The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Additions
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
Additions 2002
December
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Clement XII (1730-1740) in the consistories of
December 20, 1737 (X), June 23, 1738 (XI), December 19, 1738 (XII), February 23, 1739 (XIII), July 15, 1739 (XIV), and September 30, 1739 (XV).
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758) in the consistory of
November 26, 1753 (IV).
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Benedict XIV (1740-1758) in the consistory of
September 9, 1743 (I).
- On December 13, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Boston submitted by Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, in compliance with canon 401 § 2, of the Code of Canon Law. The pope named Bishop Richard Gerard Lennon, titular of Sufes, auxiliary of the same archdiocese and rector of St. John's Seminary, as apostolic administrator until a new archbishop is appointed. On the same day, the Vatican Press Office release a statement from the cardinal concerning his resignation, and the archdiocese of Boston published a statement from Bishop Lennon in relation to his appointment, Crónica - 2002.
- On December 7, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, submitted by Cardinal László Paskai, O.F.M., according to canon 401 §1 of the Code of Canon Law. The pope named Bishop Péter Erdo, titular of Puppi and auxiliary of Székesfehérvár, as the new archbishop of that see, in Crónica - 2002.
November
- On November 30, 2002, the Vatican Press Office announced that Pope John Paul II had accepted the request presented by Cardinal Bernardin Gantin to be dispensed from the office of dean of the College of Cardinals and of the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia, keeping only the title of the suburbicarian see of Palestrina. Moreover, the pope approved the election, done by the cardinals of the order of bishops, of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, of the title of the suburbicarian see of Velletri-Segni, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as dean of the college, and of Cardinal Angelo Sodano, of the title of the suburbicarian see of Albano, secretary of State, as vice-dean of the same college, in Crónica - 2002. Cardinal Ratzinger becomes bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia, assigned to the dean of the college, in addition to Velletri-Segni.
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Clement XIV (1769-1774) in the consistories of
September 23, 1771 (VII), December 16, 1771 (VIII), December 14, 1772 (IX), March 15, 1773 (X), April 19, 1773 (XI), and April 26, 1773 (XII).
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Clement XIV (1769-1774) in the consistories of
December 18, 1769 (I), January 29, 1770 (II), August 6, 1770 (III), September 10, 1770 (IV), December 12, 1770 (V), and June 17, 1771 (VI).
- On November 23, 2002, the 75th birthday of Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State, Pope John Paul II sent him a personal letter expressing his congratulations and confirming him in his post, in Crónica - 2002.
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) in the consistories of
December 18, 1786 (XIV), January 29, 1787 (XV), April 7, 1788 (XVI), December 15, 1788 (XVII),
March 30, 1789 (XVIII),
and August 3, 1789 (XIX).
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) in the consistory of June 1, 1778 (VIII).
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) in the consistory of June 23, 1777 (VII).
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) in the consistories of April 24, 1775 (I), May 29, 1775 (II), July 17, 1775 (III), November 13, 1775 (IV), April 15, 1776 (V), and May 20, 1776 (VI).
- On November 16, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Samoa-Apia, submitted by Cardinal Pio Taofinu'u, S.M., according to canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law, in Crónica - 2002.
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) in the consistories of March 10, 1823 (XVIII), and May 16, 1823 (XIX). With the completion of the biographies of the cardinals created by Popes Pius VIII, Leo XII, Pius VIII, and Gregory XVI, there are now 1094 biographical entries in the site.
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) in the consistory of March 8, 1816 (X).
- On November 5, 2002, at noon, in the altar of the chair of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, took place the mass for the repose of the souls of the eight cardinals and 106 bishops who died during the year. The celebration was presided by Pope John Paul II who had the homily and imparted the apostolic blessing. The mass was concelebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of State, with the other cardinals. The cardinals who have died since November 6, 2001 are: Paolo Bertoli, bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Frascati, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints and former camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (November 8); Franjo Kuharic, archbishop emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia (March 11); Louis-Marie Billé, archbishop of Lyon, France (March 12); Alexandru Todea, archbishop emeritus of Fagaras si Alba Iulia, Romania (May 22); Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, archbishop of Paderborn, Germany (July 25); Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (September 8); François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân, president of the Pontifical Commission Iustitia et Pax (September 16); John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung, bishop of Hong Kong, China (September 23), in Crónica - 2002.
October
- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, will be special papal envoy to the celebrations of the Third National Eucharistic Congress of Benin that will be held in Dassa-Zoumé, November 22-24, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
- In a letter, dated March 19, 2002, Pope John Paul II has given permission to Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, bishop of the title of the suburbicarian sees of Ostia and Palestrina, to resign the deanship of the College of Cardinals and return to Benin, his country of origin. Also, the pope gave him the title of dean emeritus when the resignation becomes effective. The cardinal bishops will meet on November 27, 2002 to elect a new dean. The other cardinal bishops are Joseph Ratzinger, vice dean and prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Angelo Sodano, secretary of State; Roger Etchegaray, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax; Alfonso López Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family; and Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. The election needs to be confirmed by the pope to take effect and this is expected in a few days. Cardinal Gantin plans to return to Benin on December 4, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
- Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Toledo, Spain, submitted by Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez, according to canon 401, par. 1, of the Code of Canon Law. To succeed him, the pope appointed Antonio Cañizares Llovera, until now archbishop of Granada, in Crónica - 2002.
- Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, will be special papal envoy to the solemn celebration of the 1950th anniversary of the arrival of St. Thomas the Apostle in India and the 450 years of the beginning of the mission of St. Francis Xavier. Both celebrations will take place in Ernakulam, India, November 16-17, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) in the consistories of
January 27, 1843 (XX)
, June 19, 1843 (XXI)
, January 22, 1844 (XXII)
, July 22, 1844 (XXIII)
, and January 19, 1846 (XXVI)
.
In the consistory of April 21, 1845 (XXIV), the pope created four cardinals, reserved them in pectore and never published their names. Likewise, in the consistory of November 24, 1845 (XXV), the pope created one cardinal, reserved him in pectore and never published his name.
- On October 1, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation submitted by Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, to the prefecture of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and at the same time named new prefect Cardinal Francis Arinze, until now president of the Pontifical Council for the Inter-Religious Dialogue, in Crónica - 2002. The new president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialog is Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr., titular bishop of Nepte, until now secretary of that dicastery. He was also elevated to the rank of archbishop.
- To succeed the late Cardinal François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân in the presidency of the Pontifical Commission Iustitia et Pax, Pope John Paul II appointed on October 1, Renato Raffaele Martino, titular archbishop of Segerme, until now permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations Organization (UNO), in Crónica - 2002.
- On October 1, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation submitted by Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, to the presidency of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and at the same time named new president Bishop Attilio Nicora, emeritus of Verona, until now delegate for juridical affairs of the presidency of the Italian Episcopal Conference, elevating him to the rank of archbishop, in Crónica - 2002.
- On October 1, Pope John Paul II promoted Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, to the order of cardinal bishops assigning him the the title of the suburbicarian see of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, in Crónica - 2002.
September
- Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for the Inter-Religious Dialogue, will be special papal envoy to the Third National Eucharistic Congress that will be celebrated in Ibadan, Nigeria, November 15-17, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
- Biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius IX in the consistories of September 17, 1875 (XIX)
, April 3, 1876 (XX)
, March 12, 1877 (XXI)
, June 22, 1877 (XXII)
, and December 28, 1877 (XXIII)
. With the completion of the biographies of the cardinals created by Pope Pius IX, there are now 887 biographical entries in the site.
- Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Porto-Santa Rufina, president emeritus of the Pontifical Councils Iustitia et Pax, and Cor Unum, turned 80 years old on September 25, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinal electors are now 114; 6 created by Pope Paul VI and 108 by Pope John Paul II.
- Cardinal John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung, bishop of Hong Kong, China, died on September 23, 2002, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinals are now 171 and the electors 115; 6 created by Pope Paul VI and 109 by Pope John Paul II.
- Cardinal François Xavier Nguyên Van Thuân, president of the Pontifical Commission Iustitia et Pax, died on September 16, 2002, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinals are now 172 and the electors 116; 6 created by Pope Paul VI and 110 by Pope John Paul II.
- Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P., bishop of the title of the suburbicarian see of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops, and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, died on September 8, 2002, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinals are now 173 and the electors 117; 6 created by Pope Paul VI and 111 by Pope John Paul II.
- Cardinal Rosalio José Castillo Lara, president emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City, turned 80 years old on September 4, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinal electors are now 118; 6 created by Pope Paul VI and 112 by Pope John Paul II.
August
- Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, will be papal legate to the celebrations of the IV World Encounter of the Family, January 23-26, 2003, Manila, Philippines, in Crónica - 2003.
- 40 additional links to textual and pictorial information about the cardinals from the XV to the XIX Centuries, in the General List of Cardinals, are available in the site thanks to the contribution of Mr. Francisco Vázquez, from Valencia, Spain.
- Cardinal Luis Aponte Martínez, archbishop emeritus of San Juan, Puerto Rico, turned 80 years of age on August 4, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinal electors are now 119.
- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, will be special papal envoy to the jubilar celebrations in the diocese of Regensburg, Germany, on October 6, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
July
- Cardinal Lorenzo Antonetti, president emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, and pontifical delegate for the patriarchal basilica of St. Francis of Assissi, turned 80 years of age on July 31, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinal electors are now 120.
- Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni, prefect emeritus of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apstolic Signature, turned 80 years of age on July 26, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The cardinal electors are now 121.
- Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation to the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Milan, Italy, submitted by Cardinal Carlos Maria Martini, S.J., according to canon 401, par. 1, of the Code of Canon Law. The Pope transferred Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, until now archbishop of Genoa, to Milan, in Crónica - 2002.
- 174 additional links to pictorial information about the cardinals from the XV to the XIX Centuries, in the General List of Cardinals, are available in the site thanks to the contribution of Mr. Francisco Vázquez, from Valencia, Spain.
- Meeting of the Council of Cardinals for the Study of the Economic and Organizational Problems of the Holy See in Crónica - 2002 and press conference of Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, presenting the Consolidated Financial Statement of the Holy See for fiscal year 2001.
June
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Sabina (778-1163)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Frascati (803-1191)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Albano (761-1199)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Palestrina (769-1194)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Santa Rufina (761-1119)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Porto (797-1134)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Velletri (761-1150)
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia (753-1150)
- 127 additional links to textual and pictorial information about the cardinals from the XV to the XIX Centuries, in the General List of Cardinals, are available in the site thanks to the contribution of Mr. Francisco Vázquez, from Valencia, Spain.
- 110 additional links to textual and pictorial information about the cardinals from the XI to the XIX Centuries, in the General List of Cardinals, are available in the site thanks to the contribution of Mr. Francisco Vázquez, from Valencia, Spain.
May
- Cardinal deacons created from 1198 to 1431 arranged by deaconry.
- Place of burial of Cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I., archbishop emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka; of Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro, archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan; of Cardinal Mikel Koliqi; of Cardinal Joseph Parecattil, archbishop emeritus of Ernakulam of the Chaldean-Malabar, India; and of Cardinal Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J., archbishop emeritus of Calcutta, India.
- Cardinal Pio Laghi, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education and patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, turned 80 years of age on May 21, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The electors are now 123.
- Cardinal priests created from 1198 to 1431 arranged by title.
- Cardinals Bernardin Gantin, dean of the College of Cardinals, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, and Stephen Sou Hwan Kim, archbishop emeritus of Seoul, South Korea, turned 80 years of age on May 8, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002. The electors are now 124.
- Cardinal deacons created by Popes Eugenius IV, Nicholas V, Calixtus III, Pius II, Paul II, Sixtus IV, Innocent VIII, Alexander VI, and Antipope Felix V arranged by deaconry (1431-1503).
- Cardinal priests created by Popes Eugenius IV, Nicholas V, Calixtus III, Pius II, Paul II, Sixtus IV, Innocent VIII, Alexander VI, and Antipope Felix V arranged by title (1431-1503).
April
- The Vatican Press Office announced that Pope John Paul II, "out of concern for peace in the Holy Land and for those Christian communities, and for the Israeli and Palestinian peoples" will send Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president emeritus of the Pontifical Councils Iustitia et Pax and Cor Unum, on a special peace mission to Jerusalem on May 1, 2002 in Crónica - 2002.
- Cardinal deacons created by Popes Julius II, Leo X, Adrian VI, Clement VII, Paul III, Julius III, Paul IV, Pius IV, Pius V, Gregory XIII, Sixtus V, Gregory XIV and Innocent IX arranged by deaconry (1503-1592).
- Cardinal priests created by Popes Julius II, Leo X, Adrian VI, Clement VII, Paul III, Julius III, Paul IV, Pius IV, Pius V, Gregory XIII, Sixtus V, Gregory XIV and Innocent IX arranged by title (1503-1592).
- Cardinal Virgilio Noè, archpriest of patriarchal Vatican basilica, vicar general of Vatican City, and president of Fabric of Saint Peter, resigned his posts because of age, April 24, 2002, Crónica - 2002.
- Text of the apostolic constitution In eminenti, of Pope Eugenius IV, October 26, 1431, decreeing that the cardinals did not get their title and rights until they received their insignias and that not until the ceremony of the opening of their lips had taken place they could take part in the papal election.
- Text of the apostolic constitution Etsi ad singula, of Pope Clement VII, July 5, 1532, assigning in perpetuity the title of S. Lorenzo in Damaso to the vice-chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
- Cardinal deacons created by Popes Clement VIII, Paul V, Gregory XV, Urban VIII, Innocent X, and Alexander VII arranged by deaconry (1592-1667).
- Cardinal priests created by Popes Clement VIII, Paul V, Gregory XV, Urban VIII, Innocent X, and Alexander VII arranged by title (1592-1667).
- The Cardinals of the United States are to meet with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on April 23-24, 2002. The purpose of the meeting: "an examination of the problems that have arisen in the Church in the United States following the scandals connected with pedophilia, and an indication of guidelines aimed at restoring security and serenity to families and confidence to the clergy and the faithful." In Crónica - 2002.
- Cardinal priests and deacons created by Popes Clement IX, Clement X, Innocent XI, Alexander VIII, Innocent XII, Clement XI, Innocent XIII, and Benedict XIII arranged by title and deaconry (1667-1730).
- Text of the apostolic constitution Recenti conventione, of Pope Pius XI, May 26, 1929, transferring the deaconry of S. Maria ad Martyres to the church of S. Apollinare.
- Text of the apostolic constitution Sancti Hadriani Ecclesia, of Pope Pius XII, January 25, 1946, suppressing the deaconry of S. Adriano and transferring it to the church of S. Paolo Apostolo in Arenula.
- Cardinal deacons created by Popes Clement XII, Benedict XIV, Clement XIII, Clement XIV, and Pius VI arranged by deaconries (1730-1799).
- Cardinal priests created by Popes Clement XII, Benedict XIV, Clement XIII, Clement XIV, and Pius VI arranged by title (1730-1799).
- Cardinal priests and deacons created by Popes Pius VII, Leo XII, Pius VIII and Gregory XVI arranged by title and deaconry (1800-1846).
- Cardinal deacons created by Popes Bl. Pius IX and Leo XIII arranged by deaconry (1846-1903).
- Cardinal priests created by Popes Bl. Pius IX and Leo XIII arranged by title (1846-1903).
- 82 additional links to textual and pictorial information about the cardinals from the II to the XIX Centuries, in the General List of Cardinals, are available in the site thanks to the contribution of Mr. Francisco Vázquez, from Valencia, Spain.
- Cardinal Dino Monduzzi, prefect emeritus of the Pontifical Household, turned 80 years of age on April 2, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002.
March
- Cardinal Virgilio Noè, archpriest of the patriarchal Vatican Basilica, vicar general of His Holiness for Vatican City, and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter, turned 80 years of age on March 30, 2002, and lost the right to participate in the conclave, in Crónica - 2002.
- Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, will be special papal envoy to the conclusive celebrations of the millenium of the birth of Pope St. Leo IX programmed in Eguisheim, France, on June 23, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
- Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, will be special papal envoy to "Ravenna in
missione 1001-2001", April 28, 2002, in Crónica - 2002.
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Velletri-Segni (1914-1993).
- The mortal remains of Cardinal Stefano Borgia, (1789), who died in Lyon, France, on November 23, 1804, and had been buried in the metropolitan cathedral of that city, were transferred to Velletri on February 13, 2002. A solemn mass was concelebrated in the cathedral of Velletri by the local bishop, Andrea Maria Erba, and the secretary of the archbishop of Lyon. The remains were reburied in that cathedral, March 9, 2002.
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Albano (1049-1994).
- Cardinal bishops of the suburbicarian diocese of Palestrina (996-1986).
February
- 296 additional links to textual and pictorial information about the cardinals from the IX to the XIX Centuries, in the General List of Cardinals, are available in the site thanks to the contribution of Mr. Francisco Vázquez, from Valencia, Spain.
- New site on Cardinal Leo-Jozef Suenens, archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel, Belgium (1961-1979), by Fr. Johan Goossens, Grimbergen, Belgium.
January 2002
- Cardinal Marco Cè, patriarch of Venice, Italy, resigned pastoral government of patriarchate on January 5. Pope John Paul II appointed Angelo Scola, bishop emeritus of Grosseto, rector magnifico of the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome, his successor, in Crónica - 2002.
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