Cardinalate
He was made a Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino in the consistory of 24 March 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI. He was appointed to the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, the commission whose responsibility it is to address the issue of the Tridentine rite, in April 2006. On 17 January 2009 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture by Pope Benedict.
Like all cardinals, Ricard is a member of various offices of the Roman Curia, and is invited to attend their plenary meetings, which in principle are held every year. Appointments are for five years and are renewable. On 21 January 2010 he was appointed a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and, on 6 July 2010, of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. On 12 June 2012 Cardinal Ricard was appointed a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education.
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