Pietro Parolin

Pietro Parolin OMRI (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro paroˈlin], Venetian: [paɾoˈliŋ]; born 17 January 1955) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a cardinal since February 2014. He has also been the Vatican's Secretary of State since October 2013 and a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since July 2014.^[1][2] He was seen as a possible candidate during the 2025 papal conclave.^[3]

His Eminence Pietro Parolin OMRI
Cardinal Secretary of State
Cardinal Parolin in July 2021
Appointed	15 October 2013
Predecessor	Tarcisio Bertone, SDB
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (2009–2013) Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium (2009–2014)
Orders
Ordination	27 April 1980 by Arnoldo Onisto
Consecration	12 September 2009 by Benedict XVI
Created cardinal	22 February 2014 by Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1955-01-17) 17 January 1955 (age 70) Schiavon, Veneto, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	Latin: Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? (Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?)
Coat of arms