Jean-Louis Tauran

His Eminence

Jean-Louis Tauran
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President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Appointed	25 June 2007 (President); 20 December 2014 (Camerlengo)
Installed	9 March 2015 (as Camerlengo)
Term ended	5 July 2018
Predecessor	Paul Poupard (President) and Tarcisio Bertone (Camerlengo)
Successor	Kevin Joseph Farrell (Camerlengo); Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot (President)
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine "pro hac vice" (2003-18)
Orders
Ordination	20 September 1969; by Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers
Consecration	6 January 1991; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 October 2003; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (2003–14); Cardinal-Priest (2014–18);
Personal details
Born	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran; 5 April 1943; Bordeaux, France
Died	5 July 2018 (aged 75); Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	French
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)
Previous post(s)	Secretary for Relations with States (1990–2003); Librarian of the Holy Roman Church (2003–07); Titular Archbishop of Telephte (1990–2003); Archivist of the Holy Roman Church (2003–07); Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals (2011–14);
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy; Catholic University of Toulouse;
Motto	Veritate et Caritate; (For truth and for love);
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Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran (French: [ʒɑ̃lwi toʁɑ̃]; 5 April 1943 – 5 July 2018) was a French cardinal of the Catholic Church. When he died, he had been the president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue since 2007 and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since the end of 2014. He was made a cardinal in 2003 and was the Cardinal Protodeacon from 2011 to 2014. His earlier career included almost thirty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and several years as the Vatican's chief archivist and librarian.^[1]

His Eminence Jean-Louis Tauran
President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church

Appointed	25 June 2007 (President) 20 December 2014 (Camerlengo)
Installed	9 March 2015 (as Camerlengo)
Term ended	5 July 2018
Predecessor	Paul Poupard (President) and Tarcisio Bertone (Camerlengo)
Successor	Kevin Joseph Farrell (Camerlengo) Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot (President)
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine "pro hac vice" (2003-18)
Orders
Ordination	20 September 1969 by Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers
Consecration	6 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (2003–14) Cardinal-Priest (2014–18)
Personal details
Born	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran (1943-04-05)5 April 1943 Bordeaux, France
Died	5 July 2018(2018-07-05) (aged 75) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	French
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)
Previous post(s)	Secretary for Relations with States (1990–2003) Librarian of the Holy Roman Church (2003–07) Titular Archbishop of Telephte (1990–2003) Archivist of the Holy Roman Church (2003–07) Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals (2011–14)
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Catholic University of Toulouse
Motto	Veritate et Caritate (For truth and for love)
Coat of arms