Giovanni Lajolo

His Eminence

Giovanni Lajolo
President Emeritus of the Governorate of Vatican City State
Portrait of Lajolo
Appointed15 September 2006
Term ended1 October 2011
PredecessorEdmund Szoka
SuccessorGiuseppe Bertello
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio "pro hac vice"
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Archbishop of Caesariana (1988–2007)
  • Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1988–1995)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1995–2003)
  • Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State (2003–2006)
  • President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (2006–2011)
Orders
Ordination29 April 1960
by Ugo Poletti
Consecration6 January 1989
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal24 November 2007
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Deacon (2007–18)
Cardinal-Priest (from 2018)
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Lajolo

(1935-01-03) 3 January 1935
Novara, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
Coat of arms
Styles of
Giovanni Lajolo
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeCaesariana

Giovanni Lajolo (born 3 January 1935) is an Italian cardinal and former president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State.

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