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Leonardo Sandri (born 18 November 1943) is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since November 2007 and vice dean of the College of Cardinals since January 2020. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches from 2007 to 2022.
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri is a prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches and a deputy dean of the College of Cardinals. He was born in Argentina, ordained a priest in 1967, and created a cardinal by Benedict XVI in 2007.
MicroData Summary for Leonardo Sandri (VIAF: 306356842; WikiData: Q458202) Leonardo Cardinal Sandri (born 18 Nov 1943) Prefect Emeritus of Eastern Churches
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, was born on 18 November 1943 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents of Italian descent.
Oct 12, 2017 · Pope Francis sends a message to Card. Leonardo Sandri, Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, to mark its centenary and the Congregation for Oriental Churches. He praises the Institute's history, mission and ecumenical vision, and invites it to support the Eastern Churches in their challenges.
Jan 25, 2020 · Pope Francis approved the election of the Vice-Dean, His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, of the Title of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re is Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
Apr 24, 2021 · To commemorate this tragic event, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Pontifical Armenian College in Rome. In his homily, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches called the Metz Yeghern a “stain on humanity’s history.”
