Robert Sarah

His Eminence

Robert Sarah
His Eminence; Robert Sarah
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
	Sarah in 2015
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	23 November 2014
Term ended	20 February 2021
Predecessor	Antonio Cañizares Llovera
Successor	Arthur Roche
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (2021–present)
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Conakry (1979–2001); Apostolic Administrator of Kankan (1979–93); President of the Guinean Episcopal Conference (1985–2001); Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2001–10); Vice-Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urbaniana University (2001–10); President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (2010–14);
Orders
Ordination	20 July 1969; by Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo
Consecration	8 December 1979; by Giovanni Benelli
Created cardinal	20 November 2010; by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (2010–21); Cardinal-Priest (2021–present)
Personal details
Born	15 June 1945; Ourous, French Guinea
Nationality	Guinean
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)
Education	Pontifical Gregorian University (Licentiate, Theology); Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Licentiate, Sacred Scriptures)
Motto	Latin: Sufficit tibi gratia mea, lit. 'My grace is sufficient for thee'
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Robert Sarah ([ʁɔbɛʁ saʁa]; born 15 June 1945) is a Guinean Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 23 November 2014 to 20 February 2021. He previously served as secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples under Pope John Paul II and president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum under Pope Benedict XVI. He was made a cardinal in 2010.

Following the death of Pope Francis in 2025, Sarah was mentioned as a papabile, a leading candidate for the papacy, by international media outlets such as Le Monde and The Guardian, and by Catholic publications including Crux and the Catholic Herald.