Francis Arinze
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- Born
- 1932-01-01
- Works
- 4
Top works
- A dieci anni dall'enciclica Redemptoris missio
- El Pan Bueno De Nuestra Fe The Bread Of Good Faith Ejercicios Espirituales Con Ss Benedicto Xvi Espiritualidad Spiritual Exercises With Ss Benedict Xvi Spirituality
- Building Bridges
- Religion gegen die Gewalt. Eine Allianz für den Frieden
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,718x
- Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures
· 2000 · cited 10,436x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,170x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,212x
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Key facts
- See
- Velletri-Segni
- Appointed
- 1 October 2002
- Term ended
- 9 December 2008
- Predecessor
- Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez
- Successor
- Antonio Cañizares Llovera
- Other post
- Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni
- Ordination
- 23 November 1958, by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
- Consecration
- 29 August 1965, by Charles Heerey
- Created cardinal
- 25 May 1985, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal deacon (1985–1996) Cardinal priest (1996–2005) Cardinal bishop (since 2005)
- Born
- ( 1932-11-01 ) 1 November 1932 (age 93) , Onitsha , Colony of Nigeria , British Empire
- Motto
- Regnum Christi floreat ( literal translation</span>"}]]}'>lit. ' May the Kingdom of Christ flourish ' )
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1932
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Occupation
- television producer
- Educated at
- Seton Hall University
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Image
- Card. Francis Arinze.jpg
Article
Francis Arinze (// ; born 1 November 1932) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Prefect of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1984 to 2002 and Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008. He previously served as the Archbishop of Onitsha from 1967 to 1985 and as the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria from 1979 to 1984. Arinze is the current Cardinal Bishop of Velletri–Segni since 2005 and was one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II and was considered papabile at the 2005 Papal conclave. According to Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Arinze is the only surviving council father among the few who went from Nigeria to the Second Vatican Council.
Born in Eziowelle, Anambra State, Nigeria, Arinze was made a cardinal in 1985 and named Cardinal-bishop of Velletri-Segni in 2005.
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