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Consistory of 21 February 2001


Personal Data
FAMILY NAME / given name / Date of Birth / country / (continent)
of the first announced 37 Cardinals

(announced by the Holy Father John Paul II
at the Angelus of 21 January 2001
)

(* cardinal with voting right)

  • * RE Giovanni Battista 30 January 1934 Italy (Europe), Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops.
  • * NGUYÊN VAN THUAN François Xavier 17 April 1928 Vietnam (Asia), President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
  • * CACCIAVILLAN Agostino 14 August 1926 Italy (Europe), President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See.
  • * SEBASTIANI Sergio 11 April 1931 Italy (Europe), President of the Prefecture of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
  • * GROCHOLEWSKI Zenon 11 October 1939 Poland (Europe), Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education.
  • * SARAIVA MARTINS José, C.M.F. 06 January 1932 Portugal (Europe), Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
  • * SEPE Crescenzio 02 June 1943 Italy (Europe), secretary-general of the Committee for the 2000 Jubilee Year.
  • * MEJÍA Jorge María 31 January 1923 Argentina (Latin Am.), Argentine, chief archivist of the Holy Roman Church.
  • * DAOUD S.B. Ignace Moussa I 18 September 1930 Syria (Asia), Prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches.
  • * POMPEDDA Mario Francesco 18 April 1929 Italy (Europe), Italian, Prefect of the Supreme Apostolic Tribunal.
  • * KASPER Walter 05 March 1933 Germany (Europe), Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
  • * GONZÁLEZ ZUMÁRRAGA Antonio José 18 March 1925 Ecuador (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Quito.
  • * DIAS Ivan 14 April 1936 India (Asia), Archbishop of Bombay.
  • * AGNELO Geraldo Majella 19 October 1933 Brazil (Latin Am.), Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia.
  • * RUBIANO SÁENZ Pedro 13 September 1932 Colombia (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Bogotá.
  • * McCARRICK Theodore Edgar 07 July 1930 USA. (North Am.), Archbishop of Washington DC.
  • * CONNELL Desmond 24 March 1926 Ireland (Europe), Archbishop of Dublin.
  • * BACKIS Audrys Juozas 01 February 1937 Lithuania (Europe), Archbishop of Vilnius.
  • * ERRÁZURIZ OSSA Francisco Javier, of the Schönstatt Community 05 September 1933 Chile (Latin Am.)
  • * RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA Oscar Andrés, S.D.B. 29 December 1942 Honduras (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Tegucigalpa.
  • * AGRÉ Bernard 02 March 1926 Ivory Coast (Africa), Archbishop of Abidjan.
  • * BILLÉ Louis-Marie 18 February 1938 France (Europe), Archbishop of Lyon. Died on 12 March 2002.
  • * VELASCO GARCÍA Ignacio Antonio, S.D.B. 17 January 1929 Venezuela (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Caracas.
  • * CIPRIANI THORNE Juan Luis 28 December 1943 Peru (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Lima.
  • * ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ Francisco 14 July 1925 Spain (Europe), Archbishop of Toledo.
  • * HUMMES Cláudio, O.F.M. 08 August 1934 Brazil (Latin Am.) Archbishop of São Paulo.
  • * VITHAYATHIL Varkey, C.SS.R. 29 May 1927 India (Asia), Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church in India.
  • * BERGOGLIO JORGE MARIO, S.I. 17 December 1936 Argentina (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
  • * DA CRUZ POLICARPO José 26 February 1936 Portugal (Europe), Patriarch of Lisbon.
  • * POLETTO Severino 18 March 1933 Italy (Europe), Archbishop of Turin.
  • * MURPHY-O'CONNOR Cormac 24 August 1932 Great Britain (Europe), Archbishop of Westminster, London.
  • * EGAN Edward Michael 02 April 1932 USA. (North Am.), Archbishop of New York.
  • – GHATTAS S.B. Stéphanos II, C.M. 16 January 1920 Egypt (Africa), Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts.
  • – HONORÉ Jean 13 August 1920 France (Europe), Archbishop Emeritus of Tours.
  • * TUCCI Roberto, S.I. 19 April 1921 Italy (Europe), head of Vatican Radio and main organiser of Pope's foreign trips.
  • – SCHEFFCZYK Leo 21 February 1920 Germany (Europe), retired theologian.
  • – DULLES Avery, S.J. 24 August 1918 USA. (North Am.), theologian.

    Personal Data of the other 5 Cardinals
    (announced by the Holy Father John Paul II
    at the Angelus of 28 January 2001 )
  • * HUSAR Lubomyr, MSU. 26 February 1933 Ukraine (Europe), Major Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine, head of the Eastern Rite Ukrainian Catholic Church.
  • – DEGENHART Johannes Joachim 31 January 1926 Germany (Europe), Archbishop of Paderborn.
  • * TERRAZAS SANDOVAL Julio, C.SS.R. 07 March 1936 Bolivia (Latin Am.), Archbishop of Santacruz.
  • * NAPIER Wilfrid Fox, OFM 08 March 1941 South Africa (Africa), Archbishop of Durban.
  • * LEHMANN Karl 16 May 1936 Germany (Europe)

    Cardinals held secret “in pectore” 
     Consistory 21 February 1998 
    (announced by the Holy Father John Paul II at the Angelus of 28 January 2001)
  • * JAWORSKI Marian 21 August 1926 Ukraine (Europe), Archbishop of the Latin Rite in Ukraine.
  • * PUJATS Janis 14 November 1930 Latvia (Europe), Archbishop of Riga.

    Origin

    EUROPE (23, of which 21 electors)
  • * RE Giovanni Battista 30 January 1934 Italy (Europe)
  • * CACCIAVILLAN Agostino 14 August 1926 Italy (Europe)
  • * SEBASTIANI Sergio 11 April 1931 Italy (Europe)
  • * SEPE Crescenzio 02 June 1943 Italy (Europe)
  • * POMPEDDA Mario Francesco 18 April 1929 Italy (Europe)
  • * POLETTO Severino 18 March 1933 Italy (Europe)
  • * TUCCI Roberto, S.I. 19 April 1921 Italy (Europe)
  • * KASPER Walter 05 March 1933 Germany (Europe)
  • * DEGENHART Johannes Joachim 31 January 1926 Germany (Europe)
  • * LEHMANN Karl 16 May 1936 Germany (Europe)
  • – SCHEFFCZYK Leo 21 February 1920 Germany (Europe)
  • * BILLÉ Louis-Marie 18 February 1938 France (Europe)
  • – HONORÉ Jean 13 August 1920 France (Europe)
  • * SARAIVA MARTINS José, C.M.F. 06 January 1932 Portugal (Europe)
  • * DA CRUZ POLICARPO José 26 February 1936 Portugal (Europe)
  • * JAWORSKI Marian 21 August 1926 Ukraine (Europe)
  • * HUSAR Lubomyr, M.S.U. 26 February 1933 Ukraine (Europe)
  • * PUJATS Janis 14 November 1930 Latvia (Europe)
  • * BA  KIS Audrys Juozas 01 February 1937 Lithuania (Europe)
  • * GROCHOLEWSKI Zenon 11 October 1939 Poland (Europe)
  • * ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ Francisco 14 July 1925 Spain (Europe)
  • * MURPHY-O'CONNOR Cormac 24 August 1932 Great Britain (Europe)
  • * CONNELL Desmond 24 March 1926 Ireland (Europe)

    NORTH AMERICA (3, of which 2 electors)
  • * McCARRICK Theodore Edgar 07 July 1930 USA. (North Am.)
  • * EGAN Edward Michael 02 April 1932 USA. (North Am.)
  • – DULLES Avery, S.I. 24 August 1918 USA. (North Am.)

    LATIN AMERICA (11, all electors)
  • * MEJÍA Jorge María 31 January 1923 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * BERGOGLIO JORGE MARIO, S.I. 17 December 1936 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * AGNELO Geraldo Majella 19 October 1933 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * HUMMES Cláudio, O.F.M. 08 August 1934 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * GONZÁLEZ ZUMÁRRAGA Antonio José 18 March 1925 Ecuador (Latin Am.)
  • * RUBIANO SÁENZ Pedro 13 September 1932 Colombia (Latin Am.)
  • * ERRÁZURIZ OSSA Francisco Javier, of the Schönstatt Community 05 September 1933 Chile (Latin Am.)
  • * RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA Oscar Andrés, S.D.B. 29 December 1942 Honduras (Latin Am.)
  • * VELASCO GARCÍA Ignacio Antonio, S.D.B. 17 January 1929 Venezuela (Latin Am.)
  • * CIPRIANI THORNE Juan Luis 28 December 1943 Peru (Latin Am.)
  • * TERRAZAS SANDOVAL Julio, C.SS.R. 07 March 1936 Bolivia (Latin Am.)

    AFRICA (3, of which 2 electors)
  • * AGRÉ Bernard 02 March 1926 Ivory Coast (Africa)
  • * NAPIER Wilfrid Fox, O.F.M. 08 March 1941 South Africa (Africa)
  • – GHATTAS S.B. Stéphanos II, C.M. 16 January 1920 Egypt (Africa)

    ASIA (4, all electors)
  • * DIAS Ivan 14 April 1936 India (Asia)
  • * VITHAYATHIL Varkey, C.SS.R. 29 May 1927 India (Asia)
  • * NGUYÊN VAN THUAN François Xavier 17 April 1928 Vietnam (Asia)
  • * DAOUD S.B. Ignace Moussa I 18 September 1930 Syria (Asia)

    By Birth Date
  • – DULLES Avery, S.I. 24 August 1918 USA. (North Am.)
  • – GHATTAS S.B. Stéphanos II, C.M. 16 January 1920 Egypt (Africa)
  • – SCHEFFCZYK Leo 21 February 1920 Germany (Europe)
  • – HONORÉ Jean 13 August 1920 France (Europe)
  • * TUCCI Roberto, S.I. 19 April 1921 Italy (Europe)
  • * MEJÍA Jorge María 31 January 1923 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * GONZÁLEZ ZUMÁRRAGA Antonio José 18 March 1925 Ecuador (Latin Am.)
  • * ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ Francisco 14 July 1925 Spain (Europe)
  • * DEGENHART Johannes Joachim 31 January 1926 Germany (Europe)
  • * AGRÉ Bernard 02 March 1926 Ivory Coast (Africa)
  • * CONNELL Desmond 24 March 1926 Ireland (Europe)
  • * CACCIAVILLAN Agostino 14 August 1926 Italy (Europe)
  • * JAWORSKI Marian 21 August 1926 Ukraine (Europe)
  • * VITHAYATHIL Varkey, C.SS.R. 29 May 1927 India (Asia)
  • * NGUYÊN VAN THUAN François Xavier 17 April 1928 Vietnam (Asia)
  • * VELASCO GARCÍA Ignacio Antonio, S.D.B. 17 January 1929 Venezuela (Latin Am.)
  • * POMPEDDA Mario Francesco 18 April 1929 Italy (Europe)
  • * McCARRICK Theodore Edgar 07 July 1930 USA. (North Am.)
  • * DAOUD S.B. Ignace Moussa I 18 September 1930 Syria (Asia)
  • * SEBASTIANI Sergio 11 April 1931 Italy (Europe)
  • * SARAIVA MARTINS José, C.M.F. 06 January 1932 Portugal (Europe)
  • * EGAN Edward Michael 02 April 1932 USA. (North Am.)
  • * MURPHY-O'CONNOR Cormac 24 August 1932 Great Britain (Europe)
  • * RUBIANO SÁENZ Pedro 13 September 1932 Colombia (Latin Am.)
  • * HUSAR Lubomyr, M.S.U. 26 February 1933 Ukraine (Europe)
  • * KASPER Walter 05 March 1933 Germany (Europe)
  • * POLETTO Severino 18 March 1933 Italy (Europe)
  • * ERRÁZURIZ OSSA Francisco Javier, of the Schönstatt Community 05 September 1933 Chile (Latin Am.)
  • * AGNELO Geraldo Majella 19 October 1933 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * RE Giovanni Battista 30 January 1934 Italy (Europe)
  • * HUMMES Cláudio, O.F.M. 08 August 1934 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * DA CRUZ POLICARPO José 26 February 1936 Portugal (Europe)
  • * TERRAZAS SANDOVAL Julio, C.SS.R. 07 March 1936 Bolivia (Latin Am.)
  • * DIAS Ivan 14 April 1936 India (Asia)
  • * LEHMANN Karl 16 May 1936 Germany (Europe)
  • * BERGOGLIO JORGE MARIO, S.I. 17 December 1936 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * BA  KIS Audrys Juozas 01 February 1937 Lithuania (Europe)
  • * BILLÉ Louis-Marie 18 February 1938 France (Europe)
  • * GROCHOLEWSKI Zenon 11 October 1939 Poland (Europe)
  • * NAPIER Wilfrid Fox, O.F.M. 08 March 1941 South Africa (Africa)
  • * RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA Oscar Andrés, S.D.B. 29 December 1942 Honduras (Latin Am.)
  • * SEPE Crescenzio 02 June 1943 Italy (Europe)
  • * CIPRIANI THORNE Juan Luis 28 December 1943 Peru (Latin Am.)


    Religious
  • * BERGOGLIO JORGE MARIO, S.I. 17 December 1936 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * TUCCI Roberto, S.I. 19 April 1921 Italy (Europe)
  • – DULLES Avery, S.I. 24 August 1918 USA. (North Am.)
  • * RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA Oscar Andrés, S.D.B. 29 December 1942 Honduras (Latin Am.)
  • * VELASCO GARCÍA Ignacio Antonio, S.D.B. 17 January 1929 Venezuela (Latin Am.)
  • * HUMMES Cláudio, O.F.M. 08 August 1934 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * NAPIER Wilfrid Fox, O.F.M. 08 March 1941 South Africa (Africa)
  • * VITHAYATHIL Varkey, C.SS.R. 29 May 1927 India (Asia)
  • * TERRAZAS SANDOVAL Julio, C.SS.R. 07 March 1936 Bolivia (Latin Am.)
  • * SARAIVA MARTINS José, C.M.F. 06 January 1932 Portugal (Europe)
  • – GHATTAS S.B. Stéphanos II, C.M. 16 January 1920 Egypt (Africa)
  • * ERRÁZURIZ OSSA Francisco Javier, of the Schönstatt Community 05 September 1933 Chile (Latin Am.)
  • * HUSAR Lubomyr, M.S.U. 26 February 1933 Ukraine (Europe)

    From the Roman Curia 
  • * RE Giovanni Battista 30 January 1934 Italy (Europe)
  • * NGUYÊN VAN THUAN François Xavier 17 April 1928 Vietnam (Asia)
  • * CACCIAVILLAN Agostino 14 August 1926 Italy (Europe)
  • * SEBASTIANI Sergio 11 April 1931 Italy (Europe)
  • * GROCHOLEWSKI Zenon 11 October 1939 Poland (Europe)
  • * SARAIVA MARTINS José, C.M.F. 06 January 1932 Portugal (Europe)
  • * SEPE Crescenzio 02 June 1943 Italy (Europe)
  • * MEJÍA Jorge María 31 January 1923 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * DAOUD S.B. Ignace Moussa I 18 September 1930 Syria (Asia)
  • * POMPEDDA Mario Francesco 18 April 1929 Italy (Europe)
  • * KASPER Walter 05 March 1933 Germany (Europe)
  • * TUCCI Roberto, S.I. 19 April 1921 Italy (Europe)


    Ordinaries
  • * GONZÁLEZ ZUMÁRRAGA Antonio José 18 March 1925 Ecuador (Latin Am.)
  • * DIAS Ivan 14 April 1936 India (Asia)
  • * AGNELO Geraldo Majella 19 October 1933 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * RUBIANO SÁENZ Pedro 13 September 1932 Colombia (Latin Am.)
  • * McCARRICK Theodore Edgar 07 July 1930 USA. (North Am.)
  • * CONNELL Desmond 24 March 1926 Ireland (Europe)
  • * BA  KIS Audrys Juozas 01 February 1937 Lithuania (Europe)
  • * ERRÁZURIZ OSSA Francisco Javier, of the Schönstatt Community 05 September 1933 Chile (Latin Am.)
  • * RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA Oscar Andrés, S.D.B. 29 December 1942 Honduras (Latin Am.)
  • * AGRÉ Bernard 02 March 1926 Ivory Coast (Africa)
  • * BILLÉ Louis-Marie 18 February 1938 France (Europe)
  • * VELASCO GARCÍA Ignacio Antonio, S.D.B. 17 January 1929 Venezuela (Latin Am.)
  • * CIPRIANI THORNE Juan Luis 28 December 1943 Peru (Latin Am.)
  • * ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ Francisco 14 July 1925 Spain (Europe)
  • * HUMMES Cláudio, O.F.M. 08 August 1934 Brazil (Latin Am.)
  • * VITHAYATHIL Varkey, C.SS.R. 29 May 1927 India (Asia)
  • * BERGOGLIO JORGE MARIO, S.I. 17 December 1936 Argentina (Latin Am.)
  • * DA CRUZ POLICARPO José 26 February 1936 Portugal (Europe)
  • * POLETTO Severino 18 March 1933 Italy (Europe)
  • * MURPHY-O'CONNOR Cormac 24 August 1932 Great Britain (Europe)
  • * EGAN Edward Michael 02 April 1932 USA. (North Am.)
  • – HONORÉ Jean (emeritus) 13 August 1920 France (Europe)
  • * HUSAR Lubomyr, M.S.U. 26 February 1933 Ukraine (Europe)
  • * DEGENHART Johannes Joachim  31 January 1926 Germany (Europe)
  • * TERRAZAS SANDOVAL Julio, C.SS.R.   07 March 1936 Bolivia (Latin Am.)
  • * NAPIER Wilfrid Fox, O.F.M.  08 March 1941 South Africa (Africa)
  • * LEHMANN Karl  16 May 1936 Germany (Europe)
  • * JAWORSKI Marian 21 August 1926 Ukraine (Europe)
  • * PUJATS Janis 14 November 1930 Latvia (Europe)

    Eastern Patriarchs 
  • – GHATTAS S.B. Stéphanos II, C.M. (Alexandria for Copts) 16 January 1920 Egypt (Africa)
  • * DAOUD S.B. Ignace Moussa I (Antioch for Syrians, emeritus) 18 September 1930 Syria (Asia)

    Ecclesiastics
  • * TUCCI Roberto, S.I. 19 April 1921 Italy (Europe)
  • – SCHEFFCZYK Leo 21 February 1920 Germany (Europe)
  • – DULLES Avery, S.I. 24 August 1918 USA.  (North Am.)

    THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS 
    as of 21 February 2001
    after the creation of the new cardinals 
    and the announcement of the cardinals "in pectore

    named by: > 80 years electors total
    John XXIII 1 -- 1
    Paul VI 13 10 23
    John Paul II 36 125 161
      _______ _______ _______
      50 135 185

     

    COMPOSITION ACCORDING TO
    GEOGRAPHIC REGION

    OVERVIEW BY CONTINENT

    EUROPE   97 of which 65 electors
    AMERICA North 18   13
      Latin 33   27
    AFRICA   16   13
    ASIA   17   13
    OCEANIA   4   4
        _____   _____
    total   185 of which 135 electors

     

    OVERVIEW BY NATION

    EUROPE:

    Italy    41 of which  24 electors
    Germany  9   7
    Spain  7   4
    Poland  6   5
    France  6   5
    Austria  4   1
    Belgium  2   2
    Slovakia 2   2
    Switzerland  2   2
    Great Britain 2   2
    Portugal  2   2
    Ukraine  2   2
    Netherlands 2   1
    Ireland  2   1
    Czech Republic 1   1
    Bosnia-Herzegovina 1   1
    Hungary  1   1
    Lithuania  1   1
    Latvia  1   1
    Croatia  1   -
    Romania  1   -
    Belarus  1   -
      ___   ___
    total  97 of which 65 electors

    NORTH AMERICA :  

    United States  13 of which 11 electors
    Canada  5   2
      ___   ___
    total 18   of which 13 electors

       

     

    LATIN AMERICA :

    Brazil  8 of which 7 electors
    Mexico  4   3
    Argentina  4   2
    Colombia  3   3
    Chile  3   2
    Venezuela  3   2
    Nicaragua  1   1
    Puerto Rico 1   1
    Dominican Rep. 1   1
    Cuba  1   1
    Ecuador  1   1
    Honduras  1   1
    Peru  1   1
    Bolivia  1   1
      ___   ___
    total  33   of which  27 electors

     

     

    AFRICA :

    Nigeria  1 of which 1 electors
    Angola  1   1
    Benin  1   1
    Cameroon  1   1
    Ethiopia  1   1
    Kenya  1   1
    Mozambique  1   1
    Zaire  1   1
    Uganda  1   1
    Madagascar  1   1
    Tanzania  1   1
    Ivory Coast 1   1
    South Africa 1   1
    Senegal  1   -
    Mauritius Is. 1   -
    Egypt  1   -
      ____   ____
    total  16   of which 13 electors

     

     

    ASIA:

    India  4 of which 3 electors
    Philippines  3   2
    Vietnam 2   1
    China  1   1
    Taiwan  1   1
    Japan  1   1
    Korea  1   1
    Thailand  1   1
    Indonesia  1   1
    Syria  1   1
    Lebanon  1   -
      _____   _____
    total  17   of which 13 electors

     

     

    OCEANIA:

    Australia  2 of which 2 electors
    Samoa Islands 1   1
    New Zealand 1   1
      ____   ____
    total  4 of which 4 electors

      

    The College of Cardinals
    includes
    5 continents and
    68 countries,
    61 of which have
    "Cardinals electors".