The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Cardinal electors arranged by country

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Pope Paul VI by his motu proprio Ingravescentem aetatem, dated November 21, 1970, substantially modified the electoral power of the cardinals. The document stipulated that cardinals older than eighty years were deprived of their right to elect the pope and to participate in the conclave. When this provision went into effect on January 1, 1971, twenty-five cardinals lost their electoral rights. This regulation was later reaffirmed by his apostolic constitution Romano Pontifici eligendo of October 1, 1975 and by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis of February 22, 1996.

As of April 29, 2017, there are 116 cardinal electors from 58 countries. Of the cardinal electors, 19 have been created by Pope John Paul II; 53 by Pope Benedict XVI; and 44 by Pope Francis. In parentheses following the name is the year of cardinalitial creation.

Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Bosna i Hercegovina Brazil Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Canada Central African Republic
Chile Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Democratic Republic of Congo England Ethiopia France Germany Ghana Guinea Haiti
Honduras Hungary India Ireland Italy Ivory Coast Kenya Lebanon Mauritius México Myanmar Netherlands New Zealand
Nicaragua Nigeria Panamá Papua New Guinea Perú Philippines Poland Popular Republic of China Portugal South Africa South Korea
Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Tonga United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Việt Nam
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ARGENTINA (2)
Poli, Mario Aurelio (2014)
Sandri, Leonardo (2007)

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AUSTRALIA (1)
Pell, George (2003)

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AUSTRIA (1)
Schönborn, O.P., Christoph (1998)

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BANGLADESH (1)
D’Rozario, C.S.C., Patrick (2016)

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BELGIUM (1)
De Kesel, Jozef (2016)

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BOSNIA I HERCEGOVINA (1)
Puljić, Vinko (1994)

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BRAZIL (4)
Aviz, João Braz de (2012)
Rocha, Sérgio da (2016)
Scherer, Odilo Pedro (2007)
Tempesta, O. Cist., Orani João (2014)

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BURKINA FASO (1)
Ouédraogo, Philippe Nakellentuba (2014)

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CABO VERDE (1)
Gomes Furtado, Arlindo (2015)

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CANADA (3)
Collins, Thomas Christopher (2012)
Lacroix, I.S.P.X, Gérald Cyprien (2014)
Ouellet, P.S.S., Marc (2003)

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (1)
Nzapalainga, Dieudonné, C.S.Sp. (2016)

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CHILE (1)
Ezzatti Andrello, S.D.B., Ricardo (2014)

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COLOMBIA (1)
Salazar Gómez, Rubén (2012)

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CROATIA (1)
Bozanić, Josip (2003)

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CZECH REPUBLIC (1)
Duka, O.P., Dominik Jaroslav (2012)

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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (1)
Monsengwo Pasinya, Laurent (2010)

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ENGLAND (1)
Nichols, Vincent (2014)

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ETHIOPIA (1)
Souraphiel, C.M., Berhaneyesus Demerew (2015)

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FRANCE (5)
Barbarin, Philippe (2003)
Mamberti, Dominique (2015)
Ricard, Jean-Pierre (2006)
Tauran, Jean-Louis (2003)
Vingt-Trois, André (2007)

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GERMANY (3)
Marx, Reinhard (2010)
Müller, Gerhard Ludwig (2014)
Woelki, Rainer Maria (2012)

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GHANA (1)
Turkson, Peter Kodwo Appiah (2003)

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GUINEA (1)
Sarah, Robert (2010)

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HAITI (1)
Langlois, Chibly (2014)

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HONDURAS (1)
Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Óscar Andrés (2001)

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HUNGARY (1)
Erdö, Péter (2003)

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INDIA (4)
Alencherry, George (2012)
Gracias, Oswald (2007)
Thottunkal Baselios Cleemis (2012)
Toppo, Telesphore Placide (2003)

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IRELAND (1)
Brady, Seán Baptist (2007)

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ITALY (24)
Amato, S.D.B., Angelo (2010)
Bagnasco, Angelo (2007)
Baldisseri, Lorenzo (2014)
Bassetti, Gualtiero (2014)
Bertello, Giuseppe (2012)
Betori, Giuseppe (2012)
Caffarra, Carlo (2006)
Calcagno, Domenico (2012)
Coccopalmerio, Francesco (2012)
Comastri, Angelo, (2007)
Filoni, Fernando (2012)
Menichelli, Edoardo (2015)
Montenegro, Francesco (2015)
Parolin, Pietro (2014)
Piacenza, Mauro (2010)
Ravasi, Gianfranco (2010)
Romeo, Paolo (2010)
Scola, Angelo (2003)
Sepe, Crescenzio (2001)
Stella, Beniamino (2014)
Vallini, Agostino (2006)
Vegliò, Antonio Maria (2012)
Versaldi, Giuseppe (2012)
Zenari, Mario (2016)

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IVORY COAST (1)
Kutwa, Jean-Pierre (2014)

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KENYA (1)
Njue, John (2007)

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LEBANON (1)
Raï, O.M.M., Béchara Boutros (2012)

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MAURTIUS (1)
Piat, C.S.Sp., Maurice (2016)

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MÉXICO (4)
Aguiar Retes, Carlos (2016)
Robles Ortega, Francisco (2007)
Rivera Carrera, Norberto (1998)
Suárez Inda, Alberto (2015)

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MYANMAR (1)
Bo, S.D.B., Charles Maung (2015)

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NETHERLANDS (1)
Eijk, Willem Jacobus (2012)

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NEW ZEALAND (1)
Dew, John Atcherley (2015)

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NICARAGUA (1)
Brenes Solórzano, Leopoldo José (2014)

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NIGERIA (1)
Onaiyekan, John Olorunfemi (2012)

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PANAMÁ (1)
Lacunza Maestrojuàn, O.A.R., José Luis (2015)

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA (1)
Ribat, M.S.C., John (2016)

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PERÚ (1)
Cipriani Thorne, Juan Luis (2001)

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PHILIPPINES (2)
Quevedo, O.M.I., Orlando Beltran (2014)
Tagle, Luis Antonio Gokim (2012)

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POLAND (4)
Dziwisz, Stanisław (2006)
Grocholweski, Zenon (2001)
Nycz, Kazimierz (2010)
Ryłko, Stanisław (2007)

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POPULAR REPUBLIC OF CHINA (1)
Tong Hon, John (2012)

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PORTUGAL (2)
Monteiro de Castro, Manuel (2012)
Clemente, Manuel José Macário do Nascimento (2015)

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SOUTH AFRICA (1)
Napier, O.F.M., Wilfrid Napier (2001)

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SOUTH KOREA (1)
Yeom Soo Jung, Andrew (2014)

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SPAIN (3)
Blázquez Pérez, Ricardo (2015)
Cañizares Llovera, Antonio (2006)
Osoro Sierra (2016) (2016)

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SRI LANKA (1)
Patabendige Don, Albert Malcolm Ranjith (2010)

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SUDAN (1)
Zubeir Wako, Gabriel (2003)

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SWITZERLAND (1)
Koch, Kurt (2010)

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TANZANIA (1)
Pengo, Polycarp (1998)

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THAILAND (1)
Kovithavanij, Francis Xavier Kriengsak (2015)

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TONGA (1)
Mafi, Soane Patita Paini (2015)

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UNITED STATES (10)
Burke, Raymond Leo (2010)
Cupich, Blase Joseph (2016)
DiNardo, Daniel Nicholas (2007)
Dolan, Timothy Michael (2012)
Farrell, Kevin Joseph (2016)
Harvey, James Michael (2012)
O'Brien, Edwin Frederick (2012)
O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., Seán Patrick (2006)
Tobin, C.Ss.R., Joseph William (2016)
Wuerl, Donald William (2010)

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URUGUAY (1)
Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B., Daniel Fernando (2015)

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VENEZUELA (2)
Porras Cardozo, Baltazar Enrique (2016)
Urosa Savino, Jorge Liberato (2006)

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VIỆT NAM (1)
Nguyễn Van Nhơn, Pierre (2015)

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CARDINAL ELECTORS BY CONTINENT BY COUNTRY

AFRICA (14) - (14)
Burkina Faso 1
Cabo Verde 1
Central African Republic 1
Democratic Republic of Congo 1
Ethiopia 1
Ghana 1
Guinea 1
Ivory Coast 1
Kenya 1
Mauritius 1
Nigeria 1
South Africa 1
Sudan 1
Tanzania 1

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AMERICA (33) - (14)
Argentina 2
Brazil 4
Canada 3
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Haiti 1
Honduras 1
México 4
Nicaragua 1
Panamá 1
Perú 1
United States of America 10
Uruguay 1
Venezuela 2

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ASIA (14) - (10)
Bangladesh 1
India 4
Lebanon 1
Myanmar 1
Philippines 2
Popular Republic of China 1
South Korea 1
Sri Lanka 1
Thailand 1
Việt Nam 1

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EUROPE (51) - (16)
Austria 1
Belgium 1
Bosnia i Herzegovina 1
Croatia 1
Czech Republic 1
England 1
France 5
Germany 3
Hungary 1
Ireland 1
Italy 24
Netherlands 1
Poland 4
Portugal 2
Spain 3
Switzerland 1

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OCEANIA (4) - (4)
Australia 1
New Zealand 1
Papua New Guinea 1
Tonga 1

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SUMMARY
AFRICA - 14 cardinals from 14 countries
AMERICA - 33 cardinals from 14 countries
ASIA - 14 cardinals from 10 countries
EUROPE - 51 cardinals from 16 countries
OCEANIA - 4 cardinals from 4 countries

TOTAL - 116 cardinals from 58 countries

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