Franc Rode


Franc Rode

Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Appointed11 February 2004
Term ended4 January 2011
PredecessorEduardo Martínez Somalo
SuccessorJoão Braz de Aviz
Other postCardinal-Priest ("pro hac vice") of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella
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Orders
Ordination29 June 1960
by André-Jean-François Defebvre
Consecration6 April 1997
by Alojzij Šuštar
Created cardinal24 March 2006
by Pope Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornFranc Rode
(1934-09-23) 23 September 1934
Rodica, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University, Catholic Institute of Paris
MottoStati inu obstati
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Franc Rode CM (or Rodé; born 23 September 1934) is a Slovenian Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life from 2004 to 2011. He is a member of the Congregation of the Mission and was made a cardinal in 2006.