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Jorge María Mejía was an Argentine cardinal. Born on 31 January 1923 in Buenos Aires, Mejía died on 9 December 2014 in Rome at the age of 91.
Positions held include titular bishop (1986–1994), titular archbishop (1994–2001) and Catholic archbishop (1994). Mejía studied at Pontifical Biblical Institute and Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
With a Wikipedia article in 27 languages, Jorge María Mejía is No. 72,333 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 31 January 1923, Buenos Aires
- Died
- 9 December 2014, Rome (aged 91)
- Country
- Argentina
- Known as
- Librarian, university teacher, Catholic priest
- Field
- Religion
- Education
- Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Languages
- Spanish
- Wikipedia editions
- 27
Did you know
63
Was 63 when first titular bishop (1986).
91
Lived to 91.
31 Jan
Shares a birthday with Franz Schubert and Kenzaburō Ōe.
283
One of 283 people in the Index born in Buenos Aires, with Jorge Luis Borges.
27
Has a Wikipedia article in 27 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1986–1994Titular bishop
- 1994–2001Titular archbishop
- 1994–Catholic archbishop
- 1998–2003Prefect of the Vatican Library
- 2001–Cardinal
- —Archivist of the Vatican Archive
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