His Eminence Julián Herranz Casado | |
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| President emeritus of thePontifical Council for Legislative Texts | |
 Cardinal Herranz Casado in 2012 | |
| Appointed | 19 December 1994 |
| Term ended | 15 February 2007 |
| Predecessor | Vincenzo Fagiolo |
| Successor | Francesco Coccopalmerio |
| Other post | Cardinal Priest ofSant'Eugenio (2014–present) |
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| Ordination | 7 August 1955 by Juan Ricote Alonso |
| Consecration | 6 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II |
| Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
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| Born | (1930-03-31)31 March 1930 (age 95) Baena, Spain |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Domine ut videam (Latin for 'Lord, that I may see');Luke 18:41 |
Julián Herranz Casado (born 31 March 1930) is a Spanishcardinal of theCatholic Church. He served as President of thePontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts in theRoman Curia from 1994 to 2007, and was elevated to thecardinalate in 2003 byPope John Paul II.
He is one of two cardinals – along withJuan Luis Cipriani Thorne – who belong toOpus Dei; Herranz Casado is the organisation's highest-ranking member in theChurch's hierarchy. He is also considered one of the foremost experts incanon law, and to have been one of theVatican's most influential figures during the period shortly before the death of Pope John Paul II.
Born inBaena in theProvince of Córdoba, Herranz Casado joinedOpus Dei in 1949 after reading aconspiratorial story about it as editor of a university newspaper.[1] He wasordained as apriestof Opus Dei on 7 August 1955 by Bishop Juan Ricote Alonso, after obtaining doctorates in medicine from theUniversities of Barcelona andNavarra and incanon law from thePontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome.[2] He taught canon law at the University of Navarra and travelled worldwide on behalf of Opus Dei until 1960, when he began to work for theRoman Curia.
During theSecond Vatican Council (1962–1965), Herranz Casado served as an assistant of study on the commissions for discipline of clergy and the Christian people. In 1984, he was appointed secretary for the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law,[2] which in 1988 became the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. On 15 December 1990, he was appointedtitular bishop of Vertara byPope John Paul II.[3] Herranz Casado received hisepiscopal consecration on 6 January 1991 from John Paul II, with ArchbishopsGiovanni Battista Re andJustin Francis Rigali serving asco-consecrators, inSt. Peter's Basilica. On 9 December 1994, he was named President of thePontifical Council for Legislative Texts and raised to the rank of archbishop.[4]
| Styles of Julián Herranz Casado | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Vertara (titular) |
He was createdCardinal-Deacon ofS. Eugenio by John Paul II in theconsistory of 21 October 2003.[2]
According to Vatican journalist Sandro Magister, by the end of 2004, Herranz Casado was "constantly gaining influence" in the internal affairs of the Vatican.[citation needed] Along withJoseph Ratzinger,Angelo Sodano, and the Pope'sprivate secretary, ArchbishopStanisław Dziwisz, Herranz Casado is believed to have been largely responsible for leading the Curia at times when the Pope was incapacitated by illness.[5] Herranz finds conspiracy theories about Opus Dei particularly offensive, claiming that it has "no hidden agenda. The only policy is the message of Christ".[6]
Upon the death of John Paul II on 2 April 2005, Herranz Casado and all major Vatican officials automatically lost their positions. Herranz Casado was confirmed as president of Legislative Texts byPope Benedict XVI on the following 21 April.[7] He was one of thecardinal electors in the2005 papal conclave. Though not generally considered astrong candidate for thepapacy himself, he was described as a highly influential insider with the potential to play the role of a "kingmaker" at the conclave. It has been reported that, both before and after Pope John Paul's death, Herranz convened meetings of cardinals at a villa in Grottarossa, a suburb of Rome.[8]Pope Benedict XVI namedFrancesco Coccopalmerio to replace Herranz as President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts on 15 February 2007.[9]
In March 2012Pope Benedict XVI established a Commission of Cardinals to investigate leaks of reserved and confidential documents on television, in newspapers, and in other communications media (in what is known as theVatileaks scandal). It first met on Tuesday, 24 April 2012. Herranz served as the chair, and was accompanied by CardinalsJozef Tomko andSalvatore De Giorgi.[10]
Having been a cardinal-deacon for ten years, he was promoted to cardinal-priest byPope Francis on 12 June 2014.[11]
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| Preceded by | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts 25 January 1983 – 19 December 1994 | Succeeded by |
| Titular see created | — TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Vertara 15 December 1990 – 19 December 1994 | Himself as Titular Archbishop |
| Himself as Titular Bishop | — TITULAR — Titular Archbishop of Vertara 19 December 1994 – 21 October 2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 19 December 1994 – 15 February 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia 3 December 1999 – 11 May 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eugenio 21 October 2003 – 12 June 2014 | Himself as Cardinal-Priest |
| Himself as Cardinal-Deacon | Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of Sant'Eugenio 12 June 2014 – | Incumbent |
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