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Tarcisio Bertone

cardinal of the Catholic Church

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Born: 1934-12-01
Works: 14

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I miei papi
Sulla pastorale dei divorziati risposati
L'insegnamento della religione dopo il nuovo accordo tra stato e chiesa
"Erano i tempi di guerra--"
A ultima vidente de Fatima

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Single-Crystal Colloidal Multilayers of Controlled Thickness
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Key facts

Appointed: 15 September 2006
Term ended: 15 October 2013
Predecessor: Angelo Sodano
Successor: Pietro Parolin
Other post: Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (2008–present)
Previous posts: Archbishop of Vercelli (1991–1995) Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1995–2002) Archbishop of Genoa (2002–2006) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana (2003–2008) Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–2013) Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2007–2014)
Ordination: 1 July 1960, by Albino Mensa
Consecration: 1 August 1991, by Albino Mensa
Created cardinal: 21 October 2003, by John Paul II
Rank: Cardinal-Bishop
Born: Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone , ( 1934-12-02 ) 2 December 1934 (age 91) , Romano Canavese , Kingdom of Italy

Key dates

Born: 1 December 1934

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Tarcisio
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Romano Canavese
Occupation: theologian
Position held: cardinal
Educated at: Salesian Pontifical University
Employer: Pontifical Lateran University
Languages spoken

Article

Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone SDB (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a Vatican diplomat. A cardinal since 2003, he served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop of Genoa from 2002 to 2006, and as Cardinal Secretary of State from 2006 to 2013. On 10 May 2008, he was named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati.

Bertone served as Camerlengo from 2007 to 2014. In the period between Pope Benedict XVI's resignation on 28 February 2013 and the election of Pope Francis on 13 March 2013, he served temporarily as the administrator of the Holy See and acting head of state of the Vatican City State. He was considered a contender to succeed Benedict XVI.