Roberto Tucci, SJ (19 April 1921-) is a Roman Catholic Cardinal and theologian. He was created Cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 February 2001. He was born in Naples, Italy. He became a priest choosing to join the Society of Jesus on 1 October 1936. He studied classics at the University of Naples, where he also eventually received a doctorate in philosophy. He subsequently earned a licentiate in sacred theology from the Pontifical University of Louvain and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.