Italy, Cardinal
November 23,
1927 – May, 27, 2022.
Angelo Raffaele Sodano, GCC was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a Cardinal since 1991, who has served as Dean of the College of Cardinals since 2005. He was Cardinal Secretary of State from 1991 to 2006. In 2005, he was elected Dean of the College of Cardinals. Sodano was the first person since 1828 to serve simultaneously as Dean and Secretary of State.
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