Jean Jérôme Hamer

His Eminence Jean Jérôme Hamer O.P.
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	27 May 1985
Term ended	21 January 1992
Predecessor	Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Successor	Eduardo Martínez Somalo
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Saba "pro hac vice" (1985–96)
Previous post(s)	Adjunct Secretary of the Secretariat for Christian Unity (1966–69) Secretary of the Secretariat for Christian Unity (1969–73) Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1973–84) Titular Archbishop of Lorium (1973–85) Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Religious and Secular Institutes (1984–85)
Orders
Ordination	3 August 1941
Consecration	29 June 1973 by Pope Paul VI
Created cardinal	25 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1985–96) Cardinal-Priest (1996)
Personal details
Born	Jean Jérôme Hamer 1 June 1916 Brussels, Belgium
Died	2 December 1996(1996-12-02) (aged 80) Rome, Italy
Alma mater	University of Fribourg
Motto	Fideliter et constanter

Styles of Jean Jérôme Hamer

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Lorium (titular see)

Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P., S.T.D. (1 June 1916 – 2 December 1996) was a Belgian Cardinal who was Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 1985 until 1992.