Edward Cassidy
Edward Idris Cassidy AC (5 July 1924 – 10 April 2021) was an Australian prelate of the Catholic Church who was president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1989 to 2001. He headed the Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews. He spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See both in Rome and overseas. He was made a cardinal in 1991.
Edward Cassidy AC | |
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| President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity | |
Cassidy, 11 December 1984 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 12 December 1989 |
| Term ended | 3 March 2001 |
| Predecessor | Johannes Willebrands |
| Successor | Walter Kasper |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of Santa Maria in Via Lata (2002–2021) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 July 1949 by Norman Thomas Gilroy |
| Consecration | 15 November 1970 by Jean-Marie Villot |
| Created cardinal | 28 June 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1991–2002) Cardinal-Priest (2002–2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Idris Cassidy 5 July 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 10 April 2021 (aged 96) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China (1970–79) Titular Archbishop of Amantia (1970–1991) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bangladesh (1973–79) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho (1979–1984) Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa (1979–1984) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands (1984–88) Substitute for General Affairs (1988–89) President of the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (1989–2001) Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1991–2002) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| Motto | Fortitudo mea Dominus |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Edward Idris Cassidy | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Amantia (titular see) |
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