Crescenzio Sepe


Crescenzio Sepe
Cardinal,
Archbishop emeritus of Naples
ArchdioceseNaples
SeeNaples
Installed1 July 2006
Term ended12 December 2020
PredecessorMichele Giordano
SuccessorDomenico Battaglia
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Dio Padre misericordioso
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination12 March 1967
by Antonio Cece
Consecration26 April 1992
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal21 February 2001
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born
Crescenzio Sepe

(1943-06-02) 2 June 1943 (age 81)
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Mottoin nomine domini
Coat of armsCrescenzio Sepe's coat of arms
Styles of
Crescenzio Sepe
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeNaples
Ordination history of
Crescenzio Sepe
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAntonio Cece
Date12 March 1967
PlaceAversa, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorPope John Paul II
Co-consecratorsFranciszek Macharski
Angelo Sodano
Date26 April 1992
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope John Paul II
Date21 February 2001
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Crescenzio Sepe as principal consecrator
Wenceslao Selga Padilla2003
Paul Hinder2004
Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil2004
Francesco Marino2005
Rafael Sandoval Sandoval2005
Henryk Franciszek Hoser2005
Camillo Ballin2005
Antonio Di Donna2007
Lucio Lemmo2010
Ciro Miniero2011
Antonio De Luca2012
Pasquale Cascio2013
Pietro Lagnese2013
Orazio Francesco Piazza2013
Gennaro Acampa2014
Salvatore Angerami2014
Michele Fusco2018
Giuseppe Mazzafaro2021
Source(s):
Catholic Hierarchy
Vatican Press

Crescenzio Sepe (Italian pronunciation: [kreʃˈʃɛntsjo ˈsɛːpe]; born 2 June 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Naples from 2006 to 2020. He served in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2001 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 2001. Before that he spent 25 years in increasingly important positions in the Roman Curia.