Conclave of 2025

2025.05.07 – 2025.05.08

New Pope:Pope Leo XIV (69)
Prelate elected as Pope:
Location of Conclave:
Duration of Conclave:
2 days
Number of Electors:
133 (2 absentees)
Ballots Required:
4
Duration of Vacant See:
17 days
Cardinal Dean:Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re (91)
Cardinal Vice-Dean:Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (81)
Cardinal Protopriest:Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu (96)
Cardinal Protodeacon:Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (73)
Senior Cardinal-Bishop in Conclave:Cardinal Pietro Parolin (70)
Senior Cardinal-Priest in Conclave:Cardinal Vinko Puljić (79)
Senior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (73)
Junior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad (51)
Camerlengo:Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell (77)
Vice-Camerlengo:Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (65)
Secretary of Conclave:Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (65)
Master of Papal Liturgical Celebrations:Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli (59)

Participating Cardinals (133)

Cardinal-Bishops (5)
1ItalyPietro Parolin (70), Cardinal-Bishop of Ss. Simone e Giuda Taddeo a Torre Angela, Secretary of State of Secretariat of State, President of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe, President of Interdicastery Commission on Particular Churches, President of Pontifical Commission for the Activities of Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector, President of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations, Member of Council of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
2ItalyFernando Filoni (斐洛尼) (79), Cardinal-Bishop of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in S. Giovanni di Dio and Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)
3PhilippinesLuis Antonio Gokim Tagle (67), Cardinal-Bishop of S. Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle, President of Interdicastery Commission for Consecrated Religious, Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion, Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University
4USARobert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. (69), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops and President of Pontifical Commission for Latin America
5IraqLouis Raphaël I Sako (76), Cardinal-Patriarch, Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans (Iraq), President of Synod of the Chaldean Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Bishops of Iraq and Member of Council for the Economy
Cardinal-Priests (108)
6Bosnia and HerzegovinaVinko Puljić (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Vrhbosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
7GhanaPeter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Liborio, Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Chancellor of Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast (Ghana)
8CroatiaJosip Bozanić (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Zagreb (Croatia) and former Vice-President of Croatian Bishops’ Conference
9FrancePhilippe Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin (74), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lyon (France)
10HungaryPéter Erdő (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova, Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom–Budapest (Hungary) and Member of Council for the Economy
11PolandStanisław Ryłko (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Cristo Re pro hac vice Title and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
12MexicoJosé Francisco Robles Ortega (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Presentazione and Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico)
13USADaniel Nicholas DiNardo (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Galveston–Houston (USA)
14BrazilOdilo Pedro Scherer (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Paulo (Brazil) and Member of Council for the Economy
15GuineaRobert Sarah (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Conakry (Guinea) and Prefect emeritus of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
16USARaymond Leo Burke (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis (USA) and Patron emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)
17SwitzerlandKurt Koch (75), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)
18PolandKazimierz Nycz (75), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Warszawa (Poland) and Ordinary emeritus of Poland of the Eastern Rite (Poland)
19Sri LankaAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)
20GermanyReinhard Marx (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano, Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) and Coordinator of Council for the Economy
21BrazilJoão Bráz de Aviz (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Elena fuori Porta Prenestina pro hac vice Title, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Brasília (Brazil) and Prefect emeritus of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life
22CanadaThomas Christopher Collins (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada)
23NetherlandsWillem Jacobus Eijk (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto and Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands)
24ItalyGiuseppe Betori (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Firenze (Italy)
25USATimothy Michael Dolan (75), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario and Metropolitan Archbishop of New York (USA)
26GermanyRainer Maria Woelki (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Maria Vianney and Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)
27USAJames Michael Harvey (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna pro hac vice Title and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls
28IndiaBaselios Cleemis Thottunkal (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio VII, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankara (India) and President of Synod of the Syro-Malankara Church
29GermanyGerhard Ludwig Müller (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in Agone pro hac vice Title, Bishop emeritus of Regensburg (Germany), Prefect emeritus of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, President emeritus of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”, President emeritus of Pontifical Biblical Commission and former President of International Theological Commission
30EnglandVincent Gerard Nichols (79), Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana, Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) and President of Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
31NicaraguaLeopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello, Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua
32CanadaGérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe all’Aurelio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada), Member of Council for the Economy and Member of Council of Cardinals
33Cote d’IvoireJean-Pierre Kutwa (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza, Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Man (Cote d’Ivoire) and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
34BrazilOrani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Provvidenza a Monte Verde and Metropolitan Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
35ArgentinaMario Aurelio Poli (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Ordinary emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)
36Burkina FasoPhilippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
37HaitiChibly Langlois (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giacomo in Augusta and Bishop of Les Cayes (Haiti)
38PortugalManuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio and Patriarch emeritus of Lisboa (Portugal)
39EthiopiaBerhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Romano Martire, Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia), President of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia and President of Council of the Ethiopian Church
40New ZealandJohn Atcherley Dew (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ippolito and Military Ordinary emeritus of New Zealand (New Zealand)
41MyanmarCharles Maung Bo, S.D.B. (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ireneo a Centocelle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) and President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference
42ThailandFrancis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Addolorata and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand)
43ItalyFrancesco Montenegro (78), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio, Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agrigento (Italy)
44UruguayDaniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Galla, Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay
45Cabo VerdeArlindo Gomes Furtado (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Timoteo and Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)
46TongaSoane Patita Paini Mafi (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Paola Romana and Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)
47Central African RepublicDieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. (58), Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangui (Central African Republic)
48SpainCarlos Osoro Sierra (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Madrid (Spain) and Ordinary emeritus of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain)
49BrazilSérgio da Rocha (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) and Member of Council of Cardinals
50USABlase Joseph Cupich (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola and Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA)
51BelgiumJozef De Kesel (77), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium)
52MexicoCarlos Aguiar Retes (75), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli and Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)
53Papua New GuineaJohn Ribat, M.S.C. (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi and Metropolitan Archbishop of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
54USAJoseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale, Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA), Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) and Member of Council for the Economy
55SpainJuan José Omella Omella (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Spain) and Member of Council of Cardinals
56SwedenAnders Arborelius, O.C.D. (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli, Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and Member of Council for the Economy
57ItalyAngelo De Donatis (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco and Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary
58PakistanJoseph Coutts (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bonaventura da Bagnoregio and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Karachi (Pakistan)
59PortugalAntónio Augusto dos Santos Marto (78), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva and Bishop emeritus of Leiria–Fátima (Portugal)
60MadagascarDésiré Tsarahazana (70), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane and Metropolitan Archbishop of Toamasina (Madagascar)
61ItalyGiuseppe Petrocchi (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini, Member of Council for the Economy, Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of L’Aquila (Italy)
62JapanThomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (トマス・アクィナス 前田万葉) (76), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Metropolitan Archbishop of Osaka–Takamatsu 大阪高松 (Japan)
63IndonesiaIgnatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (74), Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella, Metropolitan Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia) and Military Ordinary of Indonesia (Indonesia)
64CubaJuan de la Caridad García Rodríguez (76), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla and Metropolitan Archbishop of La Habana (Cuba)
65Congo-KinshasaFridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa (Congo-Kinshasa), President of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar and Member of Council of Cardinals
66LuxembourgJean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto, Archbishop of Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Member of Council of Cardinals and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
67GuatemalaÁlvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (77), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto and Bishop of Huehuetenango (Guatemala)
68ItalyMatteo Maria Zuppi (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Egidio in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy), President of Episcopal Conference of Italy and Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State
69MoroccoCristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I and Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco)
70RwandaAntoine Kambanda (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kigali (Rwanda) and President of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda
71USAWilton Daniel Gregory (77), Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Washington (USA)
72PhilippinesJose Fuerte Advincula (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Vigilio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)
73ItalyAugusto Paolo Lojudice (60), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Buon Consiglio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Siena–Colle di Val d’Elsa–Montalcino (Italy), Bishop of Montepulciano–Chiusi–Pienza (Italy) and Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State
74FranceJean-Marc Noël Aveline (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria ai Monti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Marseille (France) and President of Bishops’ Conference of France
75NigeriaPeter Ebere Okpaleke (62), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno and Bishop of Ekwulobia (Nigeria)
76BrazilLeonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Leonardo da Porto Maurizio, Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) and First Vice-President of Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)
77IndiaFilipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via, Patriarch of East Indies, Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India and President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
78USARobert Walter McElroy (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali and Metropolitan Archbishop of Washington (USA)
79Timor-LesteVirgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. (57), Cardinal-Priest of S. Alberto Magno, Metropolitan Archbishop of Díli (Timor-Leste) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Timor
80ItalyOscar Cantoni (74), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» a Monte Verde and Bishop of Como (Italy)
81IndiaAnthony Poola (63), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica and Metropolitan Archbishop of Hyderabad (India)
82BrazilPaulo Cezar Costa (57), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Brasília (Brazil)
83SingaporeWilliam Goh Seng Chye (吳成才) (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Pacis» in Ostia mare, Archbishop of Singapore (Singapore) and Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
84ParaguayAdalberto Martínez Flores (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina, Metropolitan Archbishop of Asunción (Paraguay) and Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Paraguay (Paraguay)
85MongoliaGiorgio Marengo, I.M.C. (50), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuda Taddeo Apostolo and Prefect Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
86PalestinePierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (60), Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio, Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine), President of Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, President of Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land and Grand Prior of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)
87South AfricaStephen Brislin (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Metropolitan Archbishop of Johannesburg (South Africa), President of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Cape Town (South Africa)
88ArgentinaÁngel Sixto Rossi, S.J. (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernadette Soubirous, Metropolitan Archbishop of Córdoba (Argentina) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina
89ColombiaLuis José Rueda Aparicio (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia)
90PolandGrzegorz Ryś (61), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cirillo e Metodio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Łódź (Poland)
91South SudanStephen Ameyu Martin Mulla (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gemma Galgani, Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba (South Sudan) and President of Conference of Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan
92SpainJosé Cobo Cano (59), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Monserrato degli Spagnoli, Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid (Spain), Ordinary of Spain of the Eastern Rite (Spain) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain
93TanzaniaProtase Rugambwa (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Montesanto and Metropolitan Archbishop of Tabora (Tanzania)
94MalaysiaSebastian Francis (施恩天) (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Causa Nostræ Lætitiæ and Bishop of Penang (Malaysia)
95Hong KongStephen Chow Sau-yan (周守仁), S.J. (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista de La Salle and Bishop of Hong Kong 香港 (Hong Kong)
96FranceFrançois-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. (56), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea and Bishop of Ajaccio (France)
97PortugalAmérico Manuel Alves Aguiar (51), Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana and Bishop of Setúbal (Portugal)
98PeruCarlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Casal Boccone and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru)
99ArgentinaVicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. (72), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio and Archbishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)
100EcuadorLuis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. (69), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Famiglia di Nazareth a Centocelle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) and President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador
101ChileFernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Mauro Abate and Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)
102JapanTarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ 菊地 功), S.V.D. (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Leonardi, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan), President of Caritas Internationalis, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan and General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
103PhilippinesPablo Virgilio Siongco David (66), Cardinal-Priest of Trasfigurazione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo, Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines), President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) and Vice-President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
104SerbiaLadislav Német, S.V.D. (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Stella Maris, Metropolitan Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia), President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences
105BrazilJaime Spengler, O.F.M. (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Magno alla Magliana Nuova, Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil), President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil and President of Latin American Episcopal Council
106Cote d’IvoireIgnace Bessi Dogbo (63), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Mario e Compagni Martiri and Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
107AlgeriaJean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia, Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) and Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa
108IranDominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanna Antida Thouret, Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran) and President of Iranian Episcopal Conference
109ItalyRoberto Repole (58), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) and Bishop of Susa (Italy)
110ItalyBaldassare Reina (54), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Assunta e S. Giuseppe a Primavalle, Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy), Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University
111CanadaFrank Leo (53), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle and Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)
112AustraliaMykola Bychok, C.SS.R. (45), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea and Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia)
113ItalyDomenico Battaglia (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)
Cardinal-Deacons (20)
114FranceDominique François Joseph Mamberti (73), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia, Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Commission for Advocates and Protodeacon of College of Cardinals
115ItalyMario Zenari (79), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri and Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
116USAKevin Joseph Farrell (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano Martire, Prefect of Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, President of Commission for Confidential Matters, President of Committee for Investments, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera, President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State and Bishop emeritus of Dallas (USA)
117PolandKonrad Krajewski (61), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino, Almoner of His Holiness of Dicastery for the Service of Charity and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion
118PortugalJosé Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça (59), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Domenico e Sisto, Prefect of Dicastery for Culture and Education, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Biblical Institute (Biblicum), Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Gregorian University
119CanadaMichael Czerny, S.J. (78), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Michele Arcangelo, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, President of Vatican COVID-19 Commission and Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations
120MaltaMario Grech (68), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, Secretary General of General Secretariat of the Synod and Bishop emeritus of Gozo (Malta)
121ItalyMarcello Semeraro (77), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, Prefect of Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Apostolic Administrator of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata of the Italo-Albanese (Italy), Pontifical Delegate for Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata and Bishop emeritus of Albano (Italy)
122ItalyMauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. (59), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano, President of Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, Vicar General for the Vatican City State of Roma (Italy) and Judge of Supreme Court of Vatican City State
123EnglandArthur Roche (75), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba, Prefect of Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Bishop emeritus of Leeds (England)
124South KoreaLazzaro You Heung-sik (유흥식 라자로 / 俞興植) (73), Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola, Prefect of Dicastery for the Clergy, President of Interdicastery Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order, President of Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations and Bishop emeritus of Daejeon 대전 (South Korea)
125ItalyClaudio Gugerotti (69), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute
126ArgentinaVictor Manuel Fernández (62), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta, Prefect of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, President of Pontifical Biblical Commission, President of International Theological Commission and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)
127SwitzerlandEmil Paul Tscherrig (78), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion
128FranceChristophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (79), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo and Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
129SpainÁngel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. (64), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana and Pro-Prefect of Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life
130LithuaniaRolandas Makrickas (53), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio and Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
131EnglandTimothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P. (79), Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata and Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
132ItalyFabio Baggio, C.S. (60), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Filippo Neri in Eurosia, Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission
133IndiaGeorge Jacob Koovakad (51), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia and Prefect of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Cardinal-Electors unable to participate (2)

Rome Time
(CEST)
Event
2025.05.07 Wednesday
10:00Mass for the Election of Roman Pontiff in Saint Peter’s Basilica Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff
16:30Entry into the Conclave Entry into the Conclave and Taking of the Oath
16:50Taking of the Oath Entry into the Conclave and Taking of the Oath
17:40“Extra omnes”
18:00Meditation by Preacher
20:00–20:501ˢᵗ Vote
21:00⚫ Black smoke
2025.05.08 Thursday
08:15Mass in Pauline Chapel
09:30Entry into Sistine Chapel
09:45–10:302ⁿᵈ Vote
11:00–11:453ʳᵈ Vote
11:51⚫ Black smoke
16:30Entry into Sistine Chapel
16:45–17:304ᵗʰ Vote
18:07⚪ White smoke
18:28Entrance of bands
19:12“Habemus Papam”
19:23Appearance of Pope Leo XIV on balcony
19:35Urbi et Orbi blessing

See Also

Sede Vacante

Cardinal Electors and Non-Electors

Cardinals by Liturgical Precedence

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