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Robert Sarah
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Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Appointed
- 23 November 2014
- Term ended
- 20 February 2021
- Predecessor
- Antonio Cañizares Llovera
- Successor
- Arthur Roche
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (2021–present)
- Ordination
- 20 July 1969, by Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo
- Consecration
- 8 December 1979, by Giovanni Benelli
- Created cardinal
- 20 November 2010, by Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal-Deacon (2010–21) Cardinal-Priest (2021–present)
- Born
- ( 1945-06-15 ) 15 June 1945 (age 80) , Ourous, French Guinea
- Denomination
- Catholic ( Roman Rite )
- Education
- Pontifical Gregorian University ( Licentiate, Theology ) Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Licentiate, Sacred Scriptures)
- Motto
- Latin : Sufficit tibi gratia mea , lit. ' My grace is sufficient for thee '
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Guinea
- Position held
- cardinal priest
- Educated at
- Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2013 conclave
- Image
- Hoogeerwaarde Kanunnik Vanhoutten 2009.jpg
- Work location
- Rome
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- Robert Sarah
- consecrator
- Giovanni Benelli
- date of birth
- 1945-06-15
- name in native language
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Sarah ([ʁɔbɛʁ saʁa]; born 15 June 1945) is a Guinean Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 23 November 2014 to 20 February 2021. He previously served as secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples under Pope John Paul II and president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum under Pope Benedict XVI. He was made a cardinal in 2010.
Early life and education
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