The 14 new cardinals

“By the authority of Almighty God, of Sts Peter and Paul and our Own, we create and solemnly proclaim Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church these brothers of ours,” Francis proclaimed as he created the 14 individuals as cardinals.

Jul 06, 2018

“By the authority of Almighty God, of Sts Peter and Paul and our Own, we create and solemnly proclaim Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church these brothers of ours,” Francis proclaimed as he created the following individuals as cardinals:

-- Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako, Iraqi, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon and the Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church.
-- Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, Spaniard, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
-- Archbishop Angelo De Donatis, Italian, Vicar General of Rome.
-- Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Italian, Substitute of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.
-- Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, Polish, Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities.
-- Archbishop Joseph Coutts, of Karachi, Pakistan.
-- Bishop António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal.
-- Archbishop Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru.
-- Archbishop Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar.
-- Archbishop Giuseppe Petrocchi, Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy.
-- Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan.
-- Archbishop Sergio Obeso Rivera, the Archbishop Emeritus of Xalapa, Mexico.
--Bishop Toribio Ticona Porco, the emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia.
--Fr Aquilino Bocos Merino, a Spanish Claretian.

While three of the new cardinals are over the age of 80, and hence are receiving honorific titles, eleven are under the age of 80 and will be able to vote in the next papal conclave. As of today, Francis has now named 59 members to the College of Cardinals, which now totals at 125 voting electors, who will elect his successor.

Total Comments:0

Name
Email
Comments