Francesco Monterisi

Francesco Monterisi
Archpriest of the Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica
Church	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Appointed	3 July 2009 (&100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000247000000247 days)
Predecessor	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Orders
Ordination	16 March 1957 by Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi
Consecration	6 January 1983 by Pope John Paul II
Created Cardinal	20 November 2010
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
Personal details
Birth name	Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi
Born	28 May 1934 (1934-05-28) Barletta, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima (1982 - 2010) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea (1982 - 1987) Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1993 - 1998) Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (1998 - 2009)
Alma mater	Pontifical Lateran University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi (born 28 May 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Early life and ordination

After his elementary and secondary studies in Barletta, he entered the Pontifical Minor Seminary, Rome; and then, the Pontifical Major Seminary. From 1951 to 1958, he studied at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, where he obtained a doctorate in theology; after finishing his studies, he returned home. He was summoned back to Rome in 1961 to study diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy; at the same time, he studied canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University, where he earned a doctorate in canon law in 1964. Besides his native Italian, he speaks English, French, German and Spanish. Monterisi was ordained to the priesthood on 16 March 1957.

Nuncio

On 24 December 1982, he was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Korea and Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima. Monterisi received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1983 from Pope John Paul II himself, with Archbishops Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy serving as co-consecrators.

Pope John Paul named him Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 June 1993, and Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops on 7 March 1998. While serving at the Congregation for Bishops he was concurrently secretary of the College of Cardinals.

Roman Curia

Styles of Francesco Monterisi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

In virtue of his position as secretary of the College of Cardinals, he also served as secretary of the 2005 papal conclave, which selected Pope Benedict XVI. From 1998 until his appointment as Archpriest he served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops in the Roman Curia.

On 3 July 2009, Pope Benedict appointed Archbishop Monterisi, just past his 75th birthday, to the post of Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, placing him in line for elevation to the Sacred College of Cardinals as is the custom for secretaries of the Congregation for Bishops.

On 20 November 2010, he was created Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola. On 29 December 2010 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Cardinal Monterisi will have voting rights in any papal conclave that takes place before 28 May 2014.

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Interview on Opus Dei

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	Delegate for Pontifical Representations 28 August 1990 – 7 March 1998	Succeeded by Carlo Maria Viganò
Preceded by Jorge María Mejía	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops 7 March 1998 – 3 July 2009	Succeeded by Manuel Monteiro de Castro
Preceded by Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls 3 July 2009 – present	Incumbent