The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
Additions 2022
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January 20
La Razón informed that Cardinal
Antonio Cañizares Llovera, archbishop of Valencia, Spain, has tested positive to Covid-19 after returning from Rome for the
ad limina visit. The cardinal does not have any symptoms.
According to the archdiocese of Valencia "He immediately isolated himself and his current condition, with the evolution of the days, "remains asymptomatic and is perfectly fine,
waiting for the result of the new test to be negative and so that he can return to normal activity."
According to the same source, "the cardinal thanks the signs of affection received and blesses all the sick, especially those infected with Covid-19, their families and also the
health workers, who continue to face the pandemic, and asks that prayers be said for all of them".
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January 18
National Catholic Register informed
that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of State, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, substitute of the Secretariat
of State, have contracted Covid-19. They caught the virus after having two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and the booster shot, with only Cardinal Parolin, 67, showing
symptoms of the disease. The cardinal has light symptoms and the archbishop none. They are both in isolation in their respective apartments.
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January 17
The Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia informed
that President Zoran Milanović bestowed the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir with sash and star upon Cardinal Vinko
Puljić, archbishop of Vrhbosna, for his outstanding contribution to the preservation of the Croatian identity, and for extraordinary achievement in interreligious,
cultural and humanitarian activities.
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January 11
Il Sismografo published the list of cardinals
who have been affected by Covid-19:
1) Eusébio Oscar Scheid, C.S.I., archbishop emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Died of Covid-19
on January 13, 2021
2) Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, archbishop emeritus of Caracas, Venezuela. Died of Covid-19 on September 23, 2021
3) José Freire Falcão, archbishop emeritus of Brasília, Brazil. Died of Covid-19 on September 26, 2021
Cardinals infected and healed
4) Jose Fuerte Advincula, archbishop of Manila, Philippines
5) Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M.Cap., archbishop of Santiago, Chile
6) Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop emeritus of Genoa, Italy, president of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe
7) Gualtiero Bassetti (twice infected), archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
8) Giuseppe Bertello, president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City, and president emeritus of
the Governatorate of Vatican City
9) Leopoldo Brenes Solórzano, archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
10) Raymond Leo Burke, patron of the Sovereign Order of Malta
11) Angelo De Donatis, vicar general of His Holiness for the diocese of Rome
12) Jean-Claude Höllerich, S.J., archbishop of Luxembourg and president of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union
(COMECE)
13) Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner
14) Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X., archbishop of Québec, Canada
15) Francesco Montenegro, archbishop emerius of Agrigento, Italy
16) Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo, archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Fasso
17) Vinko Puljić, archbishop of Vrhbosna-Sarajevo, Bosnia i Erzegovina
18) Norberto Rivera Carrera, archbishop emeritus of México, México
19) Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20) Crescenzio Sepe, archbishop emeritus of Naples, Italy
21) Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, archbishop emeritus of Manila, Philippines, and prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization
of Peoples
22) Matteo Maria Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna, Italy
23) Dominik Duka, O.P., archbishop of Prague, Czech Republic
24) Reinhard Marx, archbishop of München und Feising, Germany
25) Wilton Daniel Gregory, archbishop of Washington, D.C., United States of America;
26) Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, México; and
27) Toribio Sergio Ticona Porco, prelate emeritus di Corocoro, Bolivia.
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January 7
La Tribuna de Toledo informed
the following: the primatial cathedral was the scene of a historical event. Not every day there is a funeral held inside. In this case, the occasion corresponded to the one who was
archbishop of Toledo between 1995 and 2002, Francisco Álvarez Martínez. Before the coffin reached the primatial temple, it was
carried in procession by a hundred priests, bishops and cardinals from the chapel of the Immaculate, located on Trinidad street, where his remains had been since Wednesday, January
5.
The procession arrived at the cathedral around 12 noon for the burial ceremony to take place. It was presided by the current archbishop of the archdiocese, Francisco Cerro
Chaves, along with the archbishop emeritus, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, and four cardinals: Juan José Omella Omella
who is also president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Carlos Osoro
Sierra and Antonio Cañizares Llovera. In the homily, Archbishop Chaves thanked the late cardinal
for the work carried out throughout his career, especially in Toledo, "because he did not have an easy role because he had to replace Cardinal
Marcelo González Martín." The current archbishop also acknowledged that they did not have much relationship, but they did keep
"affection and "cariño", so he summarized the life of the deceased in "an example of kindness and serenity during all the days of his life."
After the celebration of the Eucharist, all the participants processed through the interior of the Cathedral to the chapel of the Descent, the place chosen for the burial. The
coffin of the late cardinal was buried along with the remains of his parents and his sister. A burial that had the collaboration of the Brotherhood of Charity, the oldest in Spain
and characterized by giving the last shovel of earth in burials to the poor or executed. Therefore, following the tradition, from this brotherhood they added the last grams of
earth to the tomb of the recently deceased cardinal.
In addition to the aforementioned cardinals, bishops from different Spanish cities also attended the ceremony. These are the cases of Ángel Rubio, from Segovia;
Demetrio Fernández, from Córdoba; Carlos Escribano, from Zaragoza; Ginés Ramón García, from Getafe; and Ángel Fernández
Collado, bishop of Albacete. Regarding assistance of a political nature, the municipal government team was attended by councilors Teo García, José
Pablo Sabrido and Mar Álvarez. The opposition was attended by the Popular councilor Pablo Corrales; Carolina Agudo,
general secretary of the PP in Castilla-La Mancha; and the former mayor of Toledo, Agustín Conde. The current councilor, Milagros Tolón, and the
president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, did not attend because the funeral coincided with the celebration of the Federal Committee of the PSOE.
In this way, Toledo gave an emotional last goodbye to Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez while waiting for the current health situation to allow to celebrate his
funeral.
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January 7
Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., archbishop emeritus of Santiago, Chile, turned eighty years old and according to the
regulation in the seventh paragraph of the introduction of the apostolic constitution Universi
Dominici gregis, lost the right to participate in the conclave.
The number of cardinals is 214. The cardinal electors
are now 119; and the cardinal non-electors are now 95.
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January 5
La Tribuna de Toledo informed
that the funeral of the cardinal archbishop emeritus of Toledo, Francisco Álvarez Martínez, will be held on Friday, January 7, at
noon, in the primada cathedral, and will be presided over by the archbishop of Toledo, Francisco Cerro Chaves.
The coffin with the mortal remains of the late cardinal will be installed this afternoon in the Chapel of the Immaculate, located on Trinidad street. Priests, members of the
consecrated life and laity who so wish will be able to visit the chapel between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. today. And tomorrow, January 6, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
In addition, this afternoon, at 7:30 p.m., the archbishop will preside, in the aforementioned chapel, a liturgical celebration of the Word, which the faithful may attend until the
capacity allowed by the health situation is completed.
The body of the cardinal will be buried in the primate cathedral, in front of the Chapel of the Descent of the Virgin.
Later, when the sanitary situation allows it, a funeral Mass will be celebrated in the primatial temple on a date that will be communicated in due course.
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January 5
The Press Office of the Holy See informed that after learning the news of the death of Cardinal Francisco Álvarez
Martínez, archbishop emeritus of Toledo, the Holy Father sent a telegram
of condolence to Francisco Cerro Chaves, archbishop of Toledo.
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January 5
Vida Nueva Digital informed
that Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez, archbishop emeritus of Toledo, Spain, died at 6:45 a.m. in a hospital in Madrid after a
long illness. He was 96 years old.
After the death of Cardinal Álvarez Martínez the members of the College of Cardinals are 214; 120 are
electors and 94 are non-electors.
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January 4
The Press Office of the Holy See informed
that the Holy Father named member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, patriarch of Babylon of the
Chaldeans, Iraq.
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As of January 1, 2022, the members of the College of Cardinals are 215; 120 are electors
and 95 are non-electors, having lost their right to participate in the conclave when they turned 80 years old, according to the
regulation in the seventh paragraph of the introduction of the apostolic constitution Universi
Dominici gregis. During this year, ten cardinals will turn 80. They are:
Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B., January 7;
Gualtiero Bassetti, April 7;
Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, April 13;
Norberto Rivera Carrera, June 6;
Gregorio Rosa Chávez, September 3;
Rubén Salazar Gómez, September 22;
Giuseppe Bertello, October 1;
Gianfranco Ravasi, October 18;
André Vingt-Trois, November 7; and
Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., December 29.
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From January 1 to December 31, 2021, the cardinals' site received 80,295 visits as well as numerous electronic messages with comments, corrections, and additional information.
The counter records only the initial visit to the site and not the ones to other sections on the same occasion. On January 1, 2021, the number of visitors to the site since January
1, 2002, was 2,614,589. The site contains the biographical entries of the 4,493 pre-cardinals, cardinals, quasi-cardinals and pseudocardinals identified between 494 and 2021.
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