Pietro Parolin | |
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| Cardinal Secretary of State | |
 Cardinal Parolin in July 2021 | |
| Appointed | 15 October 2013 |
| Predecessor | Tarcisio Bertone SDB |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Bishop of Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (2009–2013) Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium (2009–2014) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 April 1980 by Arnoldo Onisto |
| Consecration | 12 September 2009 by Benedict XVI |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1955 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| Motto | Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? (Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?) |
| Coat of arms |  |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Pietro Parolin OMRI (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro paroˈlin], Venetian: [paɾoˈliŋ]; born 17 January 1955) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since February 2014, he has served as the Vatican's Secretary of State since October 2013 and a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since July 2014.
Before his tenure, he worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for thirty years, where his assignments included terms in Nigeria, Mexico and Venezuela, as well as more than six years as Undersecretary of State for Relations with States.
He speaks native Italian, fluent English and French, and near-native Spanish.[1]