Jorge María Mejía
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His Eminence Jorge María Mejía |
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| Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives | |
| Appointed | 7 March 1998 |
| Term ended | October 2003 |
| Predecessor | Luigi Poggi |
| Successor | Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità |
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| Ordination | 22 September 1945 |
| Consecration | 12 April 1986 by Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray |
| Created Cardinal | 21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born |
31 January 1923 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 9 December 2014 (aged 91) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Argentinian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Ipse est pax nostra ("He is our peace") |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Jorge María Mejía (31 January 1923 – 9 December 2014) was an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (Roman Rite).
Mejía was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ordained to the priesthood for the Metropolitan See of Buenos Aires on 22 September 1945. He taught Sacred Scripture at several universities, participated at the Second Vatican Council as a peritus and was made a Chaplain of His Holiness on 20 September 1978. He held a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) and a license in biblical science from the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
On 8 March 1986 Mejía was appointed as titular bishop of Apollonia and an official of the Curial Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. His episcopal consecration took place on 12 April 1986 and was performed by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray with Archbishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Bishop Antonio María Javierre Ortas as co-consecrators. On 5 March 1994 Mejía was named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops and raised to the rank of Archbishop. Five days later, on 10 March 1994, he was appointed Secretary of the College of Cardinals. On 7 March 1998 he became both the archivist and the librarian of the Vatican Secret Archives.
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