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Francis warned the new cardinals against "palace intrigues that take place, even in curial offices". [68] Sako did not receive the same red biretta as the others, but a rounder red "shash" traditionally worn by cardinals of the Chaldean Catholic Church. [69] Francis and the new cardinals visited Pope emeritus Benedict following the consistory. [70]
The most recent consistory for the creation of cardinals was held on 7 December 2024, when Pope Francis created 21 cardinals, including 20 cardinal electors. [5] Christoph Schönborn was the most recent cardinal elector to turn 80, on 22 January 2025; Fernando Vérgez Alzaga will be the next cardinal elector to turn 80, on 1 March 2025.
Pages in category "Cardinals created by Pope Francis" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
George Jacob Koovakad (born 11 August 1973) is an Indian cardinal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church who is prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.Since 2020 he has worked in the offices of the Holy See's Secretariat of State in the Journeys Office, which is responsible for organizing Pope Francis' overseas trips, and he has headed that office since 2021.
The College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. [1] As of 22 January 2025, there are 252 cardinals, of whom 138 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.
List of the promotions of the cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Dates of the consistories are known or possible to establish only from the pontificate of Pope Gelasius II (1118–1119). [ 1 ] Information concerning the number and names of the cardinals created before this pontificate are certainly incomplete. [ 2 ]
Pope Francis created him as a cardinal in a consistory on November 28, 2020, assigning him as a cardinal priest to San Vigilio in Via Paolo Di Dono. [7] He was not able to attend the consistory because of COVID-19 pandemic risks and restrictions. [8] On December 16, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Clergy. [9]
There were, at that point, 94 cardinal-electors created by Francis, 27 created by Benedict XVI, and eight created by John Paul II. [273] Francis's appointments made the College of Cardinals less European-dominated. [276] Of cardinals appointed by Francis, 22 were based in countries that had never before had a cardinal. [273]