Beniamino Stella

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Costantino Stella
Date	19 March 1966
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martinez Somalo; Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt
Date	5 September 1987
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	22 February 2014

History
Ordination history of; Beniamino Stella
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Costantino Stella
Date	19 March 1966
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martinez Somalo; Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt
Date	5 September 1987
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	22 February 2014
Bernard Nsayi
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Beniamino Stella as principal consecrator
Bernard Nsayi	16 September 1990
José Alberto Rozo Gutierrez, S.M.M	19 March 2000
Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R	24 March 2000
José Vicente Huertas Vargas	4 August 2000
Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R	27 January 2001
Eulises González Sánchez	10 March 2001
Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B	6 June 2001
Misael Vacca Ramirez	10 August 2001
Fidel León Cadavid Marin	22 September 2001
Carlos Germán Masa Ruiz	26 April 2003
Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	24 June 2003
Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón	27 June 2003
Luis Alberto Parra Mora	11 December 2003
Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.	31 March 2004
Luis Felipe Sanchez Aponte	22 April 2004
Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J	28 August 2004
Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y	25 February 2006
Guillermo Orozco Montoya	10 March 2006
José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R	27 January 2007

His Eminence

Beniamino Stella
His Eminence; Beniamino Stella
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Installed	21 September 2013
Term ended	2 August 2021
Predecessor	Mauro Piacenza
Successor	Lazarus You Heung-sik
Other post(s)	Cardinal Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina (2020–present);
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Midila (1987–2014); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Republic of the Congo (1987–1992); Apostolic Delegate to Chad (1987–1992); Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba (1992–1999); Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia (1999–2007); President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (2007–2013); Cardinal Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (2014–2020);
Orders
Ordination	19 March 1966; by Constantino Stella
Consecration	5 September 1987; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	22 February 2014; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2014–2020); Cardinal bishop (2020–present);
Personal details
Born	Beniamino Stella; 18 August 1941 (age 83); Pieve di Soligo, Treviso, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Seminary; Pontifical Lateran University; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;

Styles of Beniamino Stella

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Beniamino Stella (born 18 August 1941) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2013 to 2021; he has been a cardinal since 2014. He began working in the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1970, was made an archbishop in 1987, and served as a nuncio in several countries between 1987 and 2007. He led the Vatican's training program for its diplomats, the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, from 2007 to 2013.