Background
Re, Giovanni Battista Cardinal was born on January 30, 1934 in Borno, Italy.
Re, Giovanni Battista Cardinal was born on January 30, 1934 in Borno, Italy.
Attended, Seminary of Brescia. Attended, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Doctor of Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University.
Ordained priest Diocese of Brescia, Italy, 1957. With Vatican Diplomatic Service, 1963—1979. Official Secretariat of State of Vatican City, 1979—1987.
Ordained bishop, 1987. Secretary Congregation of Bishops, Rome, 1987—1989. Substitute Secretariat of State of Vatican City, 1989—2000.
Prefect Congregation of Bishops, Rome, 2000—2010, prefect emeritus, since 2010. President Pontifical Commission for Latin America, 2000—2010, president emeritus, since 2010. Elevated to cardinal, 2001.
Cardinal-bishop Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, since 2002.