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**Audrys Juozas Bačkis**
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Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Vilnius (emeritus)

His Eminence

Audrys Bačkis
His Eminence; Audrys Bačkis
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius
	Cardinal Bačkis
Archdiocese	Vilnius
Province	Vilnius
See	Vilnius
Appointed	24 December 1991
Term ended	5 April 2013
Predecessor	Julijonas Steponavičius
Successor	Gintaras Grušas
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Meta (1988–1991); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands (1988–1991);
Orders
Ordination	18 March 1961; by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	4 October 1988; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 February 2001
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	Audrys Juozas Bačkis; 1 February 1937 (age 87); Kaunas, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuania ; Vatican City
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Stasys Antanas Bačkis
Motto	sub tuum praesidium
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Audrys Juozas Bačkis^{[pronunciation?]} (born 1 February 1937) is a Lithuanian prelate of the Catholic Church and a cardinal since 2001.^[1] He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1991, when he became Archbishop of Vilnius. He retired in 2013.

Early life

Bačkis was born in Kaunas to the family of Stasys Antanas Bačkis, a Lithuanian diplomat. In 1938 Bačkis' father was assigned to Paris where the family stayed after the Soviet occupation in June 1940.^[2] He completed his secondary education at the Institute Saint-Marie-de-Monceau, and studied philosophy at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

Bačkis studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, and Pontifical Lateran University, there Bačkis obtained his doctorate in canon law. Bačkis was ordained to the priesthood by Luigi Traglia on 18 March 1961, in Rome. He then did pastoral work among Lithuanian Americans in the United States, and finished his studies in Rome in 1964.

Service

In 1964 he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See,^[3] serving as secretary of the nunciature to the Philippines (1964–1965), to Costa Rica (1965–1967), to Turkey (1967–1970), and to Nigeria (1970–1973). Bačkis was raised to the rank of Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness on 26 June 1965, and was called to the Council of Public Affairs of the Church in the Secretariat of State in 1973.^[2] He was the Vatican's delegate to the United Nations Conference in Vienna in 1975, and became Vice-Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church in 1979.

On 5 August 1988, Bačkis was appointed Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands and Titular Archbishop of Meta by Pope John Paul II.^[4] He received his episcopal consecration on the following 4 October from Pope John Paul himself, with Cardinal Achille Silvestrini and Bishop Juozas Preikšas serving as co-consecrators, in St. Peter's Basilica.

He was named Archbishop of Vilnius^[3] on 24 December 1991.

John Paul II created him Cardinal Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia in the consistory of 21 February 2001. Bačkis was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI as well as in the one in 2013 which selected Pope Francis.^[4] Since having reached the age of 80, Bačkis is no longer eligible to vote in any future conclaves.

Within the Lithuanian Episcopal Conference, he has been president (1993–1999, 2002–2005)^[4] and vice-president (1999–2002, 2005–2011). Besides his native Lithuanian, the Cardinal speaks English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and has a limited comprehension of Dutch. He is also known as one of the Catholic hierarchy's better Latin speakers.^{[citation needed]}

Retirement

Pope Francis accepted Bačkis's resignation on 5 April 2013.^[5]

Pope Francis named Bačkis as his Special Envoy to celebrations marking the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism (Conversion) of the Kievan Rus, to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 17 and 18 August 2013.^[6]

Honours

Lithuania : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (3 February 2003)^[7]

References

^ "Biographical Dictionary of John Paul II (1978-2005), Consistory of February 21, 2001 (VIII)". Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section.
^ ^a ^b Lithuanian Bishops' Conference website, Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis
^ ^a ^b Treccani website, Audrys Juozas Bačkis
^ ^a ^b ^c Vatican Press, Bačkis Card. Audrys Juozas
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentė". Lrp.lt. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

External links

"Bačkis Card. Audrys Juozas". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
"Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis", Catholic Church in Lithuania

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Edward Idris Cassidy	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands 5 August 1988 – 24 December 1991	Succeeded by Henri Lemaître
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio María Javierre Ortas	— TITULAR — Titular Archbishop of Meta 5 August 1988 – 24 December 1991	Succeeded by Diego Causero
Preceded by Julijonas Steponavičius	Archbishop of Vilnius 24 December 1991 – 5 April 2013	Succeeded by Gintaras Linas Grušas
Preceded by Paul Gouyon	Cardinal Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia 21 February 2001 –	Incumbent

[FIU-1] "Biographical Dictionary of John Paul II (1978-2005), Consistory of February 21, 2001 (VIII)". Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section.

[LBC-2] Lithuanian Bishops' Conference website, Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis

[TI-3] Treccani website, Audrys Juozas Bačkis

[VP-4] Vatican Press, Bačkis Card. Audrys Juozas

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentė". Lrp.lt. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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-'''Audrys Juozas Bačkis'''{{Pronunciation needed}}<!-- as IPA --> (born 1 February 1937) is a Lithuanian [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church]]. He currently is the Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, and was elevated to the [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinalate]] in 2001.
+'''Audrys Juozas Bačkis'''{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}}<!-- as IPA --> (born 1 February 1937) is a Lithuanian prelate of the [[Catholic Church]] and a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] since 2001.<ref name=FIU>{{cite web |url=  https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2001.htm |title= Biographical Dictionary of John Paul II (1978-2005), Consistory of February 21, 2001 (VIII) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=  Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section |publisher= |access-date=  |quote=}}</ref> He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1964 to 1991, when he became Archbishop of Vilnius. He retired in 2013.
 ==Early life==
-Bačkis was born in [[Kaunas]] to the family of [[Stasys Antanas Bačkis]], a Lithuanian diplomat. In 1938 Bačkis' father was assigned to Paris where the family stayed after the [[Occupation of Baltic states|Soviet occupation]] in June 1940. He completed his secondary education at the Institute Saint-Marie-de-Monceau, and studied philosophy at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]].
+Bačkis was born in [[Kaunas]] to the family of [[Stasys Antanas Bačkis]], a Lithuanian diplomat. In 1938 Bačkis' father was assigned to Paris where the family stayed after the [[Occupation of Baltic states|Soviet occupation]] in June 1940.<ref name=LBC>[https://lvk.lcn.lt/en/nariai/emeritai/backis.html Lithuanian Bishops' Conference website, ''Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis'']</ref> He completed his secondary education at the Institute Saint-Marie-de-Monceau, and studied philosophy at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]].
-Bačkis then went to Rome to study at the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]], [[Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy]], and [[Pontifical Lateran University]], there Bačkis obtained his [[Doctor of Canon Law|doctorate in canon law]]. Bačkis was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood by [[Luigi Traglia]] on 18 March 1961, in Rome. He then did [[Parish (Catholic Church)|pastoral]] work among [[Lithuanian Americans]] in the United States, and finished his studies in Rome in 1964.
+Bačkis studied at the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]], [[Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy]], and [[Pontifical Lateran University]], there Bačkis obtained his [[Doctor of Canon Law|doctorate in canon law]]. Bačkis was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood by [[Luigi Traglia]] on 18 March 1961, in Rome. He then did [[Parish (Catholic Church)|pastoral]] work among [[Lithuanian Americans]] in the United States, and finished his studies in Rome in 1964.
 ==Service==
-In 1964 he entered the [[Diplomacy|diplomatic service]] of the [[Holy See]], serving as secretary of the [[Nuncio|nunciature]] to the Philippines (1964–1965), to Costa Rica (1965–1967), to Turkey (1967–1970), and to Nigeria (1970–1973). Bačkis was raised to the rank of [[Monsignor|Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness]] on 26 June 1965, and was called to the Council of Public Affairs of the Church in the [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretariat of State]] in 1973. He was the Vatican's delegate to the United Nations Conference in [[Vienna]] in 1975, and became Vice-Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church in 1979.
+In 1964 he entered the [[Diplomacy|diplomatic service]] of the [[Holy See]],<ref name=TI>[https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/audrys-juozas-backis/ Treccani website, ''Audrys Juozas Bačkis'']</ref> serving as secretary of the [[Nuncio|nunciature]] to the Philippines (1964–1965), to Costa Rica (1965–1967), to Turkey (1967–1970), and to Nigeria (1970–1973). Bačkis was raised to the rank of [[Monsignor|Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness]] on 26 June 1965, and was called to the Council of Public Affairs of the Church in the [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretariat of State]] in 1973.<ref name=LBC /> He was the Vatican's delegate to the United Nations Conference in [[Vienna]] in 1975, and became Vice-Secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church in 1979.
-On 5 August 1988, Bačkis was appointed [[Promagistrate|Pro]]-[[Nuncio]] to the Netherlands and [[Titular bishop|Titular Archbishop]] of ''Meta'' by [[Pope John Paul II]]. He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal consecration]] on the following 4 October from Pope John Paul himself, with Cardinal [[Achille Silvestrini]] and Bishop Juozas Preikšas serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], in [[St. Peter's Basilica]]. Bačkis was later named [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius|Archbishop of Vilnius]] on 24 December 1991.
+On 5 August 1988, Bačkis was appointed [[Pro-Nuncio]] to the Netherlands and [[Titular bishop|Titular Archbishop]] of Meta by [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref name=VP>[https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_backis_aj.html Vatican Press, ''Bačkis Card. Audrys Juozas'']</ref> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal consecration]] on the following 4 October from Pope John Paul himself, with Cardinal [[Achille Silvestrini]] and Bishop Juozas Preikšas serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]], in [[St. Peter's Basilica]].
+He was named [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius|Archbishop of Vilnius]]<ref name=TI /> on 24 December 1991.
-John Paul II created him [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal-Priest]] of ''[[List of titular churches in Rome|Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia]]'' in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 21 February 2001.  Bačkis was one of the [[Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 2005|cardinal electors]] who participated in the [[Papal conclave, 2005|2005 papal conclave]] that selected [[Pope Benedict XVI]] as well as in the one in [[Papal conclave, 2013|2013]] which selected [[Pope Francis]]. Bačkis remains eligible to vote in any future conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday in 2017.
+John Paul II created him [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal Priest]] of [[Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia]] in the [[Papal consistory|consistory]] of 21 February 2001.  Bačkis was one of the [[Cardinal electors in Papal conclave, 2005|cardinal electors]] who participated in the [[Papal conclave, 2005|2005 papal conclave]] that selected [[Pope Benedict XVI]] as well as in the one in [[Papal conclave, 2013|2013]] which selected [[Pope Francis]].<ref name=VP /> Since having reached the age of 80, Bačkis is no longer eligible to vote in any future conclaves.
-Within the Lithuanian [[Episcopal Conference]], he has been president (1993–1999, 2002–2005) and [[Vice president|Vice-President]] (1999–2002, 2005–2011). Besides his native [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], the Cardinal speaks English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and has a limited comprehension of Dutch.{{uncited|date=October 2013}}
+Within the Lithuanian [[Episcopal Conference]], he has been president (1993–1999, 2002–2005)<ref name=VP /> and [[Vice president|vice-president]] (1999–2002, 2005–2011). Besides his native [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], the Cardinal speaks English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and has a limited comprehension of Dutch. He is also known as one of the Catholic hierarchy's better Latin speakers.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}
 ==Retirement==
+[[Pope Francis]] accepted Bačkis's resignation on 5 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/04/05/news/30739.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413075106/http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/04/05/news/30739.html |archive-date=13 April 2013 }}</ref>
-Having reached the age limit of 75 at which all Catholic Bishops must offer their letter of resignation to the Pope, Cardinal Bačkis's resignation was accepted by [[Pope Francis]] on Friday, 5 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/04/05/news/30739.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-04-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413075106/http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/04/05/news/30739.html |archivedate=13 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> Pope Francis, in one of his first major episcopal appointments, named Bishop [[Gintaras Grušas]], 51, who until then had been serving as Military Ordinary of Lithuania, as the Cardinal's successor as Archbishop of Vilnius, meaning that when Cardinal Bačkis reaches the age of 80 and becomes ineligible to participate in a Papal Conclave, Archbishop-elect Grušas could also be named a Cardinal in a future consistory. The new Archbishop, a [[Washington, D.C.]] native, is currently also the Secretary of the Lithuanian Bishops' Conference and is a former [[IBM]] technical consultant for [[marketing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20130405.htm#head11 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130409171215/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20130405.htm |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-04-09 |title=CNS NEWS BRIEFS Apr-5-2013 |publisher=Catholicnews.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://wms.catholica.va/content/sivda/segstatgroup/attachments/1376132276413_187/Bollettino10agosto-2013.doc secretaria status]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.va/en/news/other-pontifical-acts-305 |title=Pontifical Acts - 5 April |publisher=News.va |date=2013-04-05 |accessdate=2014-06-18}}</ref>
-[[Pope Francis]] named Cardinal Bačkis as his Special Envoy to celebrations marking the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism (Conversion) of the [[Kievan Rus]], to be held in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]], on 17 and 18 August 2013.<ref>http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/06/15/news/31181.html</ref>
+[[Pope Francis]] named Bačkis as his Special Envoy to celebrations marking the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism (Conversion) of the [[Kievan Rus]], to be held in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], on 17 and 18 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/06/15/news/31181.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618051842/http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/06/15/news/31181.html |archive-date=18 June 2013 }}</ref>
 == Honours ==
-* {{Flagu|Lithuania}} : Grand Cross of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]] (3 February 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |title=Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentė |publisher=Lrp.lt |date= |accessdate=2014-06-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419212238/http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |archivedate=19 April 2014 }}</ref>
+* {{Flagu|Lithuania}} : Grand Cross of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]] (3 February 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |title=Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentė |publisher=Lrp.lt |access-date=2014-06-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419212238/http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |archive-date=19 April 2014 }}</ref>
-==Footnotes==
-{{reflist}}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-{{commonscat|Audrys Juozas Bačkis}}
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100703090816/http://lvk.lcn.lt/en/nariai/backis.html ''Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis''], Catholic Church in Lithuania
+==External links==
-{{Cardinals of the Catholic Church}}
+{{commons category|Audrys Juozas Bačkis}}
+{{wikiquote|Audrys Juozas Bačkis}}
+* {{cite web| access-date = 24 November 2017| title= Bačkis Card. Audrys Juozas |publisher= [[Holy See Press Office]] | url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_backis_aj.html | url-status=live | archive-date= 4 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170904070636/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_backis_aj.html }}
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100703090816/http://lvk.lcn.lt/en/nariai/backis.html "Cardinal Audrys Juozas Bačkis"], Catholic Church in Lithuania
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List of current cardinals Cardinals of the Catholic Church under Pope Francis in order of precedence
Cardinal bishops	Re Sandri Arinze Bertone Saraiva Martins Parolin (CC) Ouellet Filoni Stella Tagle Raï Sako
Cardinal priests	Kitbunchu Poupard Wetter López Rodríguez Mahony Ruini Darmaatmadja Wamala Maida Puljić Sandoval Íñiguez Stafford De Giorgi Rouco Varela Pengo Schönborn Rivera Carrera Pujats Sepe Kasper Bačkis Errázuriz Ossa Napier Rodríguez Maradiaga Cipriani Thorne Herranz Casado Scola Okogie Zubeir Wako Rigali Antonelli Turkson Bozanić Mẫn Barbarin Erdő Rodé Vallini Rosales Ricard Cañizares Llovera O'Malley (CC) Dziwisz Zen Lajolo Comastri Ryłko Farina Brady Martínez Sistach Vingt-Trois Bagnasco Sarr Gracias (CC) Robles Ortega DiNardo Scherer Njue Karlic Amato Sarah Monterisi Burke Koch Piacenza Ravasi Romeo Wuerl Assis Nycz Patabendige Don Marx Brandmüller Monteiro de Castro Abril y Castelló Vegliò Bertello Coccopalmerio Aviz O'Brien Calcagno Versaldi Alencherry Collins Duka Eijk Betori Dolan Woelki Tong Mureșan Harvey Thottunkal Onaiyekan Salazar Gómez Baldisseri Müller Nichols Brenes Solórzano Lacroix (CC) Kutwa Tempesta Bassetti Poli Yeom Ezzati Andrello Ouédraogo Quevedo Langlois Clemente Souraphiel Dew Menichelli Nhơn Suárez Inda Bo Kovithavanij Montenegro Sturla Berhouet Blázquez Pérez Lacunza Maestrojuán Gomes Furtado Mafi Villalba Langa Nzapalainga Osoro Sierra Rocha (CC) Cupich D'Rozario Porras Cardozo De Kesel Piat Aguiar Retes Ribat Tobin Zerbo Omella Omella (CC) Arborelius Mangkhanekhoun Rosa Chávez De Donatis Coutts Santos Marto Barreto Jimeno Tsarahazana Petrocchi Maeda Ticona Porco Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo García Rodríguez Ambongo Besungu (CC) Hollerich (CC) Ramazzini Imeri Zuppi López Romero Tamkevičius Kambanda Gregory Advincula Aós Braco Lojudice Arizmendi Esquivel Aveline Okpaleke Steiner Ferrão McElroy Silva Cantoni Poola Costa Goh Martínez Flores Marengo Jiménez Carvajal Miglio Pizzaballa Brislin Rossi Aparicio Ryś Mulla Cano Rugambwa Francis Chow Bustillo Aguiar Sánchez
Cardinal deacons	Mamberti Zenari Farrell Simoni Ladaria Ferrer Becciu Krajewski Bocos Merino Ayuso Guixot Mendonça Czerny Fitzgerald Grech Semeraro Gambetti Tomasi Cantalamessa Feroci Roche You Vérgez Alzaga (CC) Ghirlanda Frezza Prevost Gugerotti Fernández Tscherrig Pierre Artime Marchetto Dri
Cardinals ineligible to participate in a papal conclave in italics (CC): member of the Council of Cardinals See also: Titular Titular church List of titular churches List of creations of cardinals Category Media Catholic Church portal

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