RNS-US-CARDINALS

February 13, 2013
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james harvey

James M. Harvey, archpriest of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica in Rome

  • Age: 63
  • Born: Oct. 20, 1949 in Milwaukee
  • Education: St. Francis Seminary (St. Francis, Wis.), Pontifical Gregorian University and Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (Rome)
  • Ordained a priest: 1975 in Rome
  • Posts held: prefect of Prefecture of the Papal Household (1998-2012); archpriest of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica (2012-present)
  • Elevated to cardinal: 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

(RNS photo by Paul Haring/Catholic News Service)

(RNS1-feb13) New U.S. Cardinal James M. Harvey, former prefect of the papal household, is seen moments after being made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI during a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 24. Cardinal Harvey, a native of Milwaukee, has spent 30 years working at the Vatican. He was among six new cardinals created by the pope during the ceremony. For use with RNS-US-CARDINALS, transmitted on Februrary 13, 2013, RNS photo by Paul Haring/Catholic News Service.