Albert Vanhoye
| His Eminence Albert Vanhoye SJ | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani | |
 Vanhoye in June 2005 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 24 March 2006 |
| Predecessor | John Krol |
| Other posts |
Ecclesiastical Counsellor to the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (November 2010 – present) Rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute (1984–1990) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 July 1954 |
| Created Cardinal |
24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 July 1923 Hazebrouck, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Biblical Institute |
Albert Vanhoye, SJ (born 23 July 1923) is a priest of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and an exegete. He was created cardinal in 2006. He gave the 2008 Lenten Papal and Curial Retreat.
Formation and studies
Born on 23 July 1923 at Hazebrouck, France, Albert Vanhoye entered the Society of Jesus in 1941 and studied at Jesuit Scholasticates in France and Belgium, as well as obtaining a licentiate and doctorate in sacred scripture with a thesis on the Letter to the Hebrews, from the Pontifical Biblical Institute (the Biblicum) in Rome. He was ordained priest on 25 July 1954.[1]
Teaching and research
After a stint at the French Jesuit study house of Chantilly, he became Professor of Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in 1963 and served as its Rector from 1984 to 1990.[2] He retired in 1998. His research and teaching dealt with the New Testament Letters, in particular the Letter to the Hebrews, on which he is acknowledged as possibly the world's leading expert. During his years at the Biblicum he directed 29 theses. For a number of years he was also the Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. After 1998 he remained a Consultor for a number of dicasteries of the Roman Curia until his appointment to the College of Cardinals.
Cardinal
| Styles of Albert Vanhoye, SJ | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
He was created Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani by Pope Benedict XVI at the consistory of 24 March 2006, when he was 82 years old and therefore ineligible to vote in conclaves. Having obtained a dispensation, he was not consecrated bishop on his elevation to cardinal. Cardinal Vanhoye's coat of arms were designed by American ecclesiastical heraldic artist George N. Cannizzaro.
In November 2010 Cardinal Vanhoye was appointed by Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro as Ecclesiastical Counsellor to the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies having previously served as Grand Prior of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
Main works
- La structure littéraire de l'Epître aux Hébreux, Desclée de Brouwer, Tournai, 1963.
- Situation du Christ. Epître aux hébreux 1 et 2, Paris, 1969.
- Prêtres anciens, prêtre nouveau selon le Nouveau Testament, Paris, 1980.
- La lettre aux Hébreux: Jésus-Christ, médiateur d'une nouvelle alliance, Paris, 2002.