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The College of Cardinals is divided into three orders, with formal precedence in the following sequence: [1]. Cardinal bishops (CB): the six cardinals who are assigned the titles of the seven suburbicarian dioceses in the vicinity of Rome by the pope, [a] plus a few other cardinals who have been exceptionally co-opted into the order, [9] [10] as well as patriarchs who head one of the Eastern ...
Pages in category "Lists of cardinals by country" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E.
Democratic Republic of the Congo cardinals (4 P) Dominica cardinals (1 P) Dominican Republic cardinals (2 P) Dutch cardinals (8 P) E. East Timorese cardinals (1 P)
Cardinal priests (Latin: cardinales presbyteri) are the most numerous of the three orders of cardinals in the Catholic Church, ranking above the cardinal deacons and below the cardinal bishops. [51] Those who are named cardinal priests today are generally also bishops of important dioceses throughout the world, though some hold Curial positions.
By contrast, Mykola Bychok of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, is only 44, making him the youngest cardinal. ... Francis has consistently named cardinal electors from countries far from Rome ...
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 31 December 2024, there are 252 cardinals, of whom 139 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.
North American cardinals (13 C) O. Oceanian cardinals (7 C) S. South American cardinals (11 C)
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