James Michael Harvey

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| name = James Michael Harvey

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| Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

| Cardinal-Priest of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna

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| caption = Harvey in 2013

| church = {{ubl | Catholic Church | Latin Church}}

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| see = Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

| appointed = November 23, 2012

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| predecessor = Francesco Monterisi

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Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household (1998{{nbnd}}2012)
Titular Archbishop of Memphis (2003{{nbnd}}2012)
Titular Bishop of Memphis (1998{{nbnd}}2003)

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| ordination = June 29, 1975

| ordained_by = Pope Paul VI

| consecration = March 19, 1998

| consecrated_by = Pope John Paul II

| cardinal = November 24, 2012

| created_cardinal_by = Pope Benedict XVI

| rank = {{ubl|Cardinal-Deacon (2012–2024)|Cardinal-Priest (2024–)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|20}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

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| motto = {{langnf|la|Zelus Domus Tuæ|Zeal for the Lord’s house|break=yes}}

| signature = Tanda Tangan James Cardinal Harvey 01.png

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| coat_of_arms = Coat of arms of James Michael Harvey.svg

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James Michael Harvey (born October 20, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. Trained as a diplomat, he served from 1982 to 1998 in the central administration of the Holy See's Secretariat of State. From 1998 to 2012 Harvey managed the pope's household, first for Pope John Paul II and then for Pope Benedict XVI. He was named a bishop in 1998, an archbishop in 2003, and a cardinal in 2012.

Biography

= Early years and priesthood =

Harvey was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 20, 1949. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on June 29, 1975, by Pope Paul VI in Rome.{{cite news|title=Cardenal James Michael Harvey: de Milwaukee a organizar la Casa Pontificia|url=http://www.teinteresa.es/religion/Cardenal-Michael-Harvey-Milwaukee-Pontificia_0_869313307.html |language=es |access-date=July 8, 2018 |work=Teinteresa|date=February 20, 2013}} Harvey studied at St. Francis Seminary and then resided at the Pontifical North American College while studying for a Doctor of Canon Law degree at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He also studied diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome.

Harvey entered the Vatican diplomatic service on March 25, 1980. He served as attaché and then secretary in the apostolic nunciature in the Dominican Republic for two years. On July 10, 1982, Harvey took a position in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State. He was named assessor for general affairs of that secretariat on July 22, 1997.{{cite web | access-date= October 25, 2017 | title= Harvey Card. James Michael | publisher= Holy See Press Office | url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_harvey_jm.html | url-status= live | archive-date= September 4, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170904104648/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_harvey_jm.html }}

= Prefect of the papal households and archbishop =

On February 7, 1998, Harvey was named prefect of the papal household by Pope John Paul II, who consecrated him a bishop of the titular see of Memphis on March 19, 1998. As prefect, he oversaw the restoration of the papal audience hall and the papal apartments at Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy. The pope elevated him to archbishop on September 29, 2003.{{cite news | work= Zenit | url = https://zenit.org/articles/pope-honors-3-aides-with-title-of-archbishop/ | access-date = July 8, 2018 | title = Pope Honors 3 Aides With Title of Archbishop| date= September 29, 2003}} Later in 2012, a member of Harvey's staff was convicted of stealing documents and leaking them to the media.{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-cardinals/pope-names-six-cardinals-to-put-stamp-on-church-future-idUSBRE89N0JS20121024?feedType=RSS | work = Reuters | access-date = July 8, 2018 | date= October 24, 2012 | title = Pope names six cardinals to put stamp on Church future | first = Philip | last= Pullella}}

= Archpriest and cardinal =

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Harvey as archpriest of St Paul Outside the Walls, one of the four major basilicas in Rome, on November 23, 2012. The next day, the pope appointed him cardinal-deacon of San Pio V a Villa Carpegna. On December 22, 2012, Harvey was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for a five-year renewable term. On January 31, 2013, Harvey was appointed a member of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.{{cite press release|url= http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/01/31/0062/00169.html|title=Rinunce e Nomine, 31.01.2013 |access-date=April 3, 2019|date= January 31, 2013 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | language =it }} Harvey was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.{{cite news | work= Zenit | access-date = July 8, 2018 |date= March 12, 2013| url =https://zenit.org/articles/list-of-cardinal-electors/ | title =List of Cardinal Electors }}

Harvey was awarded the title Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by the President of the Republic in 1999.{{cite web| url = http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=12029 | access-date = July 8, 2018 | date= January 19, 1999| title = Harvey S.E. Mons. James M. | website = Presidenza della Repubblica | language =it}} He has also been titled Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

Pope Francis named Harvey a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura on June 21, 2021.{{Cite news |title=Cardinal Tobin appointed member of Vatican's highest court|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248076/cardinal-tobin-appointed-member-of-vaticans-highest-court |access-date = April 8, 2022 |website=Catholic News Agency|language=en}}

From March 4, 2022, to July 1, 2024, Harvey was–among the cardinal electors–the highest ranking member of the order of cardinal deacons and would have had the responsibility of the protodeacon for announcing the election of a new pope.{{cite news | url = https://aleteia.org/2022/03/04/in-case-of-conclave-american-cardinal-will-say-the-habemus-papam/ | work = Alateia | access-date = April 8, 2022 | date = March 4, 2022 | title = In case of conclave, American cardinal will say the 'Habemus Papam' }} He was made a member of the order of cardinal priests on July 1, 2024.{{cite press release | access-date = July 1, 2024 | date = July 1, 2024 | publisher = Holy See Press Office | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/07/01/0546/01132.html | language = it | title = Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per il voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione, 01.07.2024}}

Besides his native English, he speaks Italian, German, French, and Spanish.

=McCarrick scandal=

According to a 2018 Washington Post report, Harvey was one of many Catholic prelates who received large cash gifts from former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. In an interview, Harvey said that receiving money from other prelates was in no way out of the ordinary, adding that "it never occurred to me that this would be in some way improper" and that "it wasn't about currying favor".{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/disgraced-former-cardinal-mccarrick-gave-more-than-600000-in-church-funds-to-powerful-clerics-records-show/2019/12/26/ac2b99ba-1c3a-11ea-9ddd-3e0321c180e7_story.html|title=Ousted cardinal McCarrick gave more than $600,000 to fellow clerics, including two popes, records show|date=December 27, 2019|access-date=July 29, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post |first1=Shawn |last1=Boburg |first2=Robert |last2=O'Harrow Junior |first3=Chico |last3=Harlan}}

References

External links

{{cite web | access-date= October 25, 2017 | title= Harvey Card. James Michael | publisher= Holy See Press Office | url= https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_harvey_jm.html | url-status= live | archive-date= September 4, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170904104648/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_harvey_jm.html }}
[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bharveyjm.html James Michael Cardinal Harvey] profile at Catholic-Hierarchy.org

{{s-ttl|title=Assessor for General Affairs |years=July 22, 1997 – February 7, 1998}}

{{s-ttl|title=Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household |years=February 7, 1998 – November 23, 2012}}

{{s-ttl|title=Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls|years=November 23, 2012 – present}}

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