Jean-Louis Tauran
cardinal from France (1943-2018)
Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran (French: [ʒɑ̃lwi toʁɑ̃]; 5 April 1943 – 5 July 2018) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. At his death he had been president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue since 2007.
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President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church | |
Predecessor | Paul Poupard and Tarcisio Bertone |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine |
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Ordination | 20 September 1969 by Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers |
Consecration | 6 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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Born | Bordeaux, German-occupied France | 5 April 1943
Died | 5 July 2018 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 75)
Nationality | French |
Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
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He was made a cardinal in 2003 and was the Cardinal Protodeacon from 2011 to 2014. He was the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 20 December 2014 until his death.
Tauran died on 5 July 2018 from complications of Parkinson's disease in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 75.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Décès du cardinal français Jean-Louis Tauran". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
Other websites
change- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Catholic-pages.com Archived 2005-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Al Jazeera interview Archived 2018-07-07 at the Wayback Machine