Renato Martino

His Eminence

Renato Raffaele Martino
His Eminence; Renato Raffaele Martino
Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
	Cardinal Martino in 2011
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	12 June 2014
Predecessor	Jean-Louis Tauran
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Francesco di Paola ai Monti
Orders
Ordination	20 June 1957; by Demetrio Moscato
Consecration	14 December 1980; by Agostino Casaroli
Created cardinal	21 October 2003; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Renato Raffaele Martino; 23 November 1932 (age 91); Salerno, Italy
Nationality	Italian and Vatican
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Segermes (1980–2003); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand (1980–1986); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore (1980–1986); Apostolic Delegate to Laos (1980–1986); Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia (1980–1986); Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam (1983–1986); Official to United Nations (1986–2002); President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (2002–2009); President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (2006–2009);
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	Virtus ex Alto ("Power from on high")
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Renato Raffaele Martino (born 23 November 1932) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since 2003. He has been the longest serving cardinal deacon, the cardinal protodeacon, since 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 held positions in the Roman Curia from 2002 to 2009.