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Jorge María Mejía (born January 31, 1923 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is Archivist Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church and Librarian Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church.
Early life and ordination[]
Mejía was ordained to the priesthood for the Metropolitan See of Buenos Aires on September 22, 1945. He taught Sacred Scripture at several universities, participated at the Second Vatican Council as a peritus, and on September 20, 1978, was made a Chaplain of His Holiness.
Bishop[]
On March 8, 1986, he was appointed titular archbishop of Apollonia, and an official of the Curial Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. His episcopal consecration took place on the following April 12, and was performed by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray (with Archbishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo and Bishop Antonio María Javierre Ortas as co-consecrators).
Mejía was subsequently named Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops on March 5, 1994. Five days later, on March 10, he was appointed Secretary of the College of Cardinals. On March 7, 1998, he became both the Archivist and the Librarian of the Holy Roman Church.
Cardinal[]
He was created Cardinal Deacon of S. Girolamo della Carità by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of February 21, 2001. He retired as archivist and librarian on November 24, 2003.
Cardinal Mejía was 82 at the time of the 2005 papal conclave, and thus not eligible to vote. He currently holds a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), and a license in biblical science from the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Justin Francis Rigali |
Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops 5 March 1994–7 March 1998 |
Succeeded by Francesco Monterisi |
| Preceded by Justin Francis Rigali |
Secretary of the College of Cardinals 10 March 1994–7 March 1998 |
Succeeded by Francesco Monterisi |
| Preceded by Luigi Poggi |
Librarian of the Holy Roman Church 7 March 1998–24 November 2003 |
Succeeded by Jean-Louis Tauran |
| Preceded by Luigi Poggi |
Archivist of the Holy Roman Church 7 March 1998–24 November 2003 |
Succeeded by Jean-Louis Tauran |
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