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100 Notable alumni of Pontifical Lateran University

Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees

Pontifical Lateran University is ranked #5,340 in the world and #1 in Vatican by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Pontifical Lateran University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Pontifical Lateran University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Antoine Camilleri

1. Antoine Camilleri

1965-. (aged 61)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Antoine Camilleri is a Maltese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Under-Secretary for Relations with States in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, until he was named an archbishop and given the title of apostolic nuncio in 2019. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1999.
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Marin Barišić

2. Marin Barišić

1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Marin Barišić is a Croatian archbishop. He served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, from 2000 to 2022.
Karel Otčenášek

3. Karel Otčenášek

1920-2011 (aged 91)
Catholic bishop writer Catholic priest
Karel Otčenášek was a Czech prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Jacques-Paul Martin

4. Jacques-Paul Martin

1908-1992 (aged 84)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Jacques-Paul Martin was a French Roman Catholic cardinal, raised to the cardinalate in 1988.
Gianni Ambrosio

5. Gianni Ambrosio

1943-. (aged 83)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Gianni Ambrosio is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio.
Corrado Bafile

6. Corrado Bafile

1903-2005 (aged 102)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Corrado Bafile was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints from 1975 to 1980, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976. At the time of his death, he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.
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Tommaso Caputo

7. Tommaso Caputo

1950-. (aged 76)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Tommaso Caputo is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1980 to 2012, when he was named Territorial Prelate of Pompei.
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Giambattista Diquattro

8. Giambattista Diquattro

1954-. (aged 72)
Catholic priest
Giambattista Diquattro is an Italian archbishop and Vatican diplomat. He has been Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil since 2020. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1985 and has been a nuncio and archbishop since 2005.
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Ildebrando Antoniutti

9. Ildebrando Antoniutti

1898-1974 (aged 76)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Ildebrando Antoniutti was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for Religious from 1963 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John XXIII in 1962.
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Fabio Fabene

10. Fabio Fabene

1959-. (aged 67)
university teacher Catholic priest theologian judge Catholic bishop
Fabio Fabene is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the secretary of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints since January 2021. He was under-secretary of the Synod of Bishops from 2014 to 2021. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 May 2014.
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Ioan Robu

11. Ioan Robu

1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Ioan Robu is a Romanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Bucharest from 1990 to 2019.
Jan Vokál

12. Jan Vokál

1958-. (aged 68)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Jan Vokal is the current Bishop of Hradec Králové since his installation on 14 May 2011. He had previously served as an official in the Secretariat of State.
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Mariano Artigas

13. Mariano Artigas

1938-2006 (aged 68)
theologian Catholic priest physicist philosopher of science university teacher
Mariano Artigas was a Spanish physicist, philosopher, and theologian. He wrote The Mind of the Universe: Understanding Science and Religion and fifteen other books on science and religion.
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András Veres

14. András Veres

1959-. (aged 67)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop theologian Catholic deacon
András Veres is a Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Győr since 2016. He was bishop of Szombathely from 2006 to 2016 and before that an auxiliary bishop of Eger from 2000 to 2006.
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Francisco Ozoria Acosta

15. Francisco Ozoria Acosta

1951-. (aged 75)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Francisco Ozoria Acosta is a Dominican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Santo Domingo since 2016 and Military Ordinary of the Dominican Republic since 2017. He was Bishop of San Pedro de Macorís from 1997 to 2016.
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Petar Rajič

16. Petar Rajič

1959-. (aged 67)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop diplomat Catholic deacon
Petar Antun Rajič is a Croatian/Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1993. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino on 11 March 2024.
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Jan Franciszek Wątroba

17. Jan Franciszek Wątroba

1953-. (aged 73)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Jan Franciszek Wątroba is the current Roman Catholic bishop of Rzeszów, in Poland.
Sergio Sebastiani

18. Sergio Sebastiani

1931-2024 (aged 93)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Sergio Sebastiani was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was head of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See from 1997 to 2008. He was made a cardinal in 2001. From 1960 to 1994 he worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, becoming an archbishop and apostolic nuncio in 1976 and leading the...
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Czeslaw Kozon

19. Czeslaw Kozon

1951-. (aged 75)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Czeslaw Kozon is a Danish Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Copenhagen since 1995.
Ryszard Kasyna

20. Ryszard Kasyna

1957-. (aged 69)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Ryszard Kasyna is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin since 2012. He was previously the auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk and titular bishop of the Diocese of Dices from 2005 to 2012.
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Giuseppe Pizzardo

21. Giuseppe Pizzardo

1877-1970 (aged 93)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop diplomat theologian
Giuseppe Pizzardo was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as prefect of the Congregation for Seminaries and Universities from 1939 to 1968, and secretary of the Holy Office from 1951 to 1959. Pizzardo was elevated to the cardinalate in 1937.
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Thomas Gumbleton

22. Thomas Gumbleton

1930-2024 (aged 94)
human rights defender Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Thomas John Gumbleton was an American Catholic prelate and a prominent social activist. Gumbleton served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1968 to 2006. According to Gumbleton, the Vatican forced him to resign as auxiliary bishop when he publicly supported the passage of a state legislative bill in another diocese without the approval of that diocese's...
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Lluís Martínez i Sistach

23. Lluís Martínez i Sistach

1937-. (aged 89)
Latin Catholic bishop Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop Catholic bishop Latin Catholic priest
Lluís Martínez i Sistach is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He is Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona, having served as archbishop there from 2004 to 2015. He has been a cardinal since 2007.
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Giovanni Canestri

24. Giovanni Canestri

1918-2015 (aged 97)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher theologian
Giovanni Canestri was an Italian Catholic cardinal, who served as Archbishop of Cagliari from 1984 until 1987 and as Archbishop of Genoa from 1987 until 1995.
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Clemente Micara

25. Clemente Micara

1879-1965 (aged 86)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Clemente Micara was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1909 to 1950 and was Vicar General of Rome from 1951 until his death.
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Sergio Pignedoli

26. Sergio Pignedoli

1910-1980 (aged 70)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Sergio Pignedoli was a prominent Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a top candidate for pope. He served as auxiliary bishop to Pope Paul VI when he was archbishop of Milan, and as President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1973 to 1980. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.
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Edward Cassidy

27. Edward Cassidy

1924-2021 (aged 97)
diplomat Catholic priest
Edward Idris Cassidy AC was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1989 to 2001. He headed the Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews. He spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See both in Rome and overseas....
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Pio Laghi

28. Pio Laghi

1922-2009 (aged 87)
Catholic priest
Pio Laghi was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. His service was primarily in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and the Roman Curia. He served as Apostolic nuncio to several countries and as the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. Cardinal Laghi was Pope John Paul II's secret...
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Protase Rugambwa

29. Protase Rugambwa

1960-. (aged 66)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Protase Rugambwa is a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tabora since November 2023, after serving as coadjutor there for seven months. He was a secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from November 2017 to April 2023. He previously served as that congregation's adjunct secretary and president of...
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Luc Terlinden

30. Luc Terlinden

1968-. (aged 58)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Luc Christian Joseph Marie Terlinden is a Belgian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Primate of Belgium and head of the Military Ordinariate of Belgium since September 2023. He is president of the Episcopal Conference of Belgium and the second-youngest Primate of Belgium.
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Francesco Monterisi

31. Francesco Monterisi

1934-. (aged 92)
Catholic priest theologian
Francesco Marco Nicola Monterisi is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1998 and then held senior positions in the Roman Curia until he retired in 2014.
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Seán Brady

32. Seán Brady

1939-. (aged 87)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Seán Brady KGCHS is an Irish prelate who is a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland from 1996 until 2014. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in the consistory on 24 November 2007. He left office in 2014 and was succeeded...
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Audrys Bačkis

33. Audrys Bačkis

1937-. (aged 89)
diplomat Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Audrys Juozas Bačkis is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2001. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1991, when he became Archbishop of Vilnius. He retired in 2013.
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Kurt Krenn

34. Kurt Krenn

1936-2014 (aged 78)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Kurt Krenn was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop of Sankt Pölten, near Vienna, from 1991 to 2004.
Ersilio Tonini

35. Ersilio Tonini

1914-2013 (aged 99)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Ersilio Tonini was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. When Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer died on 30 April 2010, Cardinal Tonini became the oldest living cardinal. He died on 28 July 2013, a week after his 99th birthday.
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Edoardo Menichelli

36. Edoardo Menichelli

1939-2025 (aged 86)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Edoardo Menichelli was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo from 2004 to 2017. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 14 February 2015.
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Amleto Giovanni Cicognani

37. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani

1883-1973 (aged 90)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop diplomat theologian
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Vatican Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969, and Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1972 until his death. Cicognani was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. His brother, Gaetano Cicognani, was also a cardinal. To date they are the last pair of brothers to...
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Polycarp Pengo

38. Polycarp Pengo

1944-. (aged 82)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Polycarp Pengo was a Tanzanian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1992 to 2019. A bishop since 1983, he was made a cardinal in 1998.
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Severino Poletto

39. Severino Poletto

1933-2022 (aged 89)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Severino Poletto was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1999 to 2010. A bishop since 1980, he was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001.
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Leopoldo Brenes

40. Leopoldo Brenes

1949-. (aged 77)
Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Managua since 2005. He was made a cardinal in 2014. He was an auxiliary bishop in Managua from 1988 to 1991 and Bishop of Matagalpa from 1991 to 2005.
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Cesare Nosiglia

41. Cesare Nosiglia

1944-2025 (aged 81)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Cesare Nosiglia was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Turin from 2010 to 2022. He was a bishop from 1991 on, serving first as an auxiliary bishop of Rome, vicegerent of Rome with the title of archbishop from 1996 to 2003, and then Archbishop-Bishop of Vicenza from 2003 to 2010.
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Ivan Dias

42. Ivan Dias

1936-2017 (aged 81)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop screenwriter archbishop
Ivan Cornelius Dias was an Indian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2006 to 2011, Archbishop of Bombay from 1996 to 2006, and before that a papal ambassador in the Balkans, East Asia, and West Africa. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001.
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Adam Maida

43. Adam Maida

1930-. (aged 96)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher theologian
Adam Joseph Maida is an American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Detroit in Michigan from 1990 to 2009, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. He previously served as bishop of Green Bay in Wisconsin from 1984 to 1990.
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Paolo Romeo

44. Paolo Romeo

1938-. (aged 88)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Paolo Romeo is an Italian cardinal and archbishop emeritus of Palermo. He was appointed to the see of Palermo by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 December 2006.
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Józef Sebastian Pelczar

45. Józef Sebastian Pelczar

1842-1924 (aged 82)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher politician
Józef Sebastian Pelczar was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop and was also the co-founder of the Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus which he had established in 1894 with Ludwika Szczęsna. He also served in several episcopal posts and served as the Bishop of Przemyśl.
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Giuseppe Petrocchi

46. Giuseppe Petrocchi

1948-. (aged 78)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Giuseppe Petrocchi is an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of L'Aquila from 2013 to 2024. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
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Chibly Langlois

47. Chibly Langlois

1958-. (aged 68)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Chibly Langlois is a Haitian Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Les Cayes since 2011. He is also president of the Haitian Bishops’ Conference.
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Achille Silvestrini

48. Achille Silvestrini

1923-2019 (aged 96)
archbishop Catholic priest theologian diplomat Catholic theologian
Achille Silvestrini was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1991 to 2000.
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Beniamino Stella

49. Beniamino Stella

1941-. (aged 85)
Catholic priest theologian
Beniamino Stella is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. After working in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See, he served as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2013 to 2021. He was raised to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis in 2014.
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João Braz de Aviz

50. João Braz de Aviz

1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
João Braz de Aviz is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 2011 to 2025. He began his career working for twenty years as a parish priest and seminary teacher. He became a bishop in 1994 and was bishop of Ponta...
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Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat

51. Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat

1977-. (aged 49)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop Catholic theologian theologian
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as Bishop of Urgell and ex officio episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra since 2025. Serrano worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 2012 to 2024.
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Mauro Piacenza

52. Mauro Piacenza

1944-. (aged 82)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher archbishop
Mauro Piacenza is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since 2010, he was Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2013 to 2024. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 7 October 2010 to 21 September 2013. where he had been Secretary since 2007. At that Congregation, Pope Benedict XVI, according to one report,...
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John Magee

53. John Magee

1936-. (aged 90)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
John Magee SPS is a Roman Catholic bishop emeritus in Ireland. He was Bishop of Cloyne from 1987 to 2010; following scandal he resigned from that position on 24 March 2010, becoming a bishop emeritus. Magee is the only person to have been private secretary to three popes.
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Celestino Migliore

54. Celestino Migliore

1952-. (aged 74)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Celestino Migliore is an Italian Archbishop of the Catholic Church who serves as the Apostolic Nuncio to France. He previously served as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. He has spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
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Crescenzio Sepe

55. Crescenzio Sepe

1943-. (aged 83)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Crescenzio Sepe is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Naples from 2006 to 2020. He served in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2001 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 2001. Before that he spent 25 years in increasingly important positions in the Roman...
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Marcello Semeraro

56. Marcello Semeraro

1947-. (aged 79)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Marcello Semeraro is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints since 2020. He was previously Bishop of Albano and secretary to the College of Cardinals. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2020.
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Agostino Vallini

57. Agostino Vallini

1940-. (aged 86)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Agostino Vallini is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2006. From 2008 to 2017, he served as Vicar General of Rome. He is also the Archpriest emeritus of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.
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Vincenzo Paglia

58. Vincenzo Paglia

1945-. (aged 81)
archbishop Catholic priest theologian philosopher Catholic bishop
Vincenzo Paglia is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life from 2016 to 2025. He was grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences from 2016 to 2025.
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Sérgio da Rocha

59. Sérgio da Rocha

1959-. (aged 67)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Sérgio da Rocha is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 2016 and the Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia since 11 March 2020. He has been a bishop since 2001, first as auxiliary bishop of Fortaleza from 2001 to 2007, coadjutor and then archbishop of Teresina from 2007 to 2011, and archbishop of...
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Agostino Casaroli

60. Agostino Casaroli

1914-1998 (aged 84)
diplomat Latin Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Agostino Casaroli was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was an important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the religious persecution of the Church in the nations of the Soviet bloc after the Second Vatican Council.
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Angelo Comastri

61. Angelo Comastri

1943-. (aged 83)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Angelo Comastri is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica from 2006 to 2021, and Vicar General for the Vatican City State and President of the Fabric of Saint Peter from 2005 to 2021. He previously served as Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino (1990–1994) and Territorial Prelate of Loreto (1996–2005). He was named a...
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Antonio Bello

62. Antonio Bello

1935-1993 (aged 58)
Catholic priest peace activist Catholic bishop transitional deacon
Antonio Bello was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi from 1982 until his death from cancer in 1993. Bello studied in various colleges and seminaries in places such as Bologna and Rome before being named to several positions in his region where he served as a priest. He was later made a bishop and became...
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Fernando Filoni

63. Fernando Filoni

1946-. (aged 80)
diplomat Catholic priest
Fernando Filoni is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. He is an expert in Chinese affairs and on the Middle East.
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Fridolin Ambongo Besungu

64. Fridolin Ambongo Besungu

1960-. (aged 66)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Fridolin Ambongo Besungu OFMCap is a Congolese Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Kinshasa since 2018. He was previously Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela from 2004 to 2016, Apostolic Administrator of Kole from 2008 to 2015, Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro from 2016 to 2018, Apostolic Administrator of Bokungu-Ikela from 2016 to 2018, and Coadjutor Archbishop of Kinshasa in 2018. He is...
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Wojciech Polak

65. Wojciech Polak

1964-. (aged 62)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Wojciech Polak is the Roman Catholic archbishop of Gniezno, Poland, since his appointment on 17 May 2014. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of Gniezno.
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Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

66. Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

1940-. (aged 86)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Bechara Boutros Al-Ra'i OMM is the 77th Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, a position he has held since 15 March 2011, succeeding Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Rahi was made a cardinal on 24 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. He is a member of the Mariamite Maronite Order.
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Raimon Panikkar

67. Raimon Panikkar

1918-2010 (aged 92)
missionary writer Catholic priest university teacher theologian
Raimon Panikkar Alemany, also known as Raimundo Panikkar and Raymond Panikkar, was a Spanish Catholic priest and a proponent of interfaith dialogue. As a scholar, he specialized in comparative religion.
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Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà

68. Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà

1939-. (aged 87)
writer translator hellenist sociologist linguistic rights activist
Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà is a Spanish writer, anthropologist and sociologist. He is an honorary member of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana and President of Acció Cultural del País Valencià. In politics he is a supporter and has been a candidate of Valencian Nationalist Bloc in 2000 and 2003.
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Josemaría Escrivá

69. Josemaría Escrivá

1902-1975 (aged 73)
Latin Catholic priest lawyer writer
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
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Fernando Ocáriz

70. Fernando Ocáriz

1944-. (aged 82)
Latin Catholic priest
Fernando Ocáriz Braña is a priest of the Catholic Church who has been the prelate of Opus Dei since 2017. Ocáriz is the fourth person to head Opus Dei since its founding in 1928. He is widely published in philosophy and has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 1986.
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Zbigņevs Stankevičs

71. Zbigņevs Stankevičs

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Zbigņevs Stankevičs is a Latvian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Riga since 2010. He previously served in leadership at the Seminary Institute of Religious Sciences in Riga.
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Matteo Zuppi

72. Matteo Zuppi

1955-. (aged 71)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Matteo Maria Zuppi is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Bologna since 2015. He was previously an auxiliary bishop of Rome from 2012 to 2015.
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Luigi de Magistris

73. Luigi de Magistris

1926-2022 (aged 96)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Luigi de Magistris is an Italian politician and former prosecutor who served as mayor of Naples from 2011 to 2021. He began his prosecutor career in 1995, attracing significant media attention for his investigations, and served in this role between Naples and Catanzaro until 2009. He was also a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2011. In...
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Ennio Antonelli

74. Ennio Antonelli

1936-. (aged 90)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher theologian
Ennio Antonelli is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for the Family from 2008 to 2012. He has been a bishop since 1982, serving as bishop of Gubbio from 1982 to 1988, archbishop of Perugia from 1988 to 1995, and archbishop of Florence from 2001 to 2008. He led the Italian Episcopal...
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Lorenzo Baldisseri

75. Lorenzo Baldisseri

1940-. (aged 86)
archbishop Catholic priest pianist priest Catholic bishop
Lorenzo Baldisseri is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops from 21 September 2013 until 15 September 2020. He was made a cardinal in 2014. He previously served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops after more than twenty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See that included...
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Elisabetta Casellati

76. Elisabetta Casellati

1946-. (aged 80)
politician
Maria Elisabetta Alberti, known by her married name as Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, is an Italian lawyer and politician, serving as Minister for Institutional Reforms since 2022. She was President of the Italian Senate from 2018 to 2022. She was the first woman ever to have held this position. Casellati is a long-time member of the liberal-conservative party Forza Italia...
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Josip Bozanić

77. Josip Bozanić

1949-. (aged 77)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher theologian
Josip Bozanić is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Zagreb from 1997 to 2023. He was previously Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was made a cardinal in 2003. Bozanić is the Grand Prior of the Croatian Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
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Renato Martino

78. Renato Martino

1932-2024 (aged 92)
diplomat Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Renato Raffaele Martino was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Created a cardinal in 2003, Martino became the longest serving cardinal deacon, the cardinal protodeacon, from June 2014. He served for more than twenty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, including sixteen years as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. He...
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Jozef Tomko

79. Jozef Tomko

1924-2022 (aged 98)
priest Catholic priest missionary university teacher religious writer
Jozef Tomko was a Slovak prelate of the Catholic Church who held positions in the Roman Curia from 1962 until he retired in 2007. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001 and president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses from 2001 to 2007. He was made a cardinal in 1985.
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Eduardo Martínez Somalo

80. Eduardo Martínez Somalo

1927-2021 (aged 94)
university teacher Catholic priest theologian diplomat Catholic bishop
Eduardo Martínez Somalo was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who spent most of his career in the Roman Curia, first in the Secretariat of State from 1956 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1988, and then leading two of its principal dicasteries: the Congregation for Divine Worship from 1988 to 1992 and the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated...
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Camillo Ruini

81. Camillo Ruini

1931-. (aged 95)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Camillo Ruini is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was made a cardinal in 1991. He served as president of the Italian Episcopal Conference from 1991 to 2007 and as Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome from 1991 to 2008.
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Angelo De Donatis

82. Angelo De Donatis

1954-. (aged 72)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Angelo De Donatis is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as Major Penitentiary since 2024. He was Cardinal Vicar (officially Vicar General of His Holiness) and Archpriest of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran from 2017 to 2024.
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Józef Glemp

83. Józef Glemp

1929-2013 (aged 84)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Józef Glemp was a Polish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Warsaw from 1981 to 2006, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. He assumed the title of Primate of Poland following Stefan Wyszyński's death.
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Angelo Sodano

84. Angelo Sodano

1927-2022 (aged 95)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop Latin Catholic priest theologian
Angelo Raffaele Sodano was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Dean of the College of Cardinals from 2005 to 2019 and previously as the Cardinal Secretary of State from 1991 to 2006; Sodano was the first person since 1828 to serve simultaneously as Dean and Secretary of State.
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Guido Marini

85. Guido Marini

1965-. (aged 61)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop university teacher theologian
Guido Marini is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of Tortona in northern Italy. A priest since 1989, from 2007 to 2021 he was Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies, serving under Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Before joining the papal household, Marini worked in the Archdiocese of Genoa, where he was the personal...
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Gilberto Agustoni

86. Gilberto Agustoni

1922-2017 (aged 95)
theologian Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Gilberto Agustoni was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. He worked in the Roman Curia from 1950 to 1998, ending his career as head of the Apostolic Signatura from 1992 to 1998. He became a cardinal in 1994.
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Giuseppe Sciacca

87. Giuseppe Sciacca

1955-. (aged 71)
Catholic priest theologian jurist university teacher judge
Giuseppe Sciacca is the current Secretary of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura since his appointment by Pope Francis on July 16, 2016, replacing the retiring Archbishop Frans Daneels. Previously, he had served as Adjunct Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura, since Saturday, 24 August 2013. Previously, he had been serving as the Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican...
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Angelo Vincenzo Zani

88. Angelo Vincenzo Zani

1950-. (aged 76)
university teacher Catholic priest theologian philosopher Catholic bishop
Angelo Vincenzo Zani is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church from September 2022 to March 2025. He was the Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, its second-highest officer, from November 2012 to September 2022 after serving as its third-highest official for ten years. He has been an...
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James Aloysius Hickey

89. James Aloysius Hickey

1920-2004 (aged 84)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
James Aloysius Hickey was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 1980 to 2000, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988. Hickey previously served as Bishop of Cleveland from 1974 to 1980.
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Paolo Pezzi

90. Paolo Pezzi

1960-. (aged 66)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Paolo Pezzi, FSCB, also known as Pavel Pezzi, is an Italian Catholic prelate who has served as the Latin Archbishop of Moscow since 2007. He is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo.
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Javier Echevarría Rodríguez

91. Javier Echevarría Rodríguez

1932-2016 (aged 84)
Latin Catholic priest lawyer jurist Catholic bishop Opus Dei priest
Javier Echevarría Rodríguez was a Spanish Catholic bishop who served as the head of Opus Dei from 1994 until his death. He held doctorates in both civil and canon law.
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Wim Eijk

92. Wim Eijk

1953-. (aged 73)
Latin Catholic priest theologian professor Catholic bishop physician
Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007. Before his clerical career he worked as a medical doctor; as a priest he made medical ethics the focus of his academic studies. He has...
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Mario Grech

93. Mario Grech

1957-. (aged 69)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Mario Grech is a Maltese Catholic prelate who has served as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops since 2020. He was previously Bishop of Gozo from 2005 to 2019 and Pro-Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops from 2019 to 2020. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020.
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Giampaolo Crepaldi

94. Giampaolo Crepaldi

1947-. (aged 79)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Giampaolo Crepaldi is a retired archbishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Trieste from 4 October 2009 until 23 April 2023. He previously served as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
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Emmanuel III Delly

95. Emmanuel III Delly

1927-2014 (aged 87)
Catholic bishop Catholic priest canon law jurist
Mar Emmanuel III Delly was an Iraqi Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Baghdad and primate of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic sui juris particular church of the Catholic Church.
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Gabriel Zubeir Wako

96. Gabriel Zubeir Wako

1941-. (aged 85)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Gabriel Zubeir Wako is a Sudanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Khartoum from 1979 to 2016. He was created a cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2003.
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John Njue

97. John Njue

1946-. (aged 80)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
John Njue is a Kenyan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the fourth Archbishop of Nairobi from 2007 to 2021. He previously served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri from 2002 to 2007 and Bishop of Embu from 1986 to 2002. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007.
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Bernardin Gantin

98. Bernardin Gantin

1922-2008 (aged 86)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Bernardin Gantin was a Beninese Catholic prelate who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the hierarchy of the Church was unprecedented for an African and has been equaled by few non-Italians.
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Péter Erdő

99. Péter Erdő

1952-. (aged 74)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop canon law jurist theologian
Péter Erdő is a Hungarian cardinal of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary since 2003. He was president of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe from 2006 to 2016. He was the relator general for the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome.
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Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

100. Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher Catholic bishop Catholic priest
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. is a Honduran prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Tegucigalpa from 1993 to 2023. He was president of Caritas Internationalis and served as president of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) from 1995 to 1999.
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