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Jorge María Cardinal Mejía

Deceased

Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia


Motto: Ipse Est Pax Nostra


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
31 Jan 1923Born
22 Sep 194522.6Ordained PriestPriest of Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 Mar 198663.1AppointedTitular Bishop of Apollonia
8 Mar 198663.1AppointedVice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace
12 Apr 198663.1Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Apollonia
28 Jun 198865.4AppointedVice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
5 Mar 199471.0AppointedTitular Archbishop of Apollonia
5 Mar 199471.0AppointedSecretary of the Congregation for Bishops
10 Mar 199471.1AppointedSecretary of the College of Cardinals
7 Mar 199875.1AppointedArchivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
7 Mar 199875.1AppointedLibrarian of the Vatican Library
21 Feb 200178.0AppointedCardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
21 Feb 200178.0Elevated to Cardinal
24 Feb 200178.0InstalledCardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
24 Nov 200380.8RetiredArchivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
24 Nov 200380.8RetiredLibrarian of the Vatican Library
21 Feb 201188.0AppointedCardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
9 Dec 201491.8DiedArchivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

MicroData Summary
Jorge María Mejía
Jorge María Cardinal Mejía
(born , died )
Archivist Emeritus of Vatican Secret Archive

EventPlace
Birth PlaceBuenos Aires, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ordained PriestCathedral, Buenos Aires, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ordained BishopS. Louis des Francais, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

  • a priest for 69.2 years
  • a bishop for 28.6 years
  • a cardinal for 13.8 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

External Link(s):

Source(s):
  • ab: Bollettino, 21 Feb 2011
  • i: Bollettino, 22 Feb 2001
  • d: Bollettino, 9 Dec 2014
  • ob/c2/d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 221, Deceased Cardinals (back), Necrology (back)
  • ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 241, Deceased Cardinals (back)
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 97, Number 8,342

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