Jorge María Mejía

His Eminence

Jorge María Mejía
Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
Cardinal Meijia
Appointed7 March 1998
Term endedOctober 2003
PredecessorLuigi Poggi
SuccessorJean-Louis Pierre Tauran
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo della Carità
Previous post(s)
  • Titular Bishop of Apollonia (1986–1994)
  • Vice President of the Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1986–1994)
  • Titular Archbishop of Apollonia (1994–2001)
  • Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (1994–1998)
  • Secretary of the College of Cardinals (1994–1998)
  • Librarian of the Vatican Library (1998–2003)
Orders
Ordination22 September 1945
Consecration12 April 1986
by Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1923-01-31)31 January 1923
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died9 December 2014(2014-12-09) (aged 91)
Rome, Italy
NationalityArgentinian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoIpse est pax nostra ("He is our peace")
Coat of arms
Styles of
Jorge Mejía
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Jorge María Mejía (31 January 1923 – 9 December 2014) was an Argentine cardinal of the Catholic Church (Roman Rite).

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