Franc Cardinal Rode
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| Styles of Franc Cardinal Rode |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Ljubljana (emeritus) |
Franc Cardinal Rode, CM (born 23 September 1934, Rodica near Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Roman Catholic cardinal, and a Vincentian (member of the Congregation of Priests of the Mission), a former archbishop of Ljubljana (1997-2004), and current Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Until 2006 he served as Pro-Prefect.
Pope Benedict XVI created Rode a cardinal in the consistory of 24 March 2006, making him the Cardinal Deacon of the deaconry S. Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella.
| Preceded by Eduardo Martínez Somalo |
Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 2004–incumbent |
Succeeded by incumbent |
