James Michael Harvey
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His Eminence James Michael Harvey |
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| Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls | |
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| See | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls |
| Appointed | November 23, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Monterisi |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna |
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| Ordination | June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | March 19, 1998 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created Cardinal | November 24, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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October 20, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Zelus domus tuæ ("Zeal for the Lord’s house") |
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| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
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James Michael Harvey (born October 20, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving in the office of Cardinal.
He was born in the U.S. city of Milwaukee, and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on June 29, 1975, by Pope Paul VI in Rome.
Harvey studied at the St. Francis Seminary. He was then sent to Rome where he earned a doctorate in canon law, while residing at the Pontifical North American College. He studied diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome. Besides his native English, he speaks Italian, German, French and Spanish.
Harvey entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on March 25, 1980. He served as attaché in the apostolic nunciature in the Dominican Republic from 1980 until 1981 and then as secretary from 1981 to 1982. On July 10, 1982, he went to work at the Secretariat of State. He was named assessor of the Secretariat of State on July 22, 1997.
On February 7, 1998, he was named Prefect of the Papal Household by Pope John Paul II, who consecrated him a bishop of the titular see of Memphis (Egypt) on March 19, 1998. In 1999 Harvey was awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the President of the Republic.
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