Giovanni Battista Re
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His Eminence Giovanni Battista Re |
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| Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops | |
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| Appointed | 16 September 2000 |
| Term ended | 30 June 2010 |
| Predecessor | Lucas Moreira Neves |
| Successor | Marc Ouellet |
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| Ordination | 3 March 1957 by Giacinto Tredici |
| Consecration | 7 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest (2001-2002) Cardinal-Bishop (2002-present) |
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30 January 1934 Borno, Kingdom of Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Matteo Re (father) |
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Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church whose service has been primarily in the Roman Curia. He is the Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He retired as Prefect on 30 June 2010, having turned 75 (the age at which prelates must submit their resignations to the Pope), and was succeeded by the Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, Marc Ouellet PSS. Cardinal Re was the senior Cardinal-Bishop to attend the March 2013 conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor, and as such chaired the conclave.
Born in Borno, Italy, the son of the carpenter Matteo Re (1908–2012), Giovanni Battista Re was ordained a priest by Archbishop Giacinto Tredici in Brescia on 3 March 1957. He holds a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and taught in the Brescia seminary before entering the Holy See's diplomatic service. Re has been a member of the Roman Curia since 1963, where he served as personal secretary to Archbishop Giovanni Benelli. He was elevated to monsignor and served in various diplomatic positions before being named both bishop of the titular see of Forum Novum and Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops on 9 October 1987.Pope John Paul II administered the episcopal consecration one month later, on 7 November.
On 12 December 1989, he became Sostituto (Substitute) for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, one of the key positions under the Cardinal Secretary of State.
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