Giovanni Battista Re

Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001.

His Eminence Giovanni Battista Re
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
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Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	16 September 2000
Term ended	30 June 2010
Predecessor	Lucas Moreira Neves
Successor	Marc Ouellet
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto (2002-Present) Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals (2017-Present)
Previous post(s)	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (1987–1989) Titular Bishop of Forum Novum (1987–2001) Substitute for General Affairs (1989–2000) President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2000–2010) Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli (2001–2002)
Orders
Ordination	3 March 1957 by Giacinto Tredici
Consecration	7 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	21 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (2001-2002) Cardinal-Bishop (2002-present)
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Battista Re (1934-01-30) 30 January 1934 (age 91) Borno, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Matteo Re (father)
Motto	Virtus ex alto
Coat of arms

He is the Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, having retired on 30 June 2010.^[1]

As the senior Cardinal-Bishop to attend the March 2013 conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor, he chaired the conclave. Pope Francis approved his election as Sub-Dean of the College of Cardinals on 10 June 2017.^[2][3]