Edward Cassidy Cleric

Edward Idris Cassidy AC (born 5 July 1924) is an Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest. He is the President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity within the Vatican and headed the Commission of the Holy See for Religious Relations with the Jews. He was made a cardinal on 28 June 1991 and his career is marked by diplomatic service representing the foreign relations of the Holy See.

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Edward Cassidy
Birth dateJuly 05, 1924
Birth place
Sydney
Education
Pontifical Lateran University

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