James Michael Harvey

For other people with this name, see James Harvey (disambiguation).

His Eminence James Michael Harvey
Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
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See	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Appointed	November 23, 2012
Predecessor	Francesco Monterisi
Other posts	Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI
Consecration	March 19, 1998 by Pope John Paul II
Created Cardinal	November 24, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-20) October 20, 1949 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household (1998–2012) Titular Bishop of Memphis (1998–2003) Titular Archbishop of Memphis (2003–2012)
Alma mater	North American College Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	zelus domus tuae
Coat of arms	James Michael Harvey's coat of arms

Styles of James Michael Harvey
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Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

James Michael Harvey (born October 20, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving in the office of Cardinal.

Biography

He was born in the U.S. city of Milwaukee, and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on June 29, 1975, by Pope Paul VI in Rome.

Harvey studied at the St. Francis Seminary. He was then sent to Rome where he earned a doctorate in canon law, while residing at the Pontifical North American College. He studied diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome. Besides his native English, he speaks Italian, German, French and Spanish.

Harvey entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on March 25, 1980. He served as attaché in the apostolic nunciature in the Dominican Republic from 1980 until 1981 and then as secretary from 1981 to 1982. On July 10, 1982, he went to work at the Secretariat of State. He was named assessor of the Secretariat of State on July 22, 1997.

On February 7, 1998, he was named Prefect of the Papal Household by Pope John Paul II, who consecrated him a bishop of the titular see of Memphis (Egypt) on March 19, 1998. In 1999 Harvey was awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the President of the Republic.

John Paul II elevated him to archbishop on September 29, 2003.

He was appointed Archpriest of St Paul Outside the Walls, one of the four major basilicas in Rome, on November 23, 2012. One day later he was created a Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna by Pope Benedict XVI. On December 22, 2012, Cardinal Harvey was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for a five-year renewable term. On January 31, 2013, Cardinal Harvey was appointed a Member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.

See also

• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#American bishops serving outside the United States

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leonardo Sandri	Assessor for General Affairs July 22, 1997 – February 7, 1998	Succeeded by Pedro Lopez Quintana
Preceded by Dino Monduzzi	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household February 7, 1998 – November 23, 2012	Succeeded by Georg Gänswein
Preceded by Francesco Monterisi	Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls November 23, 2012 – present	Incumbent