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Camillo Ruini (Cardinale Vicario di Roma)

Birth  February 19, 1931, Sassuolo, diocese of Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Education Seminary of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia; Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (doctorate in theology).

Priesthood Ordained, December 8, 1954,  Rome. Further studies, Rome, 1954-1957. Faculty member, Seminary of Reggio Emilia, 1957-1968. Faculty member, Interdiocesan Theological Seminary of Modena-Reggio Emilia, 1968-1986; director, 1968-1977. Faculty member, Academic Theological Seminary of Bologna, 1977-1983. In diocese of Reggio Emilia, diocesan assessor of Catholic physicians; episcopal delegate for Catholic Action; episcopal vicar por lay apostolate; president of Cultural Diocesan Center John XXIII; president of diocesan consult for school pastoral, 1975-1986.

Episcopate Elected titular bishop of Nepte and appointed auxiliary of Reggio Emilia, May 16, 1983. Consecrated, June 29, 1983, Reggio Emilia, by Gilberto Baroni, bishop of Reggio Emilia. Secretary general of Episcopal Conference of Italy, June 28, 1986. Attended VIII Ordinary Assembly of World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30-October 28, 1990; member of general secretariat, 1990-1994. Promoted to archbishop and appointed pro-vicar general of Rome and pro-archpriest of patriarchal Lateran archbasilica, January 17, 1991. President of Italian Episcopal Conference, 1991- .

Cardinalate Created cardinal priest, June 28, 1991; received red biretta and title of S. Agnese fuori le Mura, June 28, 1991. Vicar general of Rome, archpriest of patriarchal Lateran archbasilica, and grand chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University, July 1, 1991. Member of Council of Cardinals for Study of Organizational and Economic Problems of Holy See, July 15, 1991. Attended Special Assembly of World Synod of Bishops for Europe, Vatican City, November 28-December 14, 1991. President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem, December 29, 1992. Attended IX Ordinary Assembly of World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 2-29, 1994. Special papal envoy to opening of celebrations of 4th centenary of shrine of Blessed Virgin of Ghiara, Reggio Emilia, Italy, April 29, 1996. Resigned presidency, May 2, 1996. Papal legate to 23rd National Eucharistic Congress, Bologna, September 20-28, 1997. Attended II Special Assembly for Europe of World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, October 1-23, 1999. Special papal envoy to the conclusive celebrations of the synod of the dioceses of Belarus, Minsk, Septembre 29-30, 2000. Papal legate for the closing of the Holy Door at the Lateran basilica, January 5, 2001. Confirmed by the Pope as president of the Itlian Episcopal Conference for another quinquennial term, March 6, 2001. Attended X Ordinary Assembly of World Synod of Bishops, Vatican City, September 30-October 27, 2001.

(SalvadorMiranda)

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