The upcoming concussion starts on May 7 to elect the new Papa will be the least Eurocentric in his story, As over 3/4 quarters of 135 cardinals – electors have been appointed by Pope Francis, come from 71 different countries from the five continents.
“Open” geographically around the world is the Conclave, which will decide who will be the next Pope, after the death of Pope Francis, according to his analysis of his analysis. Vatican News.
Most of the cardinals have been appointed by Pope Francis, who reformed the college with the priority of representing the Church “in the Regions”. From the Saliaans and the Jesuits to the Franciscan, the new concussion composes one colorful map of faith.
More than 3/4 of these, specifically 108have been appointed by Pope Francis, 22 by Benedict III and five- the “veterans”- by Pope John Pavlos II. These are: French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Croatian Cardinal Josip Bozanić, Cardinal Vinko Puljić from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana.
Less Euro -centric
During the 12 years of his Papas, Pope Francis significantly remarked the College of Cardinals, making it Less Eurocentric and more international.
For the first time, 12 nations They will be represented by their cardinals. Among them: The Cardinals Chilla Langlois from Haiti, Arlindo Furtado Gomes from Green Cape Dieudonné Nzapalainga from the Central African Republic, John Ribat from Papua New Guinea, Sebastian Francis from Malaysia, Anders Arborelius from Sweden, Jean-Claude Hollerich from Luxembourg, Virgilio do Carmo da Silva from Eastern Timor, William Seng Chye Goh from Singapore, Adalberto Martínez Flores from Paraguay, Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla from South Sudan, and Ladislav Nemet from Survia.
53 Cardinals from Europe
However, Europe still has a significant presence at the Cardinal College. Old Epirus is represented by 53 electors. Greater participation is the Italy with 19 cardinals, followed by France 6 and Spain with 5.
37 Electors come from the American continent And specifically, 16 from the north, 4 from central, and 17 from South America. By Asia come from 23 while the body also participates 18 from Africa and 4 from Oceania.
Although geographical representation does not in itself determine the result of the election of the new Pope – which is also affected by other decisive factors – the geographical dimension cannot be ignored because of the worldwide range of papal office.
The ages of the cardinals of the electors – 45 years old the younger and 79 years old the older
As for the age of the electors, The youngest is Australian of Ukrainian descent Mikola Bychok, 45, while the oldest is the Spanish Carlos Osoro Sierra, 79 years old.
Six cardinals were born in the 1970s: These are the Italian Baldassarre Reina (Rome representative, which will be 55 in November), Canadian Frank Leo (1971), Lithuanian Rolandas Makrickas (1972), Indian George Jacob Koovakad (1973), Portugues and Italian Giorgio Marengo (1974).
Other age groups include 50 cardinals born in the 1940s, 47 in the 1950s and 31st 1960s. The most crowded generation is 1947, with 13 cardinals that are or approaching 78 years.
33 cardinals from 18 religious battalions
Among the electors, 33 belong to 18 different religious battalions. The Salesians are the most numerous with five members: Charles Maung Bo, Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, Ángel Fernández Artime, Cristóbal López Romero and Daniel Sturla Berhouet.
Four belong to the Franciscans (Luis Cabrera Herrera, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Jaime Spengler and Leonardo Steiner) and four others to Jesuits (Stephen Chow Sau-Yan, Michael Czerny, Jean-Claude Hollerich and Rossi).
Three are Convi Franciscans (François-Xavier Bustilo, Mauro Gambetti and Dominique Mathieu).
The Conclave will also be attended by two Dominicans, Timothy Radcliffe and Jean-Paul Vesco, two Redemies, Mykola Bychok and Joseph Tobin, two of the Hierarchs of Divine Word, Tarcisio Kikuchi and Ladislav Nemet Battalions: Augustinian Robert Prevost, Capukin Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Aseptic Carmilite Anders Arborelius, Sitheian Orani João Tempesta, Claretian Vicente Bokalic Iglic, Member of the Pius X Gérald Lacroix Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Missionary of the Giorgio Marengo console, missionary of the sacred heart John Ribat, Skalabrian Fabio Baggio and Spiritual Dieudonné Nzapalainga.
And two absentees
Of the 135 cardinals who have the right to vote, two have confirmed that they will not be able to participate in the Conclain for health reasons, reducing the number to 133.