Pietro Parolin

His Eminence Pietro Parolin OMRI
Cardinal Secretary of State
Appointed	15 October 2013
Predecessor	Tarcisio Bertone SDB
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela Member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela (2009–2013) Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium (2009–2014)
Orders
Ordination	27 April 1980 by Arnoldo Onisto
Consecration	12 September 2009 by Benedict XVI
Created cardinal	22 February 2014 by Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1955-01-17) 17 January 1955 (age 69) Schiavon, Veneto, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? (Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?)
Coat of arms

Styles of Pietro Parolin
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Pietro Parolin OMRI (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro paroˈlin], Venetian: [paɾoˈliŋ]; born 17 January 1955) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. A cardinal since February 2014, he has served as the Vatican's Secretary of State since October 2013 and a member of the Council of Cardinal Advisers since July 2014.

Before his tenure, he worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for thirty years, where his assignments included terms in Nigeria, Mexico and Venezuela, as well as more than six years as Undersecretary of State for Relations with States.

He speaks native Italian, fluent English and French, and near-native Spanish.^[1]