Person
- Born
- 1943-11-18
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
- <i>Planck</i>
2018 results
· 2020 · cited 12,653x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- <i>Planck</i>2015 results
· 2016 · cited 9,728x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x
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Key facts
- Appointed
- 18 January 2020
- Predecessor
- Giovanni Battista Re
- Other post
- Cardinal-Bishop of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari
- Previous posts
- Titular Archbishop of Aemona (1997–2007) Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (1997–2000) Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico (2000) Substitute of the Secretariat of State (2000–2007) Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2007–2022)
- Ordination
- 2 December 1967, by Juan Carlos Aramburu
- Consecration
- 11 October 1997, by Angelo Sodano
- Created cardinal
- 24 November 2007, by Pope Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal deacon (2007–2018) Cardinal priest (2018) Cardinal bishop (2018–)
- Born
- ( 1943-11-18 ) 18 November 1943 (age 82) , Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Motto
- Ille fidelis , (He remains faithful; 2 Timothy 2:13 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 18 November 1943
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonardo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- Pontifical Oriental Institute
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
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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. He served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1974 to 1991 in several overseas assignments, including as a permanent observer of the Holy See before the Organization of American States from 1989 to 1991, and in Rome as Substitute for General Affairs in the Secretariat of State from 1999 to 2007.
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1943 births21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina21st-century Roman Catholic titular archbishopsApostolic nuncios to MexicoApostolic nuncios to VenezuelaArgentine cardinalsArgentine people of Italian descentBishops appointed by Pope John Paul IICardinals created by Pope Benedict XVIClergy from Buenos AiresCommanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland