Cardinals!!! (updated 4 Nov 2024)

Today Pope Francis indicated that he intends to create 21 new Cardinals on 7 December 2024. Here is the list:

Cardinal-Designates:

• Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio, Archbishop of Lima, Peru; Age: 74.7
• Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina; Age: 72.4
• Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador; Age: 69.1
• Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile; Age: 67.7
• Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan; Age: 66.1
• Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines; Age: 65.7
• Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D., Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia; Age: 68.2
• Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Age: 64.2
• Ignace Bessi Dogbo, Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Age: 63.3
• Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P., Archbishop of Alger, Algeria; Age: 62.7
• Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran; Age: 61.4
• Roberto Repole, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy; Age: 57.8
• Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 54.0
• Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Age: 53.4
• Rolandas Makrickas, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}; Age: 52.8
• Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia; Age: 44.8
• Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., Priest of Order of Friars Preachers; Age: 79.2
• Fabio Baggio, C.S., Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Age: 59.8
• George Jacob Koovakad, Official of the Secretariat of State; Age: 51.3
• Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples, Italy; Age: 61.8

Count: 20; Average Age: 62.5

Cardinal-Designates (Non-Voting):

• Angelo Acerbi, Apostolic Nuncio; Age: 99.2

Declined before being Created Cardinal:

• Paskalis Bruno Syukur, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia; Age: 62.5

On 12 October, it was announced that the date was changed to 7 December (from 8 December).

On 4 November, Abp Battaglia was added to the list.

Simard retired, Faubert named Valleyfield Bishop

Bishop Noël Simard retired and Bishop Alain Faubert was named Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Faubert had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal.

Smolinski named Saskatoon Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. was named Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian) in April 2022.

Proulx named Bathurst in Canada Bishop

Bishop-elect Michel Proulx, O. Praem. was named Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Nicolet, Québec in October 2022.

Lemay retired, Boulanger named Amos Bishop

Bishop Gilles Lemay retired and Bishop Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger was named Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada while remaining Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda.

Kwiatkowski named New Westminster Bishop

Bishop-elect Michael Kwiatkowski was named Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada.

The eparchy had been vacant since Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski was named Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian) in January 2020.

Rabiy named Winnipeg Auxiliary

Bishop Andriy Rabiy was named Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada.

He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA.

Gazaille retired, Jodoin named Nicolet Bishop

Bishop André Gazaille retired and Bishop Daniel Jodoin was named Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada.

Bishop Jodoin had been serving as Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick.

Leo Named Montréal Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Frank Leo was named Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada and titular bishop of Tamada.

Tremblay named Hearst-Moosonee Bishop

Bishop Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. was named Bishop of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Robert Ovide Bourgon in November 2020.

Bishop Tremblay had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec.

Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier united, Poisson named Bishop

The dioceses of Saint-Jérôme and of Mont-Laurier are united to form the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Canada.

Bishop Raymond Poisson was named Bishop.

Bishop Poisson had been serving as Bishop of both dioceses.

Bayda named Toronto Bishop

Bishop Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. was named Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada.

The eparchy had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Stephen Victor Chmilar in November 2019.

Bishop Bayda had been serving as Bishop of Saskatoon.

Mathieu named Ottawa-Cornwall Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Yvan Mathieu, S.M. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and titular bishop of Vazari.

Laliberté named Trois-Rivières Bishop

Bishop Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. was named Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard in January 2021.

Bishop Laliberté had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Québec.

Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto Changes

The Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada is changed to an Apostolic Exarchate.

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette, Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA, was named Apostolic Administor of the new Exarchate.

Soro resigned, Jarjis named Mar Addai of Toronto Bishop

Bishop Bawai (Ashur) Soro resigned and Bishop Robert Saeed Jarjis was named Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada.

Bishop Jarjis had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq.

Ibrahim named Zahleh e Furzol Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. was named Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon.

He had been serving as Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada.

Jurkovič named Canada Nuncio

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič was named Apostolic Nuncio to Canada.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Albania in December 2020.

Archbishop Jurkovič had been serving as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva.

Thévenot retired, Hero named Prince-Albert Bishop

Bishop Albert Privet Thévenot, M. Afr. retired and Bishop-elect Stephen Hero was named Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Grecco retired as Charlottetown Bishop

Bishop Richard John Grecco retired as Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.