Philippe Barbarin

Religious Leader

Birthday October 17, 1950

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Morocco

Age 73 years old

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About

French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Lyon in France.

Before Fame

He taught theology in the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar in 1994.

Trivia

He was one of the cardinal electors in both the 2005 and 2013 papal conclaves.

Family Life

Two of his six sisters are nuns.

Associated With

He was elevated to cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 2003.