Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe (born June 2, 1943) is an Italian Cardinal and Archbishop of Naples. Until 20 May 2006 he was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. He served as a priest in Italy and Brazil. Cardinal Sepe was appointed titular Archbishop of Grado on 2 April 1992. June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory. ... The headquarters of the Propaganda fide in Rome, North facade on Piazza di Spagna by architect Bernini, the southwest facade seen here by Borromini: etching by Giuseppe Vasi, 1761 [1] The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsibile for... Grado (Gravo in the local Venetian dialect, Grau in Friulian) is a town in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on a peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Biography

Born at Carinaro, in the province of Caserta, he was ordained for the Diocese of Aversa on 12 March 1967 and holds degrees in theology and Canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University and in philosophy from the University of Rome La Sapienza. He taught theology at the Lateran and Urban Pontifical Universities and then studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. He was posted to Brazil and then recalled to the Secretariat of State, where he was appointed Assessor for General Affairs in 1987. He was also President of the Commission for Vatican Telecommunications. Country Italy Region Campania Province Province of Caserta (CE) Mayor Elevation 19 m Area 6. ... Caserta (It. ... This article needs cleanup. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason) means reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... University of Rome La Sapienza (Università della Sapienza) is the most ancient university of Rome, Italy. ... A Pontifical University is a Roman Catholic university established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. ... The Secretariat of State is the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia, the government of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

On 3 November 1997 he was named General Secretary of the Central Committee for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. He was President of Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem from 8 November 1997 until July 2001. On 9 April 2001 he was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. He is also the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Urban University. Created and proclaimed Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in the Consistory of 21 February 2001, of the Deaconry of the Most Merciful Father. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. The official logo of the Great Jubilee of 2000 features its motto: Christ Yesterday, Today, Forever. ... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere, to make in front, i. ... The headquarters of the Propaganda fide in Rome, North facade on Piazza di Spagna by architect Bernini, the southwest facade seen here by Borromini: etching by Giuseppe Vasi, 1761 [1] The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsibile for... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born   (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from October 16... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Deacon is a role in the Christian Church which is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. ... The following were the cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave. ... The Papal conclave of 2005 was convoked due to the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005. ... Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ...

Styles of Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Naples

He was nominated Archbishop of Naples on 20 May 2006. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x741, 86 KB) Description: Vestments of a cardinal: red cassock, rochet trimmed with lace, red chimere, apostolical cross. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September...

Curial membership:

• Clergy, Doctrine of the Faith (congregations)
• Social Communications, Interreligious Dialogue, Christian Unity, Legislative Texts (councils)
• Latin America (commission)
• Special Council for Asia of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Many of his memorable statements came from 1995 to 1997 and involved disagreement with the idea of ending the celibate priesthood. In 1995 he helped implement a priest-sharing program among dioceses worldwide to help redress the geographical imbalance in vocations. He criticized the media in 1995 for focusing too much on scandals involving priests and ignoring much of the good work done by the vast majority of clergy. In that year he further said that the Vatican was facilitating the return of hundreds of priests who had left the active ministry and married in civil ceremonies, but who were now divorced or widowed and were “sincerely sorry” for having strayed from their vocation. In 1997 he said a relaxing of the celibacy rule for Latin rite priests would not ease the vocations crisis and would have no theological or pastoral foundation. Linked to his position he also is active in evangelizing efforts. The Congregation for the Clergy (Congregatio pro Clericis) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsibile for overseeing matters regarding priests and deacons, and overseeing the religious education of all Roman Catholics. ... The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ... A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine or administration. ... Celibacy refers either to being unmarried or to sexual abstinence. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... In the late 20th century, and especially at the turn of the 21st, the Catholic Church in several countries was confronted with a series of allegations concerning sexual abuse of children under the legal age of consent ¹ by Catholic clergy, the overwhelming majority of whom are priests. ... Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article (the Latin Rite), designates the particular Church, within the Catholic Church, which developed in western Europe and northern Africa, when Latin was the language of education and culture, and so also of the liturgy. ... Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ...

Cardinal Sepe's move to Naples from the prefect's post at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples made him the first head of a Roman dicastery in decades to be dispatched to a diocese and, in the eyes of some, the first casualty of Pope Benedict's purge of the church's administration, which is expected to be picking up speed after September 2006. Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...