Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals Pope Francis has named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas as the Roman Catholic Churchs support shifts from its traditional European stronghold. Fifteen of the new cardinals -- considered princes of the church -- are under the age of 80, meaning they are eligible to join the conclave which will elect the popes successor. These are the 20 new cardinals, grouped by region: Europe; Archbishop Dominique Mamberti of France Archbishop Francesco Montenegro of Italy Archbishop Luigi De Magistris of Italy (Non-voting) Archbishop Ricardo Blazquez Perez of Spain Archbishop Karl-Joseph Rauber of Germany (Non-voting) Archbishop Edoardo Menichelli of Italy Archbishop Manuel Jose Macario do Nascimento Clemente of Portugal Africa; Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado of Cape Verde Bishop emeritus Julio Duarte Langa of Mozambique (Non-voting) Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel of Ethiopia Asia/Pacific; Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar Archbishop John Atcherley Dew of New Zealand Archbishop Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij of Thailand Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi of Tonga Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon of Hanoi Latin America; Archbishop Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet of Uruguay Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda of Mexico Bishop Jose Luis Lacunza Maestrojuan of Panama Archbishop Jose de Jesus Pimiento Rodriguez of Colombia (Non-voting) Archbishop emeritus Luis Hector Villaba of Argentina (Non-voting) AFP.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:10:46 +0000
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