Avery Dulles
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His Eminence Avery Robert Dulles, S.J. |
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| Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria | |
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| Appointed | February 21, 2001 |
| Term ended | December 12, 2008 |
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| Ordination | June 16, 1956 |
| Created Cardinal | February 21, 2001 |
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August 24, 1918 Auburn, New York, United States |
| Died | December 12, 2008 (aged 90) Bronx, New York, United States |
| Buried | Jesuit Cemetery, Auriesville, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John Foster Dulles & Janet Pomeroy |
| Occupation | Professor and theologian |
| Motto | Scio Cui Credidi (I know whom I have believed - 11 Tim. 1: 12) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | N/A |
Avery Robert Dulles, S.J. (/ˈdʌləs/; August 24, 1918 – December 12, 2008) was a Jesuit priest, theologian, and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Dulles served on the faculty of from 1960 to 1974, of The Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988, and as the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University from 1988 to 2008. He was an internationally known author and lecturer.
Dulles was born in Auburn, New York, the son of John Foster Dulles, the future U.S. Secretary of State (for whom Washington Dulles International Airport is named), and Janet Pomeroy Dulles. His uncle was Director of Central Intelligence Allen Welsh Dulles. Both his great-grandfather John W. Foster and great-uncle Robert Lansing also served as U.S. Secretary of State. His paternal grandfather, Allen Macy Dulles, was a member of the faculty of Auburn Theological Seminary and published in the field of ecclesiology, to which the Catholic Dulles would likewise devote scholarly attention.
He received his primary school education in New York City at the St. Bernard's School and attended secondary schools in Switzerland and The Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Wallingford, Connecticut. He then enrolled at Harvard College in 1936.
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