VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI known as twenty two different cardinals Friday, like prelates such important threads while New York and Hong Kong and a many Italians positioning important Vatican positions.
Cardinals would be the pope's leading advisers, the top dogs group connected with churchmen who'll at some point choose Benedict's successor. Of that 22, eighteen will be beneath the age of 80 elevating for you to 125 the number of cardinals entitled to vote from the next papal conclave. Cardinals good old 80 in addition to around are banned for you to vote on the following pope.
The record comprises a pair of Americans: Archbishop Timothy Dolan associated with New York plus Archbishop Edwin O'Brien, Grand Master of the Order regarding this Holy Sepulchre as well as the past archbishop connected with Baltimore.
Other innovative cardinals take place through Berlin, Prague, Toronto along with Florence, Italy.
The 84-year-old pope called 16 Europeans when cardinals, as well as eleven Italians. He as well called Joao Braz de Aviz, your Brazilian which minds your Vatican place of work with regard to religious life; John Tong Hon, bishop regarding Hong Kong; along with George Alencherry, archbishop from the Syro-Malabar religious organization throughout India.
The pope introduced the brands "with fantastic joy" pursuing an Epiphany Mass in which concluded the Vatican's major Christmas celebrations. He mentioned they will be formally elevated at a Feb. 18 ceremony inside Rome.
During the actual Mass, Benedict also ordained not one but two new Vatican diplomats together with the particular get ranking associated with archbishop, including a great American, Monsignor Charles Brown, who seem to is definitely appearing sent to Ireland for you to heal your injury attributable to the actual clerical sex misuse scandal.
However, Benedict once more exceeded over for cardinal Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, an important words in the religious organization challenging greater accountability coming from bishops to wash in place the scandal.
The Vatican for no reason points out the actual pope's options for cardinal.
The eighteen innovative cardinals within 80 are:
Santos Abril y Castello, (Spanish), Archpriest of the Basilica with St. Mary Major
George Alencherry, (Indian), Major Archbishop of the actual Syro-Malabar Church throughout India
Giuseppe Bertello, (Italian), President with the Government belonging to the Vatican City State
Giuseppe Bettori, (Italian), Archbishop regarding Florence
Joao Braz de Aviz, (Brazil), Prefect from the Congregation regarding Religious
Domenico Calcagno, (Italian), President from the Apostolic Patrimony on the Holy See
Francesco Coccopalmerio, (Italian), President belonging to the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
Thomas Collins, (Canadian), Archbishop of Toronto
Timothy Dolan, (United States) Archbishop connected with New York
Dominik Duka, (Czech), Archbishop with Prague
Wim Eijk, (Dutch), Archbishop of Utrecht
Fernando Filoni, (Italian), Prefect on the Congregation for your Evangelization involving Peoples
Antonio Maria Veglio, (Italian), President from the Pontifical Council intended for Migrants and Refugees
Manuel Monteiro de Castro, (Portuguese), Major Penitentiary belonging to the Apostolic Penitentiary
Edwin O'Brien, (United States), Grand Master of the Order in the Holy Sepulchre
John Tong Hon, (Chinese), Bishop involving Hong Kong
Giuseppe Versaldi, (Italian), President of the Prefecture to the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
Rainer Maria Woelki, (German), Archbishop involving Berlin
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The four fresh cardinals over 80 are:
Karl Becker (German), some sort of priest along with professor
Prosper Grech, (Maltese), a clergyman plus professor
Lucian Muresan (Romania), an archbishop
Julien Ries, (Belgian), your monsignor and also professor
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AP reporter Daniela Petroff contributed from Vatican City .
(This variation CORRECTS Corrects earliest identify connected with archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki with Berlin. Adds photos.)
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