Luis Ladaria Ferrer
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Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer SJ (born 19 April 1944) is a Spanish Jesuit, theologian and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. After a thirty-year career teaching theology, he joined the Roman Curia in 2004 as Secretary-General of the International Theological Commission. He was made an archbishop when named secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 2008 and served as its prefect from 2017 to 2023. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2018.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ladaria and the second or maternal family name is Ferrer.
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Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | 1 July 2017 |
Term ended | 1 July 2023 |
Predecessor | Gerhard Ludwig Müller |
Successor | Víctor Manuel Fernández |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ignazio Loyola in Campo Marzio (2018–) |
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Ordination | 29 July 1973 by Teodoro Ubeda Gramage |
Consecration | 26 July 2008 by Tarcisio Bertone |
Created cardinal | 28 June 2018 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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Born | Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer (1944-04-19) 19 April 1944 (age 80) |
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Motto | In sanctitate et iustitia |
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Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
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