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Pope Francis Announces 21 New Cardinals

Pope Francis after reciting the Angelus at St. Peter's Square on Sunday, October 6, announced the appointment of 21 new Cardinals, including Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan and Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP.


Among the 21 appointments, one is an Apostolic Nuncio; one is Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome; and fifteen are archbishops or bishops of dioceses.


Other appointments include: the bishop of the Eparchy Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians, a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; the archpriest coadjutor of the Basilica of St. Mary Major; Fr. Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P., the former Master of the Order of Preachers who led the meditations for the Synod in 2023 as well as for the current synod; the Undersecretary for the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development; and the official Responsible for Travel of the Secretary of State.


The 21 cardinal-elects will be elevated during the consistory to be held at the Vatican on December 8, 2024. The complete list is as follows:


1. H.E. Msgr. Angelo ACERBI, Apostolic Nuncio

 

2. H.E. Msgr. Carlos Gustavo CASTILLO MATTASOGLIO, Archbishop of Lima (Peru)

 

3. H.E. Msgr. Vicente BOKALIC IGLIC C.M., Archbishop of Santiago del Estero (Primado de la Argentina).

 

4. H.E. Msgr. Luis Gerardo CABRERA HERRERA, O.F.M., Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador).

 

5. H.E. Msgr. Fernando Natalio CHOMALÍ GARIB, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile (Chile).

 

6. Archbishop Tarcisio Isao KIKUCHI, S.V.D., Archbishop of Tokyo (Japan).

 

7. H.E. Msgr. Pablo Virgilio SIONGCO DAVID, Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines).

 

8. H. E. Msgr. Ladislav NEMET, S.V.D., Archbishop of Beograd -Smederevo, (Serbia).

 

9. H.E. Msgr. Jaime SPENGLER, O.F.M., Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brasil).

 

10. H.E. Mgr Ignace BESSI DOGBO, Archbishop of Abidjan (Ivory Coast).

 

11. H.E. Mgr Jean-Paul VESCO, O.P., Archbishop of Alger (Algeria).

 

12. H.E. Mgr. Paskalis Bruno SYUKUR, O.F.M., Bishop of Bogor (Indonesia).

 

13. H. E. Msgr. Dominique Joseph MATHIEU, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Tehran Ispahan (Iran).

 

14. H.E. Msgr. Roberto REPOLE, Archbishop of Turin (Italy).

 

15. H.E. Msgr. Baldassare REINA, Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome.

 

16. H.E. Msgr. Francis LEO, Archbishop of Toronto (Canada).

 

17. H.E. Msgr. Rolandas MAKRICKAS, Archpriest Coadjutor Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major.

 

18. H.E. Mgr Mykola BYCHOK, C.S.R., Bishop of the Eparchy Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians

 

19. R.P. Timothy Peter Joseph RADCLIFFE, OP, theologian

 

20. R. P. Fabio BAGGIO, C.S., Under Secretary Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development

 

21. Mgr George Jacob KOOVAKAD, Official of the Secretary of State, Responsible for Travel

Source: Vatican News

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