Cardinals of the Catholic Church

Cardinals of the Catholic Church

19 new Cardinals will be elected next month.  An interesting point is that half of these men are non-Europeans; which is a new trend for the Vatican City, since previously, all the men would be from the European continent. 

The ceremony to elevate/elect the new Cardinals; which is known as 'a consistory', will be held on February 22, 2014.  

The Church law states that there needs to be 120 Cardinals, however after the election, there will be a total of 122, this year.  

These individuals have important duties such as:

- elect the Pope in the future. 

- Pope's closest advisers in Vatican City and around the world.  

- leader of the Church in their countries. 

- members of key committees in Rome. 

The following are the elected Archbishops:

1.  Pietro Parolin, Titular Archbishop of Acquapendente, Secretary of State.

2.  Orani Joao Tempesta, O.Cist., Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro.

3.  Lorenzo Baldisseri, Titular Archbishop of Diocleziana, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops.

4.  Gualtiero Bassetti, Archbishop of Perugia-Citta della Pieve, Italy.

5.  Andrew Yeom Soo jung, Archbishop of Seoul, South Korea.

6.  Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Regensburg, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

7.  Beniamino Stella, Titular Archbishop of Midila, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy.

8.  Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom.

9.  Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua.

10.  Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.

11.  Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

12.  Mario Aurelio Poli, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

13.  Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., Archbishop of Santiago del Cile, Chile.

14.  Philippe Nakellentuba Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

15.  Orlando B. Quevedo, O.M.I., Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines.

16.  Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haiti.

17.  Loris Francesco Capovilla, Titular Archbishop of Mesembria.

18.  Fernando Sebastian Aguilar, C.M.F., Archbishop emeritus of Pamplona.

19.  Kelvin Edward Felix, Archbishop emeritus of Castries.

Pope Francis, made the announcement at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City on January 12, 2014, for his Sunday blessing. 

Sincerely, 

Ben