Luis Ladaria Ferrer


Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer

Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
The cardinal in Rome on 4 February 2024.
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed1 July 2017
Term ended1 July 2023
PredecessorGerhard Ludwig Müller
SuccessorVíctor Manuel Fernández
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Ignazio Loyola in Campo Marzio (2018–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 July 1973
by Teodoro Ubeda Gramage
Consecration26 July 2008
by Tarcisio Bertone
Created cardinal28 June 2018
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer

(1944-04-19) 19 April 1944 (age 80)
Alma mater
MottoIn sanctitate et iustitia
Coat of armsLuis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer's coat of arms
Styles of
Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer SJ (born 19 April 1944) is a Spanish Jesuit, theologian and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. After a thirty-year career teaching theology, he joined the Roman Curia in 2004 as Secretary-General of the International Theological Commission. He was made an archbishop when named secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in 2008 and served as its prefect from 2017 to 2023. He was raised to the rank of cardinal in 2018.