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Catholic cardinal

Key facts

Church
Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Vilnius
Province
Vilnius
Appointed
24 December 1991
Term ended
5 April 2013
Predecessor
Julijonas Steponavičius
Successor
Gintaras Grušas
Other post
Cardinal Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia
Previous posts
Titular Archbishop of Meta (1988–1991) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands (1988–1991)
Ordination
18 March 1961, by Luigi Traglia
Consecration
4 October 1988, by John Paul II
Created cardinal
21 February 2001, by John Paul II
Rank
Cardinal Priest
Born
Audrys Juozas Bačkis , ( 1937-02-01 ) 1 February 1937 (age 89) , Kaunas , Lithuania
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Parents
Stasys Antanas Bačkis
Motto
sub tuum praesidium

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Encyclopedic overview

Audrys Juozas Bačkis ( Lithuanian: [ɐʊˈdʲrʲiːs ˈjuɔzɐs ˈbaːtɕkʲɪs]; born 1 February 1937) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2001. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1991, when he became Archbishop of Vilnius. He retired in 2013.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Audrys Bačkis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.