Francesco Monterisi

Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi (born 28 May 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1998 and then held senior positions in the Roman Curia until he retired in 2014.

His Eminence Francesco Monterisi
Cardinal-Archpriest Emeritus of the Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica
Cardinal Monterisi in Sarajevo, 2012
Church	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Appointed	3 July 2009
Term ended	23 November 2012
Predecessor	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Successor	James Michael Harvey
Orders
Ordination	16 March 1957 by Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi
Consecration	6 January 1983 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	20 November 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
Personal details
Birth name	Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi
Born	28 May 1934 Barletta, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima (1982–2010) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea (1982–1987) Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1993–1998) Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (1998–2009)
Alma mater	Pontifical Lateran University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Early life and ordination

After his elementary and secondary studies in Barletta, he entered the Pontifical Minor Seminary and then the Pontifical Major Seminary. From 1951 to 1958, he studied at the Pontifical Lateran University, where he obtained a doctorate in theology.

Monterisi was ordained to the priesthood on 16 March 1957 and returned to Apulia for several years. Beginning in 1961 he prepared for a diplomat's career at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy while also earning a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University in 1964, the year he joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Nuncio

On 24 December 1982, he was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Korea and Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima. Monterisi received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1983 from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators.

In 1990 Monterisi was appointed delegate for Pontifical Representations, the personnel chief not only for Vatican diplomats but for the whole Roman curia.

Pope John Paul named him the first Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 June 1993.

Roman Curia

Styles of Francesco Monterisi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Pope John Paul named him Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops on 7 March 1998. While serving at the Congregation for Bishops he was also secretary of the College of Cardinals and therefore secretary of the 2005 papal conclave, which elected Pope Benedict XVI.

On 21 December 2002, he was made a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.[1]

On 3 July 2009, Pope Benedict appointed Archbishop Monterisi to the post of Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls.[2]

On 20 November 2010, he was created Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola. On 29 December 2010, he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.[3] On 24 October 2012, Monterisi was appointed a member of the Congregation for Bishops.[4][lower-alpha 1]

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.[9]

Notes

1. Pope Francis confirmed his memberships in the Congregation for Bishops on 16 December 2013,[5] the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 19 December 2013,[6] and the Congregation for Oriental Churches on 19 February 2014,[7] and as councilor to the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on 15 January 2014.[8]

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.12.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 03.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.12.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.10.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.12.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
6. "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.12.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
7. "Rinunce e Nomine, 19.02.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
8. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.01.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
9. "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

External links

• "Monterisi Card. Francesco". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
• Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Interview on Opus Dei