Giovanni Battista Re

His Eminence Giovanni Battista Re
Dean of the College of Cardinals Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
Re in 2023
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	16 September 2000
Term ended	30 June 2010
Predecessor	Lucas Moreira Neves
Successor	Marc Ouellet
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002–present) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2020–present) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (2020–present)
Orders
Ordination	3 March 1957 by Giacinto Tredici
Consecration	7 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop (2002–present)
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Battista Re (1934-01-30) 30 January 1934 (age 90) Borno, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Matteo Re (father)
Previous post(s)	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (1987–1989) Titular Bishop of Forum Novum (1987–2001) Substitute for General Affairs (1989–2000) President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2000–2010) Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli (2001–2002) Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (2017–2020)
Motto	Virtus ex alto (Power from on high)
Coat of arms

Styles of Giovanni Battista Re
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Ostia and Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (suburbicarian dioceses)

Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church whose service has been primarily in the Roman Curia. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He was prefect of the Congregation for Bishops from 2000 to 2010. As the senior cardinal-bishop in attendance, he chaired the March 2013 papal conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor. Pope Francis approved his election as Dean of the College of Cardinals on 18 January 2020.