Francis Arinze

His Eminence Francis Arinze
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
See	Velletri-Segni
Appointed	1 October 2002
Term ended	9 December 2008
Predecessor	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez
Successor	Antonio Cañizares Llovera
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Onitsha (1965–1967) Titular Bishop of Fissiana (1965–1967) Archbishop of Onitsha (1967–1985) President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (1979–1984) Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (1984–1985) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna (1985–1996) President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (1985–2002) Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni della Pigna (1996–2005)
Orders
Ordination	23 November 1958 by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Consecration	29 August 1965 by Charles Heerey
Created cardinal	25 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal Deacon (1985–96) Cardinal-Priest (1996–2005) Cardinal-Bishop (2005–)
Personal details
Born	(1932-11-01) 1 November 1932 (age 91) Onitsha, Colony of Nigeria, British Empire
Nationality	Nigerian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Regnum Christi floreat (May the Kingdom of Christ flourish)
Coat of arms

Styles of Francis Arinze
Reference style	His Eminence The Most Reverend Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Francis Arinze // ^ⓘ (born 1 November 1932) is a Nigerian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008 and before that led the Secretariat for Non-Christians (later renamed the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue) from 1984 to 2002.

He has been a cardinal since 1985 and the Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni since 2005. Arinze was one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II and was considered papabile at the papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.