Giovanni Lajolo
Giovanni Lajolo (born January 3, 1935 in Novara, Italy) is the current President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State. He served as the Secretary for Relations with States in the Secretariat of State, or foreign minister of Vatican City, from 2003 until his appointment as President in 2006.
On October 3, 1988, he was appointed Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See by Pope John Paul II, and was ordained the titular bishop of Caesariana by the pope on January 6, 1989. He served in the Roman Curia in that office until being appointed nuncio to Germany on December 7, 1995. He served as nuncio until his appointment as Secretary for Relations with States.
On June 22, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI announced Archbishop Lajolo's appointment as President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City, which would take effect on September 15, 2006. On the same day as the appointment Pope Benedict rasied his see pro hace vice to the level of an archdiocese. On October 17, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will make Lajolo a Cardinal. Lajolo will be elevated to the College of Cardinals in the consistory at St. Peter's Basilica on November 24, 2007.[1]
References
- ^ Holy See Press Office (2007-10-17). Annuncio di Concistorio per la Creazione di nuovi Cardinali (in Italian). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
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| Preceded by Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran |
Secretary for
Relations with States of the Holy See 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti |
| Preceded by Edmund Cardinal Szoka |
President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City
State 15 September 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
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