Following is the list of cardinal electors arranged by date of birth. Four cardinals were elevated to this rank by being "co-opted"; i.e. Arranged by region and within each alphabetically. Cardinal deacons have long enjoyed the right to "opt for the order of cardinal priests" (When not celebrating Mass but still serving a liturgical function, such as the semiannual The cardinal protodeacon is the senior cardinal deacon in order of appointment to the College of Cardinals. As of April 17, 2020, the cardinal electors are 122. The maximum number of cardinal electors is 120. Alton, New Hampshire. Pray for our current Holy Father Francis of Rome, and pray for our Cardinals who have been chosen by God to elect the next Holy Father.And I just can’t resist, here’s the video from a week ago of Pope Francis kissing my baby: Comments Policy: I reserve the right to delete comments that are offensive or off-topic. By Ingravescentem Aetetem (1971), Cardinals who have completed their 80th year of age can no longer take part in a papal election. Electors by country: Electors by age: Electors by orders and precedence: Catalogs: Home: Search ©1998-2020 Salvador Miranda. their Cardinal priests are the most numerous of the three orders of cardinals in the Catholic Church, ranking above the cardinal deacons and below the cardinal bishops.In modern times, the name "cardinal priest" is interpreted as meaning a cardinal who is of the order of priests. Hence, for the first time in history, elderly cardinals could no longer vote. William Henry O'Connell and James Gibbons arrived too late from the United …
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If your comment contains a hyperlink to another site, your comment automatically goes into "Comments Purgatory" where it waits for release by way of moderation.Sign up to receive my FREE Catholic updates via e-mail and receive a FREE copy of my e-book, Thomas Aquinas in 50 Pages: A Quick Layman's Guide to Thomism.Submit your email and I'll email it to you (and I promise to NEVER share your email address):Sign up to receive my FREE Catholic updates via e-mail and receive a FREE copy of my e-book, Thomas Aquinas in 50 Pages: A Quick Layman's Guide to Thomism.Submit your email and I'll email it to you (and I promise to NEVER share your email):You can now receive my blog posts from this site more quickly and easily by becoming an email subscriber by When you sign up, you'll receive a FREE copy of my e-book on Saint Thomas Aquinas.Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. As of April 17, 2020, the cardinal electors are 122. The size of the College lost its significance when Paul decided to allow only cardinals under the age of 80 to vote in a conclave from 1971 onward. If he is a cardinal elector and participates in a conclave, he *Ceased to be protodeacon upon being raised to the order of cardinal-priest Then, in 1975, Paul set the maximum number of those under 80, the cardinal electors, at 120. The countries with the greatest percentages of all cardinals are Italy (This list is complete and up-to-date as of 17 July 2020.Cardinals by institute of consecrated life or by society of apostolic lifeCardinals by institute of consecrated life or by society of apostolic lifeAmong the cardinal electors, the senior cardinal bishop, the senior cardinal priest, the senior cardinal deacon and the junior cardinal deacon have specific roles in a papal conclave, such as presiding over the conclave itself (the senior cardinal bishop) or Granted dispensation not to receive episcopal consecrationCreated a cardinal priest; appointed a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal priest; appointed a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal priest; appointed a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal deacon; appointed a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal priest; co-opted as a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal deacon; co-opted as a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal deacon; appointed a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal priest; co-opted as a cardinal bishop on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on Created a cardinal deacon; became a cardinal priest on