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.

Lembo named Tōkyō Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Andrea Lembo, P.I.M.E. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō, Japan and titular bishop of Mulia.

Boccardi retired as Japan Nuncio

Archbishop Leo Boccardi retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Japan.

Osaka and Takamatsu combined to Osaka-Takamatsu

The archdiocese of Osaka and the diocese of Takamatsu were combined to form the Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan.

The diocese of Takamatsu was vacant.

The archdiocese of Osaka was being led by Thomas Aquino Manyo Cardinal Maeda with Bishop Paul Toshihiro Sakai as an Auxiliary; both are transferred to the new jurisdiction.

Moriyama named Oita Bishop

Bishop-elect Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama was named Bishop of Oita, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop Paul Sueo Hamaguchi in December 2020.

Takami retired, Nakamura named Nagasaki Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. retired and Archbishop-designate Peter Michiaki Nakamura was named Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan.

Archbishop-designate Nakamur had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the same archdiocese.

Gacutan named Sendai Bishop

Bishop-elect Edgar Gacutan, C.I.C.M. was named Bishop of Sendai, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga in March 2020.

Boccardi named Japan Nuncio

Archbishop Leo Boccardi was named Apostolic Nuncio to Japan.

The post had been vacant since the death of Archbishop Joseph Chennoth in September 2020.

Archbishop Boccardi had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Iran.

Narui named Niigata Bishop

Bishop-elect Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. was named Bishop of Niigata, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Tōkyō in October 2017.

Miyahara resigned as Fukuoka Bishop

Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara resigned as Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan.

Koda resigned as Tōkyō Auxiliary

Bishop James Kazuo Koda resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō, Japan.

Michiaki Yamanouchi named Saitama Bishop

Bishop-elect Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B. was named Bishop of Saitama, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani in July 2013.

Abella Batlle and Sakai named Osaka Auxiliaries

Bishop-elect Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F. and Bishop-elect Paul Toshihiro Sakai were named Auxiliary Bishops of Osaka, Japan and titular bishops of Methamaucum and Nova Barbara, respectively.

14 New Cardinals Named

This morning the Holy Father announced 14 new Cardinals will be created on 29 June 2018.

To Be Created Cardinal:

• Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq; Age: 69.9
• Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Age: 74.1
• Angelo De Donatis, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy; Age: 64.4
• Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State; Age: 70.0
• Konrad Krajewski, Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities; Age: 54.5
• Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan; Age: 72.9
• António Augusto dos Santos Marto, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal; Age: 71.1
• Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J., Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru; Age: 74.3
• Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar; Age: 64.0
• Giuseppe Petrocchi, Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy; Age: 69.8
• Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan; Age: 69.3

Count: 11; Average Age: 68.6

To Be Created Cardinal (Non-Voting):

• Sergio Obeso Rivera, Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México; Age: 86.6
• Toribio Ticona Porco, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia; Age: 81.1
• Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F., Superior General Emeritus of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Age: 80.1

Count: 3; Average Age: 82.6

With the addition of the 14 new Cardinals on 29 June 2018, there will be 227 members total with 125 of those having the right to vote. Assuming no Cardinal elector deaths, the number of electors will return to the theoretical maximum of 120 on 1 Aug 2019.

Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, Papal Almoner, will become the second youngest Cardinal at age 54. Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp., Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic, will remain the youngest at 51.

Oshikawa retired, Berndt named Naha Bishop

Bishop Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop-elect Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Naha, Japan.

Okada retired, Kikuchi named Tōkyō Archbishop

Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada retired and Archbishop-designate Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. was named Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan.

Archbishop-designate Kikuchi had been serving as Bishop of Niigata.

Shirahama named Hiroshima Bishop

Bishop-elect Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S. was named Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda was named Archbishop of Osaka in August 2014.

On the same day, Bishop Joseph Atsumi Misue, Emeritus of Hiroshima, died. He had served as a priest for 54 years and as a bishop for 31 years. May he rest in peace.

Nomura retired, Matsuura named Nagoya Bishop

Bishop Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura retired and Bishop Michael Gorō Matsuura was named Bishop of Nagoya, Japan.

Bishop Matsuura had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka.

Ikenaga retired, Maeda named Osaka Archbishop

Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. retired and Archbishop-designate Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda was named Archbishop of Osaka, Japan.

Archbishop-designate Maeda had been serving as Bishop of Hiroshima.

Tani resigned as Saitama Bishop

Bishop Marcellino Taiji Tani resigned as Bishop of Saitama, Japan.