Angelo Sodano
Religious Leader
1927 –
Who is Angelo Sodano?
Angelo Raffaele Sodano is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who has been Dean of the College of Cardinals since 2005. He was Cardinal Secretary of State from 1990 to 2006, under both popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. On 27 April 2005, he was elected to succeed Benedict XVI as Dean of the College of Cardinals by his fellow Cardinal Bishops. Sodano was the first person since 1828 to serve simultaneously as Dean and Secretary of State.
On 22 June 2006, Benedict XVI accepted Sodano's resignation as Secretary of State, effective on 15 September 2006. He was succeeded by Tarcisio Bertone, then Archbishop of Genoa.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1927
Isola d'Asti - Also known as
- Содано, Анджело
- Parents
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, Pontifical Gregorian University
Theology - Doctorate, Pontifical Lateran University
Canon law - Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
- Doctorate, Pontifical Gregorian University
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on July 23, 2013
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