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. Harvey was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis. 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. 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. Since March 4, 2022, Harvey has been–among the cardinal electors–the highest ranking member of the order of cardinal deacons and therefore has the responsibility of the protodeacon for announcing the election of a new pope. 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". References External links Prefects of the Papal Household Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Pontifical North American College alumni Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular archbishops Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee Religious leaders from Milwaukee St. Francis Seminary (Wisconsin) alumni 1949 births Living people Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 21st-century American cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Benedict XVI Members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples