|   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".   |