Francis Cardinal Arinze

Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Nov 1932		Born
23 Nov 1958	26.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria
6 Jul 1965	32.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
6 Jul 1965	32.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Fissiana
29 Aug 1965	32.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Fissiana
26 Jun 1967	34.6	Appointed	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
8 Apr 1984	51.4	Appointed	Pro-Prefect of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
9 Mar 1985	52.3	Resigned	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
25 May 1985	52.5	Elevated to Cardinal
25 May 1985	52.5	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della Pigna
27 May 1985	52.5	Appointed	President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
29 Jan 1996	63.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni della Pigna
1 Oct 2002	69.9	Appointed	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
2 Apr 2005	72.4	Ceased	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
21 Apr 2005	72.4	Confirmed	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
25 Apr 2005	72.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni
22 May 2005	72.5	Installed	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni
9 Dec 2008	76.1	Retired	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

MicroData Summary
Francis Arinze
Francis Cardinal Arinze
(born 1 Nov 1932)
Prefect Emeritus of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Second Vatican Council: Session Four: Council Father
Consistory - 1985: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 2005: Participated
Conclave - 2013: Non-Voting (Age)
Conclave - 2025: Non-Voting (Age)

Event Place
Birth Place Eziowelle, Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria
Ordained Priest Pontifical Urbanian Athenaeum "De Propaganda Fide", Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Ordained Bishop Holy Trinity, Cathedral, Onitsha, Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria

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a priest for years
a bishop for years
a cardinal for years

Ordained Priest by:
Grégoire-Pierre XV (François) Cardinal Agagianian †
Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. †
Archbishop of Onitsha
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop John Kwao Amuzu Aggey †
Archbishop of Lagos
Bishop Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †
Bishop of Ikot Ekpene

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. † (1927)
Archbishop of Onitsha
Bishop Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. † (1920)
Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae
Bishop Denis Kelly † (1897)
Bishop of Ross
Archbishop Thomas William Croke † (1870)
Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly)
Paul Cardinal Cullen † (1850)
Archbishop of Dublin
Castruccio Cardinal Castracane degli Antelminelli † (1844)
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Pope Gregory XVI (1831)
(Bartolomeo Alberto (Mauro) Cappellari, O.S.B. †)
Bartolomeo Cardinal Pacca † (1786)
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
Giovanni Carlo Cardinal Boschi † (1760)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina
Pope Clement XIII (1743)
(Carlo della Torre Rezzonico †)
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Ordained Deacon:
Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu (1980)
Bishop Denis Chidi Isizoh (1984)
Ordained Priest:
Bishop Hilary Paul Odili Okeke (1974)
Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke (1981)
Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (1983)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Mark Onwuha Unegbu † (1970)
Archbishop Stephen Nweke Ezeanya † (1985)
Bishop Emmanuel Otteh † (1990)
Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor † (1992)
Bishop Ambroise Ouédraogo (1999)
Archbishop Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. (1999)
Archbishop Michael Aidan Courtney † (2000)
Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo (2008)
Bishop Denis Chidi Isizoh (2015)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji (1973)
Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro (1977)
Archbishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna † (1978)
Bishop Michael Ugwu Eneja † (1978)
Bishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu † (1981)
Archbishop Juliusz Janusz (1995)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Eziowelle, Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria
Ordained Priest	Pontifical Urbanian Athenaeum "De Propaganda Fide", Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Ordained Bishop	Holy Trinity, Cathedral, Onitsha, Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/264881
VIAF: 133230
WikiData: Q44728

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
ab: Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 57, Page 930
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1965, Number 70

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