List of current cardinals - Wikipedia
WEBAt present, 90 countries are represented in the College of Cardinals, including 66 with at least one cardinal elector. The countries with the greatest numbers of cardinals are Italy (forty-eight), the United States (seventeen), and Spain (fourteen).
College of Cardinals - Wikipedia
WEBThe College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. [1] As of 15 September 2024, there are 236 cardinals, of whom 123 are eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope. Cardinals are appointed by the pope for life but eligibility to vote ceases at the age of 80.
The College of Cardinals - Vatican
WEBOrdinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals. Cardinals - Biographical notes. [English, Italian] Cardinals - Statistics. [English, Italian] Order of Bishops. Order of Priests. Order of Deacons.
Code of Canon Law - Book II - The People of God - Part II ... - Vatican
WEBThe college of cardinals is divided into three orders: the episcopal order, to which belong cardinals to whom the Roman Pontiff assigns title of a suburbicarian church and Eastern patriarchs who have been brought into the college of cardinals; the presbyteral order and the diaconal order.
Why cardinals have ranks, and how Pope Francis changed them
WEBJun 26, 2018 · Pope Francis made an unexpected change Tuesday in the structure of the College of Cardinals, adding some curial officials to the rank of “cardinal bishops,” the highest rank within the...
The College of Cardinals - Catholic News Agency
WEBThe College of Cardinals was constituted in its current form in 1150: it has a Dean, who is the bishop of Ostia, along with the other titular church which he already holds, and a Camerlengo or...
What is the college of cardinals? - EWTN
WEBThe Dean of the College of Cardinals is a Cardinal Bishop who is elected by his fellow Cardinal Bishops and confirmed in office by the Pope. Although he presides over the consistories and congregations of the College, he has no authority over other Cardinals.
The College of Cardinals | EWTN
WEBJan 23, 2001 · The College of Cardinals was constituted in its current form in 1150: it has a dean, who is the bishop of Ostia, along with the other titular church which he already holds, and a camerlengo or chamberlain, who administers the goods of the Church when the See of Peter is vacant.
College of Cardinals: an Overview - Featured Today - Catholic Online
WEBThe Pontifical Yearbook explains that the College of Cardinals was formed in 1150, with a cardinal dean, who is the bishop of Ostia, and the chamberlain, who on the death of a pope is in charge of the administration of the affairs of the Holy See.
Analysis: The ever-changing College of Cardinals - Catholic News Agency
WEBMar 13, 2024 · What the College of Cardinals will look like at the end of 2024. However, by the end of 2024, 10 more cardinals will lose the right to vote in the conclave. Therefore, if Pope Francis were...