Michael Fitzgerald (cardinal)
Michael Fitzgerald | |
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| Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio | |
Fitzgerald in 2015 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 15 February 2006 |
| Retired | 5 January 2013 |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (2019–present) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 February 1961 by William Godfrey |
| Consecration | 6 January 1992 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 5 October 2019 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1937 Walsall, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Fructum dabit |
| Styles of Michael Louis Fitzgerald | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
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Michael Louis Fitzgerald MAfr OBE (born 17 August 1937) is a British cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and an expert on Christian–Muslim relations. He has had the rank of archbishop since 2002. At his retirement in 2012, he was the Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt and delegate to the Arab League. He headed the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue from 2002 to 2006. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019.
Fitzgerald is an expert on Islam, Christian–Muslim relations and interreligious dialogue within the senior hierarchy of the Catholic Church. His publications include Dieu rêve d'unité. Les catholiques et les religions: les leçons du dialogue. Entretiens avec Annie Laurent (Paris, Bayard Presse, 2005) and (with John Borelli) Interfaith Dialogue. A Catholic View, (SPCK, London & Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, 2006), both translated into Italian. He is fluent in Arabic.