Poupard, Paul
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 30 August 1930 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Bouzillé Angers, France, 47n28, 0w33 | ||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   06°28'   01°34 Asc. 12°25'
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Biography
French ecclesiastic, a Roman Catholic Cardinal, and the President for the Pontifical Council for Culture. He was ordained a priest on December 18, 1954, and spent the next five years writing and teaching. In 1959, Pope Pius XII appointed him to the Office of the Secretariat of State. After Pope Pius died, Pope John XXIII assigned Poupard as Rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris where he served until February 2, 1979. He was elevated to Titular Bishop of Usula and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, installed in that office as Archbishop on April 5, 1979. He was then recalled to Rome to become Pro-President of the Secretariat for Non-Believers, and the following year, in 1980, was made President of the Executive Committee of the newly-formed Pontifical Council of Culture. He was elevated to Cardinal on May 25, 1985 and became President of the Pontifical Council for Non-Believers.
Events
- Work : New Career 18 December 1954 (Ordained as priest)
- Work : Gain social status 5 April 1979 (promoted to Archbishop)
- Work : Gain social status 25 May 1985 (Became cardinal)
Source Notes
Grazia Bordoni quotes birth certificate
Categories
- Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Western (Roman Catholic)
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (Roman Catholic priest/Cardinal)
