The Holy Father has appointed Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Archbishop of Québec and Primate of Canada, to lead the Congregation and Commission.
Born on 8 June 1944 in Lamotte, near Amos, Canada, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Amos on 25 May 1968. He holds licentiates in theology and philosophy, and a doctorate in dogmatic theology.
On 15 November 2002, Cardinal Ouellet was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Quebec.
He is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Theology and was Relator General of the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church” (5-26 October 2008).
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal by John Paul II in the Consistory of 21 October 2003, of the Title of S. Maria in Traspontina (Holy Mary in Transpontina).
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed today Cardinal Marc Ouellet, presently Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, as new Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and President of the Commission for Latin America. Cardinal Ouellet has also been appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Quebec until he takes possession of his new ecclesiastical office in Rome.
