Rosalio José Castillo Lara

His Eminence

Rosalio José Castillo Lara

SDB
His Eminence; Rosalio José Castillo Lara; SDB
President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; President of the Governorate of Vatican City State
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	31 October 1990
Term ended	14 October 1997
Predecessor	Sebastiano Baggio
Successor	Edmund Szoka
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di Dio "pro hac vice" (1996–2007)
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Trujillo (1973–81); Titular Bishop of Praecausa (1973–82); Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law (1975–82); President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia (1981–90); Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law (1982–85); Titular Archbishop of Praecausa (1982–85); Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di Dio (1985–96); President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts (1985–89); President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1989–95);
Orders
Ordination	4 September 1949; by Lucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández
Consecration	24 May 1973; by José Humberto Quintero Parra
Created cardinal	24 May 1985; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1985–96); Cardinal-Priest (1996–2007)
Personal details
Born	Rosalio José Castillo Lara; 4 September 1922; San Casimiro, Aragua State, Venezuela
Died	16 October 2007 (aged 85); Centro Médico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Parents	Rosalio Castillo Hernández; Guillermina Lara Peña
Alma mater	Universidad Salesiana de Turín; University of Bonn;
Motto	Misericordia et veritas
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Rosalio José Castillo Lara SDB (4 September 1922 – 16 October 2007) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Catholic Church. He worked in the Roman Curia for almost all of his career, first with responsibility for rewriting the code of canon law and then in administrative positions in the government of the Holy See. He was made a cardinal in 1985.