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What percent of cardinals are Italian?

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What percent of cardinals are Italian?

After Pope Francis’s latest picks are made official in February, the College of Cardinals will be 20.8 percent Italian. Pope Francis seems eager for the church hierarchy to reflect the changing demographics of its members.

How many cardinals are Italian?

Italy has as many as 26 cardinals with the right to vote in a Conclave, 10 of them are residential bishops and 16 are members of the Curia: this accounts for 21\% of the electoral college. Meanwhile, the US has 11 cardinal electors.

Why are all popes from Italy?

Because the Vatican is in Italy. Therefore when a pope appoints a new cardinal he knows the local people best. And those cardinals elect the pope and they know Italians best.

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Are all the popes Italian?

Of the 266 Popes listed below, 88 came from Rome and the majority (196) came from Italy. Gregory V (3 May 996 – 18 February 999) was the first German Pope before Benedict XVI. And Sylvester II who succeeded him in 999 was French. Francis is the first and only Argentinian Pope.

What country has the most Roman Catholic cardinals?

According to the CIA Factbook and the Pew Research Center, the five countries with the largest number of Catholics are, in decreasing order of Catholic population :

  • Brazil.
  • Mexico.
  • Philippines.
  • United States.
  • Italy.

Who is the youngest Catholic Cardinal?

Francis Arinze
Francis Arinze (born 1 November 1932) is a Nigerian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church….Francis Arinze.

His Eminence Francis Arinze
Consecration 29 August 1965 by Charles Heerey
Created cardinal 25 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details

What is a Cardinals salary?

Of the roughly 5,000 people employed in the Roman Curia, the administrative institutions of the Holy See, and in Vatican City State, cardinals have the highest monthly salaries, varying from 4,000 to 5,000 euros, or about $4,700 to $5,900, according to Mimmo Muolo, the author of the 2019 book “The Church’s Money.” The …

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Are there any British cardinals?

There have only been 50 English, Welsh and Scottish cardinals created since the 12th century. It is a select and impressive group.

Who is the most powerful cardinal?

Giovanni Battista Re
Cardinals

Rank Name Born
1 Giovanni Battista Re* 30 January 1934 (age 87)
2 Leonardo Sandri 18 November 1943 (age 78)
3 Angelo Sodano* 23 November 1927 (age 94)
4 Francis Arinze* 1 November 1932 (age 89)