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James Michael Harvey

American Roman Catholic cardinal · United States · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1949 · age 77

James Michael Harvey is an American Catholic prelate currently serving as the Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls. He served from 1982 to 1998 in the central administration of the Secretariat of State at the Vatican.

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2008Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1999Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAwardKnight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy SepulchreAward1949Born20 October 1949

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Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2008
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1999
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre1999

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From 1998 to 2012, Harvey managed the pope's household, first for Pope John Paul II and then for Pope Benedict XVI. He was named bishop in 1998, archbishop in 2003, and cardinal in 2012.

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United States
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Living
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Born 1949 · age 77