Cardinal Paolo Sardi turned 80 on September 1, 2014, and is now ineligible to vote in a papal conclave.

1. Cardinal
Paolo
Sardi

2. Cardinal Sardi’s Stats
Born on September 1,
1934, in Italy.
Ordained a priest
on June 29, 1958.
Appointed to the
Secretariat of State on
December 10, 1996.

3. Cardinal Sardi’s Stats
Ordained bishop on
January 6, 1997, by Pope
John Paul II.
Appointed Vice-
Chamberlain of the
Apostolic Chamber on
October 23, 2004.
Created cardinal on
November 20, 2010.

4. Cardinal Sardi’s Facts
Has a doctorate in canon and a degree
in civil law.
Patron of the Sovereign Order of Malta,
a 900-year-old organization.
He taught moral theology in Turin until he was called to work at
the Secretariat of State in charge of the office which oversees the
pope’s texts and speeches.
Motto: Caritas omnia sustinet: “Love endures all things.”

5. College of Cardinals
With the 80th
birthday of
Cardinal Sardi,
the College of
Cardinals now
has 210 members,
115 of which are under the age of 80 and thus eligible to
vote in a papal conclave.
Cardinal Sardi voted in the 2013
conclave that elected Pope Francis.