Luis Ladaria Ferrer
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Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer S.J. |
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| Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
| See | Thibica |
| Appointed | 9 July 2008 |
| Predecessor | Angelo Amato |
| Other posts | Titular Archbishop of Thibica |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 July 1973 |
| Consecration | 26 July 2008 by Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 April 1944 Manacor, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Styles of Luis Ladaria Ferrer |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer S.J. (born 19 April 1944) is a Spanish Jesuit and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Roman Curia, and he teaches at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He is also an active member of the International Theological Commission.
Luis Ladaria Ferrer was born in Manacor, on the island of Majorca, Spain. He studied at the University of Madrid, graduating with a degree in law in 1966. He entered the Society of Jesus on 17 October 1966. After attending the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid and the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Ladaria was ordained to the priesthood on 29 July 1973.
In 1975 he obtained a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, with a thesis entitled, The Holy Spirit in St Hilary of Poitiers, and became professor of dogmatic theology at the Comillas Pontifical University. In 1984, he assumed the same position at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he was vice-rector from 1986 to 1994. He became a member of the International Theological Commission in 1992 and a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1995.
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