Franc Rode


Franc Rode

Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Appointed11 February 2004
Term ended4 January 2011
PredecessorEduardo Martínez Somalo
SuccessorJoão Braz de Aviz
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest ("pro hac vice") of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1960
by André-Jean-François Defebvre
Consecration6 April 1997
by Alojzij Šuštar
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Franc Rode

(1934-09-23) 23 September 1934 (age 90)
Rodica, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University, Catholic Institute of Paris
MottoStati inu obstati
Coat of armsFranc Rode's coat of arms

Franc Rode CM (or Rodé;[1] born 23 September 1934) is a Slovenian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, having served as prefect from 2004 to 2011. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2006.[2]

He was raised to the rank of cardinal-priest on 20 June 2016 by Pope Francis.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference vatican.va was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Benedict XVI names 15 new Cardinals". Catholic News Agency. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2010.