVI |
Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Schiavon, Veneto, Italy | 17 January 1955
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Previous post | Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (2009–2013) Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium (2009–2014) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
Motto | Latin: Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? (Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?) |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Pietro Parolin OMRI (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro paroˈlin], Venetian: [paɾoˈliŋ]; born 17 January 1955) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since February 2014. He has also been the Vatican's Secretary of State since October 2013 and a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since July 2014.[1][2]