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List Of Current Cardinals

Cardinals are senior members of the clergy of the Catholic Church. They are almost always bishops and generally hold important roles within the church, such as leading prominent archdioceses or heading dicasteries within the Roman Curia. Cardinals are created in consistories by the pope, and one of their foremost duties is the election of a new pope – invariably from among their number, although not strictly a requirement – when the Holy See is vacant (sede vacante), following the death or resignation of a pope. The body of all cardinals is collectively known as the College of Cardinals.

Under current ecclesiastical law, as defined by the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici gregis, only cardinals who have not passed their 80th birthdays on the day on which the Holy See becomes vacant are eligible to take part in a papal conclave to elect a new pope. The same apostolic constitution specifies that no more than 120 cardinal electors can take part in a conclave, but makes no provision for there being more than 120 eligible cardinals; as of 2023 there had never been more at the time of a conclave, though it has happened frequently at other times. Cardinals may be created in pectore ('in the breast'), in which case their identities are not publicly revealed by the pope; they are not entitled to the privileges of a cardinal until their names are published. The creations of any such cardinals who have not been revealed at the pope's death or resignation automatically lapse.

As of 29 June 2024, there are 236 cardinals, 125 of whom are cardinal electors. The most recent consistory for the creation of cardinals was held on 30 September 2023, when Pope Francis created 21 cardinals, including 18 cardinal electors. Seán Patrick O'Malley was the most recent cardinal elector to turn 80, on 29 June 2024; and Polycarp Pengo will be the next cardinal elector to turn 80, on 5 August 2024. The most recent death of a cardinal was that of Kelvin Edward Felix on 30 May 2024, at the age of 91.

Cardinals

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, plus a few other cardinals who have been exceptionally co-opted into the order, as well as patriarchs who head one of the Eastern Catholic Churches. The two most senior cardinal bishops, who are elected by the cardinal bishops from among themselves (excluding the Eastern Catholic patriarchs) and approved by the pope, are the dean and the vice dean, currently Giovanni Battista Re and Leonardo Sandri, respectively; among the cardinal electors, the senior cardinal bishop is Pietro Parolin.
  2. Cardinal priests (CP): bishops typically in charge of dioceses around the world, as well as former cardinal deacons who have opted to be elevated to the order. The most senior cardinal priest is the protopriest, currently Michael Michai Kitbunchu; among the cardinal electors, the senior cardinal priest is Vinko Puljić.
  3. Cardinal deacons (CD): bishops who work in the Roman Curia or the diplomatic service of the Holy See, and all other clergy, including priests who have been granted a dispensation not to be consecrated a bishop. They have the choice (Latin: optatio) of opting to become cardinal priests after having been cardinal deacons for ten years. The most senior cardinal deacon is the protodeacon, currently Renato Martino; among the cardinal electors, the senior cardinal deacon is Dominique Mamberti and the junior cardinal deacon is Ángel Fernández Artime.

For cardinal bishops (excluding the Eastern Catholic patriarchs), the dean is first in precedence, followed by the vice dean and then, in order of appointment as cardinal bishops, by the remainder. For cardinal bishops who are Eastern Catholic patriarchs, for cardinal priests and for cardinal deacons, precedence is determined by the date of the consistory in which they were created cardinals and then by the order in which they appeared in the official announcement or bulletin.

All cardinals listed are members of the Latin Church unless otherwise stated. Cardinals belonging to institutes of consecrated life or to societies of apostolic life are indicated by the relevant post-nominal letters. Cardinals in charge of dioceses are classified under the country where their diocese is located, although they may be citizens of a different country.

* Cardinals ineligible to participate in a papal conclave
Rank Name Country Born Order Consistory Office Ref.
1 Giovanni Battista Re* Italy 30 January 1934
(age 90)
CB 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
2 Leonardo Sandri* Argentina 18 November 1943
(age 80)
CB 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
3 Francis Arinze* Nigeria 1 November 1932
(age 91)
CB 25 May 1985
John Paul II
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
4 Tarcisio Bertone SDB* Italy 2 December 1934
(age 89)
CB 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Secretary of State emeritus of His Holiness and Camerlengo emeritus of the Holy Roman Church
5 José Saraiva Martins CMF* Portugal 6 January 1932
(age 92)
CB 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
6 Pietro Parolin Italy 17 January 1955
(age 69)
CB 22 February 2014
Francis
Secretary of State of His Holiness
7 Marc Ouellet PSS* Canada 8 June 1944
(age 80)
CB 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
8 Fernando Filoni Italy 15 April 1946
(age 78)
CB 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
9 Beniamino Stella* Italy 18 August 1941
(age 82)
CB 22 February 2014
Francis
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
10 Luis Antonio Tagle Philippines 21 June 1957
(age 67)
CB 24 November 2012
Benedict XVI
Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
11 Bechara Boutros al-Rahi OMM* Lebanon 25 February 1940
(age 84)
CB 24 November 2012
Benedict XVI
Patriarch of Antioch
(Maronite Church)
12 Louis Raphaël I Sako Iraq 4 July 1948
(age 76)
CB 28 June 2018
Francis
Patriarch of Baghdad
(Chaldean Church)
13 Michael Michai Kitbunchu* Thailand 25 January 1929
(age 95)
CP 2 February 1983
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok
14 Alexandre do Nascimento* Angola 1 March 1925
(age 99)
CP 2 February 1983
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Luanda
15 Paul Poupard* France 30 August 1930
(age 93)
CP 25 May 1985
John Paul II
President emeritus of the Pontifical Councils for Culture and for Interreligious Dialogue
16 Friedrich Wetter* Germany 20 February 1928
(age 96)
CP 25 May 1985
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Munich and Freising
17 Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez* Dominican Republic 31 October 1936
(age 87)
CP 28 June 1991
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Santo Domingo
18 Roger Mahony* United States 27 February 1936
(age 88)
CP 28 June 1991
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles
19 Camillo Ruini* Italy 19 February 1931
(age 93)
CP 28 June 1991
John Paul II
Vicar General emeritus for Rome and Archpriest emeritus of the Papal Basilica of Saint John Lateran
20 Julius Darmaatmadja SJ* Indonesia 20 December 1934
(age 89)
CP 26 November 1994
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Jakarta
21 Emmanuel Wamala* Uganda 15 December 1926
(age 97)
CP 26 November 1994
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Kampala
22 Adam Maida* United States 18 March 1930
(age 94)
CP 26 November 1994
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Detroit
23 Vinko Puljić Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 September 1945
(age 78)
CP 26 November 1994
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Vrhbosna
24 Juan Sandoval Íñiguez* Mexico 28 March 1933
(age 91)
CP 26 November 1994
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara
25 James Stafford* United States 26 July 1932
(age 91)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Major Penitentiary emeritus
26 Salvatore De Giorgi* Italy 6 September 1930
(age 93)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Palermo
27 Antonio María Rouco Varela* Spain 20 August 1936
(age 87)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Madrid
28 Polycarp Pengo Tanzania 5 August 1944
(age 79)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam
29 Christoph Schönborn OP Austria 22 January 1945
(age 79)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Archbishop of Vienna
30 Norberto Rivera Carrera* Mexico 6 June 1942
(age 82)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Mexico
31 Jānis Pujats* Latvia 14 November 1930
(age 93)
CP 21 February 1998
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Riga
32 Crescenzio Sepe* Italy 2 June 1943
(age 81)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Naples
33 Walter Kasper* Germany 5 March 1933
(age 91)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
34 Audrys Bačkis* Lithuania 1 February 1937
(age 87)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Vilnius
35 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa ISch* Chile 5 September 1933
(age 90)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Santiago de Chile
36 Wilfrid Napier OFM* South Africa 8 March 1941
(age 83)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Durban
37 Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga SDB* Honduras 29 December 1942
(age 81)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Tegucigalpa and Coordinator emeritus of the Council of Cardinals
38 Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne* Peru 28 December 1943
(age 80)
CP 21 February 2001
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Lima
39 Julián Herranz Casado* Spain 31 March 1930
(age 94)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
40 Angelo Scola* Italy 7 November 1941
(age 82)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Milan
41 Anthony Olubunmi Okogie* Nigeria 16 June 1936
(age 88)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Lagos
42 Gabriel Zubeir Wako* Sudan 27 February 1941
(age 83)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Khartoum
43 Justin Rigali* United States 19 April 1935
(age 89)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia
44 Ennio Antonelli* Italy 18 November 1936
(age 87)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
45 Peter Turkson Ghana 11 October 1948
(age 75)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
46 Josip Bozanić Croatia 20 March 1949
(age 75)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Zagreb
47 Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn* Vietnam 5 March 1934
(age 90)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Ho Chi Minh City
48 Philippe Barbarin France 17 October 1950
(age 73)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop emeritus of Lyon
49 Péter Erdő Hungary 25 June 1952
(age 72)
CP 21 October 2003
John Paul II
Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest
50 Franc Rodé CM* Slovenia 23 September 1934
(age 89)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
51 Agostino Vallini* Italy 17 April 1940
(age 84)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Pontifical Legate for the Basilicas of Saint Francis and Saint Mary of the Angels in Assisi
52 Gaudencio Borbon Rosales* Philippines 10 August 1932
(age 91)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Manila
53 Jean-Pierre Ricard France 25 September 1944
(age 79)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Bordeaux
54 Antonio Cañizares Llovera Spain 15 October 1945
(age 78)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Valencia
55 Seán Patrick O'Malley OFMCap* United States 29 June 1944
(age 80)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Boston and President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
56 Stanisław Dziwisz* Poland 27 April 1939
(age 85)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Kraków
57 Joseph Zen Ze-kiun SDB* China
(Hong Kong)
13 January 1932
(age 92)
CP 24 March 2006
Benedict XVI
Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong
58 Giovanni Lajolo* Italy 3 January 1935
(age 89)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
59 Angelo Comastri* Italy 17 September 1943
(age 80)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Vicar General emeritus for Vatican City, Archpriest emeritus of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and President emeritus of the Fabric of Saint Peter
60 Stanisław Ryłko Poland 4 July 1945
(age 79)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
61 Raffaele Farina SDB* Italy 24 September 1933
(age 90)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archivist and Librarian emeritus of the Holy Roman Church
62 Seán Brady* Ireland 16 August 1939
(age 84)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Armagh
63 Lluís Martínez i Sistach* Spain 29 April 1937
(age 87)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Barcelona
64 André Vingt-Trois* France 7 November 1942
(age 81)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Paris
65 Angelo Bagnasco* Italy 14 January 1943
(age 81)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Genoa
66 Théodore-Adrien Sarr* Senegal 28 November 1936
(age 87)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Dakar
67 Oswald Gracias India 24 December 1944
(age 79)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Bombay
68 Francisco Robles Ortega Mexico 2 March 1949
(age 75)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Guadalajara
69 Daniel DiNardo United States 23 May 1949
(age 75)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Galveston–Houston
70 Odilo Scherer Brazil 21 September 1949
(age 74)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of São Paulo
71 John Njue Kenya 1 January 1946
(age 78)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Nairobi
72 Estanislao Esteban Karlic* Argentina 7 February 1926
(age 98)
CP 24 November 2007
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Paraná
73 Angelo Amato SDB* Italy 8 June 1938
(age 86)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
74 Robert Sarah Guinea 15 June 1945
(age 79)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
75 Francesco Monterisi* Italy 28 May 1934
(age 90)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archpriest emeritus of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
76 Raymond Leo Burke United States 30 June 1948
(age 76)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Patron emeritus of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
77 Kurt Koch Switzerland 15 March 1950
(age 74)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
78 Mauro Piacenza Italy 15 September 1944
(age 79)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Major Penitentiary emeritus
79 Gianfranco Ravasi* Italy 18 October 1942
(age 81)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
80 Paolo Romeo* Italy 20 February 1938
(age 86)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Palermo
81 Donald Wuerl* United States 12 November 1940
(age 83)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Washington
82 Raymundo Damasceno Assis* Brazil 15 February 1937
(age 87)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Aparecida
83 Kazimierz Nycz Poland 1 February 1950
(age 74)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Warsaw
84 Malcolm Ranjith Sri Lanka 15 November 1947
(age 76)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Colombo
85 Reinhard Marx Germany 21 September 1953
(age 70)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Munich and Freising and Coordinator of the Council for the Economy
86 Walter Brandmüller* Germany 5 January 1929
(age 95)
CP 20 November 2010
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
87 Manuel Monteiro de Castro* Portugal 29 March 1938
(age 86)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Major Penitentiary emeritus
88 Santos Abril y Castelló* Spain 21 September 1935
(age 88)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archpriest emeritus of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
89 Antonio Maria Vegliò* Italy 3 February 1938
(age 86)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
90 Giuseppe Bertello* Italy 1 October 1942
(age 81)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
91 Francesco Coccopalmerio* Italy 6 March 1938
(age 86)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
92 João Braz de Aviz Brazil 24 April 1947
(age 77)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
93 Edwin Frederick O'Brien* United States 8 April 1939
(age 85)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Grand Master emeritus of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
94 Domenico Calcagno* Italy 3 February 1943
(age 81)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
95 Giuseppe Versaldi* Italy 30 July 1943
(age 80)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education
96 George Alencherry India 19 April 1945
(age 79)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Major Archbishop emeritus of Ernakulam–Angamaly
(Syro-Malabar Church)
97 Thomas Collins Canada 16 January 1947
(age 77)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Toronto
98 Dominik Duka OP* Czech Republic 26 April 1943
(age 81)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Prague
99 Wim Eijk Netherlands 22 June 1953
(age 71)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Utrecht
100 Giuseppe Betori Italy 25 February 1947
(age 77)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Florence
101 Timothy M. Dolan United States 6 February 1950
(age 74)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of New York
102 Rainer Woelki Germany 18 August 1956
(age 67)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop of Cologne
103 John Tong Hon* China
(Hong Kong)
31 July 1939
(age 84)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Bishop emeritus of Hong Kong
104 Lucian Mureșan* Romania 23 May 1931
(age 93)
CP 18 February 2012
Benedict XVI
Major Archbishop of Făgăraș and Alba Iulia
(Romanian Greek Church)
105 James Michael Harvey United States 20 October 1949
(age 74)
CP 24 November 2012
Benedict XVI
Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
106 Baselios Cleemis India 15 June 1959
(age 65)
CP 24 November 2012
Benedict XVI
Major Archbishop of Trivandrum
(Syro-Malankara Church)
107 John Onaiyekan* Nigeria 29 January 1944
(age 80)
CP 24 November 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Abuja
108 Rubén Salazar Gómez* Colombia 22 September 1942
(age 81)
CP 24 November 2012
Benedict XVI
Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá
109 Lorenzo Baldisseri* Italy 29 September 1940
(age 83)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Secretary-General emeritus of the Synod of Bishops
110 Gerhard Ludwig Müller Germany 31 December 1947
(age 76)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
111 Vincent Nichols United Kingdom 8 November 1945
(age 78)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop of Westminster
112 Leopoldo Brenes Nicaragua 7 March 1949
(age 75)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop of Managua
113 Gérald Lacroix ISPX Canada 27 July 1957
(age 66)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop of Quebec
114 Jean-Pierre Kutwa Ivory Coast 22 December 1945
(age 78)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Abidjan
115 Orani João Tempesta OCist Brazil 23 June 1950
(age 74)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
116 Gualtiero Bassetti* Italy 7 April 1942
(age 82)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Perugia–Città della Pieve
117 Mario Aurelio Poli Argentina 29 November 1947
(age 76)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires
118 Andrew Yeom Soo-jung* South Korea 5 December 1943
(age 80)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Seoul
119 Ricardo Ezzati SDB* Chile 7 January 1942
(age 82)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Santiago de Chile
120 Philippe Ouédraogo Burkina Faso 31 December 1945
(age 78)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou
121 Orlando Quevedo OMI* Philippines 11 March 1939
(age 85)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Cotabato
122 Chibly Langlois Haiti 29 November 1958
(age 65)
CP 22 February 2014
Francis
Bishop of Les Cayes
123 Manuel Clemente Portugal 16 July 1948
(age 75)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Patriarch emeritus of Lisbon
124 Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel CM Ethiopia 14 July 1948
(age 75)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop of Addis Abeba
(Ethiopian Church)
125 John Dew New Zealand 5 May 1948
(age 76)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Wellington
126 Edoardo Menichelli* Italy 14 October 1939
(age 84)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Ancona–Osimo
127 Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn* Vietnam 1 April 1938
(age 86)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Hanoi
128 Alberto Suárez Inda* Mexico 30 January 1939
(age 85)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Morelia
129 Charles Maung Bo SDB Myanmar 29 October 1948
(age 75)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop of Yangon
130 Kriengsak Kovitvanit Thailand 27 June 1949
(age 75)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok
131 Francesco Montenegro Italy 22 May 1946
(age 78)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Agrigento
132 Daniel Sturla SDB Uruguay 4 July 1959
(age 65)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop of Montevideo
133 Ricardo Blázquez* Spain 13 April 1942
(age 82)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Valladolid
134 José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán OAR* Panama 24 February 1944
(age 80)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Bishop emeritus of David
135 Arlindo Gomes Furtado Cape Verde 15 November 1949
(age 74)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
136 Soane Patita Paini Mafi Tonga 19 December 1961
(age 62)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Bishop of Tonga
137 Luis Héctor Villalba* Argentina 11 October 1934
(age 89)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Tucumán
138 Júlio Duarte Langa* Mozambique 27 October 1927
(age 96)
CP 14 February 2015
Francis
Bishop emeritus of Xai-Xai
139 Dieudonné Nzapalainga CSSp Central African Republic 14 March 1967
(age 57)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop of Bangui
140 Carlos Osoro Sierra Spain 16 May 1945
(age 79)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Madrid
141 Sérgio da Rocha Brazil 21 October 1959
(age 64)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
142 Blase J. Cupich United States 19 March 1949
(age 75)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop of Chicago
143 Patrick D'Rozario CSC* Bangladesh 1 October 1943
(age 80)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Dhaka
144 Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo Venezuela 10 October 1944
(age 79)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Caracas
145 Jozef De Kesel Belgium 17 June 1947
(age 77)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Mechelen–Brussels
146 Maurice Piat CSSp* Mauritius 19 July 1941
(age 82)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Bishop emeritus of Port-Louis
147 Carlos Aguiar Retes Mexico 9 January 1950
(age 74)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop of Mexico
148 John Ribat MSC Papua New Guinea 9 February 1957
(age 67)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop of Port Moresby
149 Joseph W. Tobin CSsR United States 3 May 1952
(age 72)
CP 19 November 2016
Francis
Archbishop of Newark
150 Jean Zerbo* Mali 27 December 1943
(age 80)
CP 28 June 2017
Francis
Archbishop of Bamako
151 Juan José Omella Spain 21 April 1946
(age 78)
CP 28 June 2017
Francis
Archbishop of Barcelona
152 Anders Arborelius OCD Sweden 24 September 1949
(age 74)
CP 28 June 2017
Francis
Bishop of Stockholm
153 Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun IVD* Laos 8 April 1944
(age 80)
CP 28 June 2017
Francis
Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane
154 Gregorio Rosa Chávez* El Salvador 3 September 1942
(age 81)
CP 28 June 2017
Francis
Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of San Salvador
155 Angelo De Donatis Italy 4 January 1954
(age 70)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Major Penitentiary
156 Joseph Coutts Pakistan 21 July 1945
(age 78)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Karachi
157 António Marto Portugal 5 May 1947
(age 77)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima
158 Pedro Barreto SJ* Peru 12 February 1944
(age 80)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Huancayo
159 Désiré Tsarahazana Madagascar 13 June 1954
(age 70)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Archbishop of Toamasina
160 Giuseppe Petrocchi Italy 19 August 1948
(age 75)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Archbishop of L'Aquila
161 Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda Japan 3 March 1949
(age 75)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Archbishop of Osaka–Takamatsu
162 Toribio Ticona Porco* Bolivia 25 April 1937
(age 87)
CP 28 June 2018
Francis
Bishop Prelate emeritus of Corocoro
163 Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo Indonesia 9 July 1950
(age 73)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop of Jakarta
164 Juan García Rodríguez Cuba 11 July 1948
(age 75)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana
165 Fridolin Ambongo Besungu OFMCap Democratic Republic of the Congo 24 January 1960
(age 64)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop of Kinshasa
166 Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ Luxembourg 9 August 1958
(age 65)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop of Luxembourg
167 Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri Guatemala 16 July 1947
(age 76)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Bishop of Huehuetenango
168 Matteo Zuppi Italy 11 October 1955
(age 68)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop of Bologna
169 Cristóbal López Romero SDB Morocco 19 May 1952
(age 72)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop of Rabat
170 Sigitas Tamkevičius SJ* Lithuania 7 November 1938
(age 85)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas
171 Eugenio Dal Corso PSDP* Angola 16 May 1939
(age 85)
CP 5 October 2019
Francis
Bishop emeritus of Benguela
172 Antoine Kambanda Rwanda 10 November 1958
(age 65)
CP 28 November 2020
Francis
Archbishop of Kigali
173 Wilton Daniel Gregory United States 7 December 1947
(age 76)
CP 28 November 2020
Francis
Archbishop of Washington
174 Jose Advincula OP Philippines 30 March 1952
(age 72)
CP 28 November 2020
Francis
Archbishop of Manila
175 Celestino Aós Braco OFMCap Chile 6 April 1945
(age 79)
CP 28 November 2020
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Santiago de Chile
176 Augusto Paolo Lojudice Italy 1 July 1964
(age 60)
CP 28 November 2020
Francis
Archbishop of Siena–Colle di Val d'Elsa–Montalcino and Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza
177 Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel* Mexico 1 May 1940
(age 84)
CP 28 November 2020
Francis
Bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
178 Jean-Marc Aveline France 26 December 1958
(age 65)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Marseille
179 Peter Okpaleke Nigeria 1 March 1963
(age 61)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Bishop of Ekwulobia
180 Leonardo Ulrich Steiner OFM Brazil 6 November 1950
(age 73)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Manaus
181 Filipe Neri Ferrão India 20 January 1953
(age 71)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Patriarch of the East Indies
182 Robert W. McElroy United States 5 February 1954
(age 70)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Bishop of San Diego
183 Virgílio do Carmo da Silva SDB East Timor 27 November 1967
(age 56)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Díli
184 Oscar Cantoni Italy 1 September 1950
(age 73)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Bishop of Como
185 Anthony Poola India 15 November 1961
(age 62)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Hyderabad
186 Paulo Cezar Costa Brazil 20 July 1967
(age 56)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Brasília
187 William Goh Singapore 25 June 1957
(age 67)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Singapore
188 Adalberto Martínez Flores Paraguay 8 July 1951
(age 72)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop of Asunción
189 Giorgio Marengo IMC Mongolia 7 June 1974
(age 50)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar
190 Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal CJM* Colombia 29 March 1942
(age 82)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Cartagena
191 Arrigo Miglio* Italy 18 July 1942
(age 81)
CP 27 August 2022
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Cagliari
192 Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM Jerusalem 21 April 1965
(age 59)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
193 Stephen Brislin South Africa 24 September 1956
(age 67)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Cape Town
194 Ángel Sixto Rossi SJ Argentina 11 August 1958
(age 65)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Córdoba
195 Luis José Rueda Aparicio Colombia 3 March 1962
(age 62)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Bogotá
196 Grzegorz Ryś Poland 9 February 1964
(age 60)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Łódź
197 Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla South Sudan 10 January 1964
(age 60)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Juba
198 José Cobo Cano Spain 20 September 1965
(age 58)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Madrid
199 Protase Rugambwa Tanzania 31 May 1960
(age 64)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop of Tabora
200 Sebastian Francis Malaysia 11 November 1951
(age 72)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Bishop of Penang
201 Stephen Chow Sau-yan SJ China
(Hong Kong)
7 August 1959
(age 64)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Bishop of Hong Kong
202 François-Xavier Bustillo OFMConv France 23 November 1968
(age 55)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Bishop of Ajaccio
203 Américo Aguiar Portugal 12 December 1973
(age 50)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Bishop of Setúbal
204 Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez* Venezuela 17 May 1939
(age 85)
CP 30 September 2023
Francis
Archbishop emeritus of Cumaná
205 Renato Martino* Italy 23 November 1932
(age 91)
CD 21 October 2003
John Paul II
President emeritus of the Pontifical Councils for Justice and Peace and for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
206 Dominique Mamberti France 7 March 1952
(age 72)
CD 14 February 2015
Francis
Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
207 Mario Zenari Italy 5 January 1946
(age 78)
CD 19 November 2016
Francis
Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
208 Kevin Farrell United States 2 September 1947
(age 76)
CD 19 November 2016
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
209 Ernest Simoni* Albania 18 October 1928
(age 95)
CD 19 November 2016
Francis
Priest of the Archdiocese of Shkodër–Pult
210 Luis Ladaria Ferrer SJ* Spain 19 April 1944
(age 80)
CD 28 June 2018
Francis
Prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
211 Giovanni Angelo Becciu* Italy 2 June 1948
(age 76)
CD 28 June 2018
Francis
Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
212 Konrad Krajewski Poland 25 November 1963
(age 60)
CD 28 June 2018
Francis
Almoner of His Holiness
213 Aquilino Bocos Merino CMF* Spain 17 May 1938
(age 86)
CD 28 June 2018
Francis
Superior General emeritus of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
214 Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot MCCJ Spain 17 June 1952
(age 72)
CD 5 October 2019
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
215 José Tolentino de Mendonça Portugal 15 December 1965
(age 58)
CD 5 October 2019
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
216 Michael Czerny SJ Canada 18 July 1946
(age 77)
CD 5 October 2019
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
217 Michael Fitzgerald MAfr* United Kingdom 17 August 1937
(age 86)
CD 5 October 2019
Francis
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Egypt
218 Mario Grech Malta 20 February 1957
(age 67)
CD 28 November 2020
Francis
Secretary-General of the Synod of Bishops
219 Marcello Semeraro Italy 22 December 1947
(age 76)
CD 28 November 2020
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
220 Mauro Gambetti OFMConv Italy 27 October 1965
(age 58)
CD 28 November 2020
Francis
Vicar General for Vatican City, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter and President of the Fabric of Saint Peter
221 Silvano Maria Tomasi CS* Italy 12 October 1940
(age 83)
CD 28 November 2020
Francis
Special Delegate to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
222 Raniero Cantalamessa OFMCap* Italy 22 July 1934
(age 89)
CD 28 November 2020
Francis
Preacher of the Papal Household
223 Enrico Feroci* Italy 27 August 1940
(age 83)
CD 28 November 2020
Francis
Pastor of the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love in Castel di Leva, Rome
224 Arthur Roche United Kingdom 6 March 1950
(age 74)
CD 27 August 2022
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
225 Lazarus You Heung-sik South Korea 17 November 1951
(age 72)
CD 27 August 2022
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
226 Fernando Vérgez Alzaga LC Spain 1 March 1945
(age 79)
CD 27 August 2022
Francis
President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
227 Gianfranco Ghirlanda SJ* Italy 5 July 1942
(age 82)
CD 27 August 2022
Francis
Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
228 Fortunato Frezza* Italy 6 February 1942
(age 82)
CD 27 August 2022
Francis
Canon of the Chapter of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter
229 Robert Francis Prevost OSA United States 14 September 1955
(age 68)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
230 Claudio Gugerotti Italy 7 October 1955
(age 68)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
231 Víctor Manuel Fernández Argentina 18 July 1962
(age 61)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
232 Emil Paul Tscherrig Switzerland 3 February 1947
(age 77)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus to Italy and San Marino
233 Christophe Pierre France 30 January 1946
(age 78)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States
234 Ángel Fernández Artime SDB Spain 21 August 1960
(age 63)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Rector Major of the Salesians
235 Agostino Marchetto* Italy 28 August 1940
(age 83)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Secretary emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
236 Luis Pascual Dri OFMCap* Argentina 17 April 1927
(age 97)
CD 30 September 2023
Francis
Confessor at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei [es], Buenos Aires


Demographics of the College of Cardinals

At present, 125 of 236 cardinals are eligible to participate in a papal conclave. The number of votes required to be elected pope with a two-thirds supermajority, if all 125 cardinal electors were to participate (notwithstanding the maximum of 120 specified in Universi Dominici gregis), would be 84.

Cardinals by appointing Pope

This table indicates the number of current cardinals created by each pope and belonging to each order of the college.

Pope All cardinals Cardinal electors
No. Name CB CP CD Total CB CP CD Total
264 John Paul II
(1978–2005)
5 37 1 43 0 7 0 7
265 Benedict XVI
(2005–2013)
4 59 0 63 2 24 0 26
266 Francis
(2013–present)
3 96 31 130 2 71 19 92
Total 12 192 32 236 4 102 19 125

Cardinals by particular church sui iuris

While most cardinals belong to the Latin Church, which encompasses the vast majority of Catholics, a small number of cardinals belong to one of the twenty-three autonomous (sui iuris) Eastern Catholic Churches. At present, there are six Eastern Catholic cardinals, including four cardinal electors, belonging to six particular churches sui iuris:

Particular church sui iuris All cardinals Cardinal electors
Latin Church (Western) 230 121
Eastern Churches Chaldean Church 1 1
Ethiopian Church 1 1
Maronite Church 1 0
Romanian Greek Church 1 0
Syro-Malabar Church 1 1
Syro-Malankara Church 1 1
Total 6 4
Total 236 125

Cardinals by institute of consecrated life or society of apostolic life

At present, there are 59 cardinals, including 28 cardinal electors, who are members of the religious life, representing 29 institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life. Common names for members, if different, are given in brackets in this table.

Post-nominal Institute or society All cardinals Cardinal electors
CJM Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) 1 0
CM Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians, Lazarists) 2 1
CMF Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Claretians) 2 0
CS Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians) 1 0
CSC Congregation of Holy Cross (Holy Cross Fathers) 1 0
CSSp Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers, Spiritans) 2 1
CSsR Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) 1 1
IMC Institute of Consolata Missionaries 1 1
ISch Institute of Schönstatt Fathers 1 0
ISPX Pius X Secular Institute 1 1
IVD Voluntas Dei Institute 1 0
LC Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ 1 1
MAfr Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) 1 0
MCCJ Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus 1 1
MSC Missionaries of the Sacred Heart 1 1
OAR Order of Augustinian Recollects 1 0
OCD Order of Discalced Carmelites 1 1
OCist Order of Cistercians 1 1
OFM Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) 3 2
OFMCap Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins) 5 2
OFMConv Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscans) 2 2
OMI Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates) 1 0
OMM Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians) 1 0
OP Order of Preachers (Dominicans) 3 2
OSA Order of Saint Augustine (Augustinians) 1 1
PSDP Poor Servants of Divine Providence 1 0
PSS Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians) 1 0
SDB Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Salesians) 11 5
SJ Society of Jesus (Jesuits) 9 4
None Secular clergy 177 97
Total 236 125

Cardinals by continent

For the purposes of this article, countries are grouped into continents generally according to the regions of the United Nations geoscheme; for the region of the Americas, North America comprises the subregions of Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean, while South America comprises the remaining subregion of the same name. Statistics for the global distribution of Catholics are taken from the 2021 edition of the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae (Statistical Yearbook of the Church).

Continent All cardinals Cardinal electors Percentage of global Catholic population (2021)
Number Percentage Number Percentage
Africa 29 12.3% 17 13.6% 19%
North America 35 14.8% 19 15.2% 21%
South America 27 11.4% 14 11.2% 27%
Asia 33 14.0% 21 16.8% 11%
Europe 109 46.2% 51 40.8% 21%
Oceania 3 1.3% 3 2.4% 1%
Total 236 100.0% 125 100.0% 100%

Cardinals by country

At present, 90 countries are represented in the College of Cardinals, including 66 with at least one cardinal elector. The countries with the greatest numbers of cardinals are Italy (forty-eight), the United States (seventeen), and Spain (fourteen). Among the cardinal electors, the countries with the greatest numbers are Italy (fourteen), the United States (ten), and Spain (seven).

Country Continent All cardinals Cardinal electors
Albania Europe 1 0
Angola Africa 2 0
Argentina South America 7 3
Austria Europe 1 1
Bangladesh Asia 1 0
Belgium Europe 1 1
Bolivia South America 1 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 1 1
Brazil South America 7 6
Burkina Faso Africa 1 1
Canada North America 4 3
Cape Verde Africa 1 1
Central African Republic Africa 1 1
Chile South America 3 1
Colombia South America 3 1
Cuba North America 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 1 1
Croatia Europe 1 1
Czech Republic Europe 1 0
Dominican Republic North America 1 0
East Timor Asia 1 1
El Salvador North America 1 0
Ethiopia Africa 1 1
France Europe 8 6
Germany Europe 6 3
Ghana Africa 1 1
Guatemala North America 1 1
Guinea Africa 1 1
Haiti North America 1 1
Honduras North America 1 0
Hong Kong (China) Asia 3 1
Hungary Europe 1 1
India Asia 5 5
Indonesia Asia 2 1
Iraq Asia 1 1
Ireland Europe 1 0
Italy Europe 48 14
Ivory Coast Africa 1 1
Japan Asia 1 1
Jerusalem Asia 1 1
Kenya Africa 1 1
South Korea Asia 2 1
Laos Asia 1 0
Latvia Europe 1 0
Lebanon Asia 1 0
Lithuania Europe 2 0
Luxembourg Europe 1 1
Madagascar Africa 1 1
Malaysia Asia 1 1
Mali Africa 1 0
Malta Europe 1 1
Mauritius Africa 1 0
Mexico North America 6 2
Mongolia Asia 1 1
Morocco Africa 1 1
Mozambique Africa 1 0
Myanmar Asia 1 1
Netherlands Europe 1 1
New Zealand Oceania 1 1
Nicaragua North America 1 1
Nigeria Africa 4 1
Pakistan Asia 1 1
Panama North America 1 0
Paraguay South America 1 1
Papua New Guinea Oceania 1 1
Peru South America 2 0
Philippines Asia 4 2
Poland Europe 5 4
Portugal Europe 6 4
Romania Europe 1 0
Rwanda Africa 1 1
Senegal Africa 1 0
Singapore Asia 1 1
Slovenia Europe 1 0
South Africa Africa 2 1
South Sudan Africa 1 1
Spain Europe 14 7
Sri Lanka Asia 1 1
Sudan Africa 1 0
Sweden Europe 1 1
Switzerland Europe 2 2
Tanzania Africa 2 2
Thailand Asia 2 1
Tonga Oceania 1 1
Uganda Africa 1 0
United Kingdom Europe 3 2
United States North America 17 10
Uruguay South America 1 1
Venezuela South America 2 1
Vietnam Asia 2 0
Total 236 125

See also