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The Next Papal Conclave: Current Eligible Electors
by Dr. Edward N. Peters
The election of the Roman Pontiff has been reserved to the College of Cardinals since late in the 13th century. Under current ecclesiastical law (John Paul II, ap. con. Universi Dominici gregis, 1996) all those, but only those, cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote, except that cardinals whose names remained reserved by the pope "in pectore" would be ineligible (UDG 33, 36). There are presently 117 cardinals, some of them retired (emeritus) from their last posts, eligible to vote in the next papal conclave (this number occasionally went over the papally self-imposed limit of 120). Voting is secret and politicking is prohibited (UDG 79-83), but the following "blocs" are noteworthy: approximately 30 Europeans (outside Italy); 20 Italians; 18 Latin Americans; 11 Americans (plus at least 7 more from heavily Anglo-cultures); and 9 Emergent Africans.
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Cardinal |
Country |
Posted to |
Turns 80 |
Appt. |
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Cé |
Italy |
Venice (emer) |
Jul 08, 2005 |
JPII |
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Álvarez Martínez |
Spain |
Toledo (emer) |
Jul 14, 2005 |
JPII |
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Razafindratandra |
Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
Aug 07, 2005 |
JPII |
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Falcăo |
Brazil |
Brasilia |
Oct 23, 2005 |
JPII |
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Panafieu |
France |
Marseilles |
Jan 26, 2006 |
JPII |
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Obando Bravo |
Nicaragua |
Managua |
Feb 02, 2006 |
JPII |
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Agré |
Ivory Coast |
Abidjan |
Mar 02, 2006 |
JPII |
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Connell  |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Mar 24, 2006 |
JPII |
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Cacciavillan |
Italy |
Roman Curia  (emer) |
Aug 14, 2006 |
JPII |
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Jaworski |
Ukraine |
Lviv of the Latins |
Aug 21, 2006 |
JPII |
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Lustiger |
France |
Paris |
Sep 17, 2006 |
JPII |
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Carles Gordó |
Spain |
Barcelona |
Sep 24, 2006 |
JPII |
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Baum  |
USA |
Roman Curia (emer) |
Nov 21, 2006 |
P6 |
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Wamala |
Uganda |
Kampala |
Dec 15, 2006 |
JPII |
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Medina Estévez |
Chile |
Roman Curia (emer) |
Dec 23, 2006 |
JPII |
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Suárez Rivera |
Mexico |
Monterrey (emer) |
Jan 09, 2007 |
JPII |
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Martini |
Italy |
Milan (emer) |
Feb 15, 2007 |
JPII |
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Quezada-Toruno |
Guatamala |
Guatamala City |
Mar 08, 2007 |
JPII |
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Martínez Somalo |
Spain |
Roman Curia |
Mar 31, 2007 |
JPII |
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Ratzinger (Dean) |
Germany |
Roman Curia |
Apr 16, 2007 |
P6 |
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Paskai |
Hungary |
Eszterg-Buda. (emer) |
May 08, 2007 |
JPII |
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Macharski |
Poland |
Krakow |
May 20, 2007 |
JPII |
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Vithayathil |
India |
Syro-Malabars |
May 29, 2007 |
JPII |
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Szoka |
USA |
Roman Curia |
Sep 14, 2007 |
JPII |
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Sodano |
Italy |
Roman Curia |
Nov 23, 2007 |
JPII |
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Martino |
Italy |
Roman Curia |
Nov 23, 2007 |
JPII |
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Schied |
Brazil |
Rio De Janiero |
Dec 08, 2007 |
JPII |
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Lozana Barragan |
Spain |
Roman Curia |
Jan 26 2008 |
JPII |
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Wetter |
Germany |
Munich & Freising |
Feb 20, 2008 |
JPII |
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Biffi |
Italy |
Bologna |
Jun 13, 2008 |
JPII |
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Shirayanagi |
Japan |
Tokyo (emer) |
Jun 17, 2008 |
JPII |
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Amigo Vallejo |
Spain |
Seville |
Aug 23, 2008 |
JPII |
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Sin |
Philippines |
Manila (emer) |
Aug 31, 2008 |
P6 |
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Kitbunchu |
Thailand |
Bangkok |
Jan 25, 2009 |
JPII |
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Pompedda |
Italy |
Roman Curia (emer) |
Apr 18, 2009 |
JPII |
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Marchisano |
Italy |
Roman Curia (emer) |
Jun 25, 2009 |
JPII |
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Castrillón Hoyos |
Colombia |
Roman Curia |
Jul 04, 2009 |
JPII |
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Bertone |
Italy |
Genoa |
Dec 02, 2009 |
JPII |
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Glemp |
Poland |
Warsaw |
Dec 18, 2009 |
JPII |
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Pham Minh Man |
Vietnam |
Ho Chi City |
--, 2009 |
JPII |
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Ambrozic  |
Canada |
Toronto |
Jan 27, 2010 |
JPII |
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Casado Herranz |
Spain |
Roman Curia |
Mar 31, 2010 |
JPII |
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Rigali |
USA |
Philadelphia |
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