Andrzej Maria Deskur

Styles of
**Andrzej Maria Deskur**
Styles of; Andrzej Maria Deskur
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Tene (titular see)

His Eminence

Andrzej Maria Deskur
His Eminence; Andrzej Maria Deskur
President of the Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	24 January 1987
Term ended	3 September 2011
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of San Cesareo in Palatio (1996-2011)
Previous post(s)	Vice-Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Cinema, Radio and Television (1955-59); Undersecretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Cinema, Radio and Television (1959-64); Vice-Delegate of Vatican Film Library (1960-70); Undersecretary of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1964-70); Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1970-73); Delegate of the Vatican Film Library (1970-73); President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications (1973-84); Titular Bishop of Thenæ (1974-80); Titular Archbishop of Thenæ (1980-85); Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio (1985-96)
Orders
Ordination	20 August 1950; by Pierre-Marie Paul Gerlier
Consecration	30 June 1974; by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal	25 May 1985; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1985-96); Cardinal-Priest (1996-2011)
Personal details
Born	Andrzej Maria Michał Deskur; 29 February 1924; Deskur Palace, Sancygniów, Gmina Działoszyce, Pińczów, Świętokrzyskie, Second Polish Republic
Died	3 September 2011 (aged 87); Palazzo San Carlo, Vatican City
Buried	Divine Mercy Sanctuary
Parents	Andrzej Ludwika Deskur; Stanisława Janina z Kosseckich
Alma mater	Jagiellonian University; Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles
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Andrzej Maria Deskur (29 February 1924 – 3 September 2011) was President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.