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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 ...
The first class to form was that of the cardinal-deacons, direct theological descendants of the original seven ordained in Acts 6, followed by the cardinal-priests, and finally, the cardinal-bishops. [5] The college played an integral part in various reforms within the Church as well, as early as the pontificate of Pope Leo IX (1050).
The passage was meant to be read as i. ‘cardinal bishops who are Eastern Catholic patriarchs’, ii. ‘cardinal priests’ and iii. ‘cardinal deacons’. I have reworded the passage to clear ambiguity but am keeping it in the List section, as it gives the reader some idea on how precedence works, which is part of how the table is sorted.
Each of Francis' consistories has increased the number of cardinal electors from at or less than the set limit of 120 [b] to a number higher than 120, as high as 140 in 2024, surpassing the record 135 set by Pope John Paul II in 2001 and 2003. [2] Since 2 June 2023, two-thirds of the cardinal electors have been cardinals created by Francis. [3]
The list contains 20 who are under the age of 80 and therefore able to vote in the conclave to elect a new pope after Francis's death or resignation. ... there will be 140 cardinal electors ...
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