Albert Vanhoye


Albert Vanhoye

Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani
Vanhoye in June 2005
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed20 June 2016
Term ended29 July 2021
PredecessorJohn Joseph Krol
Other post(s)Ecclesiastical Counsellor to the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2010–2021)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination25 July 1954
by Henri-Charles Dupont
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank
Personal details
Born(1923-07-24)24 July 1923
Died29 July 2021(2021-07-29) (aged 98)
Rome, Italy
NationalityFrench
DenominationCatholic
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute
MottoCordi tuo unitus sjedinjen sa svojim srcem!
Coat of armsAlbert Vanhoye's coat of arms

Albert Vanhoye SJ ([al.bɛʁ van.wa]; 24 July 1923 – 29 July 2021) was a French priest, a member of the Society of Jesus, and a biblical scholar. He taught at the Pontifical Biblical Institute from 1963 to 1998 and served as its rector from 1984 to 1990. He was Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission from 1990 to 2001. He was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and led the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia in 2008.