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.

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His Eminence Edward Cassidy AC
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 (1924-07-05)5 July 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 April 2021(2021-04-10) (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

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Styles of Edward Idris Cassidy
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Amantia (titular see)