Pope Francis, on July 9th, announced a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals from around the world to be held at the Vatican on the 30th of September 2023. After the consistory on September 30, the number of electors in the College of Cardinals will increase to 137. the total number of members of the College of Cardinals will be 242.
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The Cardinal-elects come from around the world. Among them are the Prefects of the Dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez; of the Dicastery for Bishops, Archbishop Robert Francis Prevost; of the Dicastery for Oriental Churches, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti.
The Holy Father also named as Cardinals, Bishop Stephen Chriw Sau-yan of Hong Kong; the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa; and Apostolic Nunzio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre.
After the Angelus, Pope Francis prayed, "Let us pray for the new Cardinals, so that, confirming their adhesion to Christ, the merciful and faithful High Priest, they might help me in my ministry as Bishop of Rome for the good of the entire Holy People faithful to God."
The Consistory comes before the beginning of the Synod on Synodality, scheduled to take place with representatives from all over the world in October.
Pope Francis said:
And now I would like to announce that next 30 September I will hold a Consistory for the appointment of new Cardinals. Where they come from expresses the universality of the Church, which continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all people of the earth. In addition, the insertion of the new Cardinals in the Diocese of Rome, manifests the inseparable bond between the See of Peter and the local Churches spread throughout the world.
Here are the names of the new Cardinals:
Archbishop Robert Francis PREVOST, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, USA
Archbishop Claudio GUGEROTTI, Prefect of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches (Italy)
Archbishop Víctor Manuel FERNÁNDEZ, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Argentina
Archbishop Emil Paul TSCHERRIG, Apostolic Nunzio in Italy (Switzerland)
Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges PIERRE, Apostolic Nunzio of the USA (France)
Archbishop Pierbattista PIZZABALLA, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Archbishop Stephen BRISLIN, Archbishop of the Capetown (Kaapstad), South Africa
Archbishop Ángel Sixto ROSSI, S.J., Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina
Archbishop Luis José RUEDA APARICIO, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
Archbishop Grzegorz RYŚ, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland
Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin MULLA, Archbishop of Juba (South Sudan)
Archbishop José COBO CANO, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
Archbishop Protase RUGAMBWA, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)
Bishop Sebastian FRANCIS, Bishop of Penang (Malaysia)
Bishop Stephen CHOW SAU-YAN, S.J., Bishop of Hong Kong, China
Bishop François-Xavier BUSTILLO, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio, (France)
Bishop Américo Manuel ALVES AGUIAR, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, Portugal
Reverend Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME, S.D.B., Rector Major of the Salesians
Together with them, I will join to the members of the College of Cardinals two archbishops and one religious who have distinguished themselves for their service to the Church:
Archbishop Agostino MARCHETTO, Apostolic Nuncio. (Italy)
Archbishop Diego Rafael PADRÓN SÁNCHEZ, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, (Venezuela)
Father Luis Pascual DRI, OFM Cap., Confessor of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Pope Francis said: Let us pray for the new Cardinals, so that, confirming their adhesion to Christ, the merciful and faithful High Priest (cf. Heb 2:17), they might help me in my ministry as Bishop of Rome for the good of the entire Holy People faithful to God.
Source: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/07/09/0502/01116.html
The Holy Father also named as Cardinals, Bishop Stephen Chriw Sau-yan of Hong Kong; the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa; and Apostolic Nunzio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre.
After the Angelus, Pope Francis prayed, "Let us pray for the new Cardinals, so that, confirming their adhesion to Christ, the merciful and faithful High Priest, they might help me in my ministry as Bishop of Rome for the good of the entire Holy People faithful to God."
The Consistory comes before the beginning of the Synod on Synodality, scheduled to take place with representatives from all over the world in October.
Pope Francis said:
And now I would like to announce that next 30 September I will hold a Consistory for the appointment of new Cardinals. Where they come from expresses the universality of the Church, which continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all people of the earth. In addition, the insertion of the new Cardinals in the Diocese of Rome, manifests the inseparable bond between the See of Peter and the local Churches spread throughout the world.
Here are the names of the new Cardinals:
Archbishop Robert Francis PREVOST, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, USA
Archbishop Claudio GUGEROTTI, Prefect of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches (Italy)
Archbishop Víctor Manuel FERNÁNDEZ, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Argentina
Archbishop Emil Paul TSCHERRIG, Apostolic Nunzio in Italy (Switzerland)
Archbishop Christophe Louis Yves Georges PIERRE, Apostolic Nunzio of the USA (France)
Archbishop Pierbattista PIZZABALLA, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Archbishop Stephen BRISLIN, Archbishop of the Capetown (Kaapstad), South Africa
Archbishop Ángel Sixto ROSSI, S.J., Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina
Archbishop Luis José RUEDA APARICIO, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
Archbishop Grzegorz RYŚ, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland
Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin MULLA, Archbishop of Juba (South Sudan)
Archbishop José COBO CANO, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
Archbishop Protase RUGAMBWA, Coadjutor Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)
Bishop Sebastian FRANCIS, Bishop of Penang (Malaysia)
Bishop Stephen CHOW SAU-YAN, S.J., Bishop of Hong Kong, China
Bishop François-Xavier BUSTILLO, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Ajaccio, (France)
Bishop Américo Manuel ALVES AGUIAR, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, Portugal
Reverend Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME, S.D.B., Rector Major of the Salesians
Together with them, I will join to the members of the College of Cardinals two archbishops and one religious who have distinguished themselves for their service to the Church:
Archbishop Agostino MARCHETTO, Apostolic Nuncio. (Italy)
Archbishop Diego Rafael PADRÓN SÁNCHEZ, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, (Venezuela)
Father Luis Pascual DRI, OFM Cap., Confessor of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Pope Francis said: Let us pray for the new Cardinals, so that, confirming their adhesion to Christ, the merciful and faithful High Priest (cf. Heb 2:17), they might help me in my ministry as Bishop of Rome for the good of the entire Holy People faithful to God.
Source: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/07/09/0502/01116.html
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