Lorenzo Baldisseri

His Eminence Lorenzo Baldisseri
Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

Appointed	21 September 2013
Predecessor	Nikola Eterovic
Other posts	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1963 by Ugo Camozzo
Consecration	7 March 1992 by Angelo Sodano
Created Cardinal	22 February 2014 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth name	Lorenzo Baldisseri
Born	(1940-09-29) 29 September 1940 (age 76) Barga, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana (1992–2014) Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti (1992–1995) Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay (1995–1999) Apostolic Nuncio to India (1999–2002) Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal (1999–2002) Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil (2002–2012) Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (2012–2013) Secretary of the Sacred College of Cardinals (2012–2014)
Alma mater	University of Perugia, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Pontifical Lateran University
Motto	Itinere Laete Servire Domino (Serve the Lord Joyfully)
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Ordination history of Lorenzo Baldisseri
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination	29 June 1963
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Angelo Sodano
Co-consecrators	Justin Rigali Alessandro Plotti
Date of consecration	7 March 1992
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date of elevation	22 February 2014
Bishops consecrated by Lorenzo Baldisseri as principal consecrator
Afonso Fioreze	15 February 2004
Severino Clasen	25 June 2005
Ângelo Pignoli	11 March 2007
Juarez Sousa Da Silva	17 May 2008
Odelir José Magri	12 December 2010
Jaime Spengler	5 February 2011

Styles of Lorenzo Baldisseri

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Lorenzo Baldisseri (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian cardinal. He has been the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops since 21 September 2013. He previously served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops after more than twenty years in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Baldisseri was born in Barga, in the province of Lucca, Italy, on 29 September 1940 and ordained on 29 June 1963. He studied at the Pontifical Lateran University and the University of Perugia from 1970 to 1973. He earned a doctorate in canon law, with a thesis entitled: "The Nunciature in Tuscany". In 1971 he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He was assigned to Guatemala as part of the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See and served in many other areas of the world over the next two decades. In 1992 Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana and Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti. Later assignments included Paraguay (1995-1999), India (2000-2002) and Brazil (2002-2012).

He was appointed secretary of the Congregation for Bishops on 11 January 2012. He served as secretary of the College of Cardinals from 7 March 2012 to 28 January 2014. In that role he served as secretary of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis. At the end of that conclave, Pope Francis gave Baldisseri his zuchetto, a traditional sign that the new pope would soon make the secretary a cardinal.

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