Jean-Marie Villot
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Jean-Marie Villot (11 October 1905 – 9 March 1979) was a French prelate and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1965 to 1967, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1967 to 1969, Vatican Secretary of State from 1969 to 1979, and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church from 1970 to 1979. He was made a cardinal in 1965.
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His Eminence Jean-Marie Villot | |
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See | Frascati |
Appointed | 2 May 1969 |
Term ended | 9 March 1979 |
Predecessor | Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
Successor | Agostino Casaroli |
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Ordination | 19 April 1930 by Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart |
Consecration | 12 October 1954 by Maurice Feltin |
Created cardinal | 22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI |
Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
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Born | (1905-10-11)11 October 1905 |
Died | 9 March 1979(1979-03-09) (aged 73) Vatican City |
Nationality | French |
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Motto | auxilium a domino |
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