Cardinals Created by Francis (2024)

Consistory of 2024.12.07 (21)

1. Archbishop Angelo Acerbi (99)

Titular Archbishop of Zella
Prelate emeritus of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

Born:	1925.09.23 (Sesta Godano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1948.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.06.30
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of La Spezia (Italy) (1948.03.27 – 1974.06.22)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to New Zealand (1974.06.22 – 1979.08.14)

Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean (1974.06.22 – 1979.08.14)

Titular Archbishop of Zella (1974.06.22 – ...)

Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia (1979.08.14 – 1990.03.28)

Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary (1990.03.28 – 1997.02.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova (1994.01.13 – 1997.02.08)

Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands (1997.02.08 – 2001.02.27)

Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (2001.06.21 – 2015.07.04)

2. Archbishop Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio (74)

A ti te digo: Levántate

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru)

Born:	1950.02.28 (Lima, Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1984.07.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.03.02
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Lima (Peru) (1984.07.15 – 2019.01.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (2019.01.25 – ...)

3. Archbishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. (72)

Me envió a evangelizar a los pobres

Archbishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina)

Born:	1952.06.11 (Lanús, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1978.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.05.29
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Titular Bishop of Summa (2010.03.15 – 2013.12.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2010.03.15 – 2013.12.23)

Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (2013.12.23 – 2024.07.22)

Archbishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (2024.07.22 – ...)

4. Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. (69)

Verbum Domini nuntiantes

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador)
President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador

Born:	1955.10.11 (Azogues, Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1983.09.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.07.04
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cuenca (Ecuador) (2009.04.20 – 2015.09.24)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2011 – 2014)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (2015.09.24 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2017.04.28 – 2020.11.11)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2020.11.11 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Daule (Ecuador) (2022.03.17 – 2022.04.22)

5. Archbishop Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (67)

Mihi vivere Christus

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile)

Born:	1957.05.10 (Santiago, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1991.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.06.03
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Santiago (Chile) (1991.04.06 – 2006.04.06)

Titular Bishop of Noba (2006.04.06 – 2011.04.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (2006.04.06 – 2011.04.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile) (2011.04.20 – 2023.10.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Osorno (Chile) (2014.03.07 – 2015.01.10)

Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of Chile (Chile) (2015.01.10 – 2015.07.07)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Chile (2021.07.28 – 2023.10.25)

President of Episcopal Conference of Chile (2023.10.25 – 2024.04.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) (2023.10.25 – ...)

6. Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi (タルチシオ菊地功), S.V.D. (66)

Varietate unitas

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan)
President of Caritas Internationalis
President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

Born:	1958.11.01 (Iwate, 岩手県, Japan)
Ordained Priest:	1986.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.09.20
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Bishop of Niigata 新潟 (Japan) (2004.04.29 – 2017.10.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan) (2009.11.17 – 2013.06.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) (2017.10.25 – ...)

General Secretary of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (2021.07.22 – ...)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (2022.02.14 – ...)

President of Caritas Internationalis (2023.05.13 – ...)

7. Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (65)

Kenosis

Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines)
President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.)
Vice-President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

Born:	1959.03.02 (Betis, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1983.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.07.10
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of San Fernando (Philippines) (1983.03.12 – 2006.05.27)

Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera (2006.05.27 – 2015.10.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando (Philippines) (2006.05.27 – 2015.10.14)

Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines) (2015.10.14 – ...)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (2017.07.08 [2017.12.01] – 2021.12.01)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (C.B.C.P.) (2021.12.01 – ...)

Vice-President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (2025.01.01 – ...)

8. Archbishop Ladislav Német, S.V.D. (68)

Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia)
President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences

Born:	1956.09.07 (Odžaci, Serbia)
Ordained Priest:	1983.04.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.07.05
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Bishop of Zrenjanin (Serbia) (2008.04.23 – 2022.11.05)

General Secretary of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius (2011.04? – 2016.03.16)

President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius (2016.03.16 – ...)

Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2021.09.25 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Zrenjanin (Serbia) (2022.11.05 – 2024.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beograd (Serbia) (2022.11.05 – ...)

9. Archbishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. (64)

In cruce gloriari

Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil)
President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil
President of Latin American Episcopal Council

Born:	1960.09.06 (Gaspar, SC, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1990.11.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.02.05
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Titular Bishop of Patara (2010.11.10 – 2013.09.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (2010.11.10 – 2013.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (2013.09.18 – ...)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2019.05.06 – 2023.04.24)

President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2023.04.24 – ...)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2023.05.17 – ...)

10. Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo (63)

Omnibus omnia

Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire)

Born:	1961.08.17 (Niangon-Adjamé, Cote d’Ivoire)
Ordained Priest:	1987.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.07.04
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Yopougon (Cote d’Ivoire) (1987.08.02 – 2004.03.19)

Bishop of Katiola (Cote d’Ivoire) (2004.03.19 – 2021.01.03)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d’Ivoire (2017.05.21 – 2023.06.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire) (2017.10.12 – 2021.01.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire) (2021.01.03 – 2024.05.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) (2024.05.20 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo (Cote d’Ivoire) (2024.08.03 – ...)

11. Archbishop Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. (62)

Je veux vivre et donner envie de vivre

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)

Born:	1962.03.10 (Lyon, France)
Ordained Priest:	2001.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.01.25
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Bishop of Oran (Algeria) (2012.12.01 – 2021.12.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Oran (Algeria) (2021.12.27 – 2023.10.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (2021.12.27 – ...)

12. Archbishop Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. (61)

Deus meus in te confido

Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran)
President of Iranian Episcopal Conference

Born:	1963.06.13 (Arlon, Belgium)
Ordained Priest:	1989.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.02.16
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran) (2021.01.08 – ...)

President of Iranian Episcopal Conference (2022.03.30 – ...)

13. Archbishop Roberto Repole (57)

Christus tradidit seipsum pro me

Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)
Bishop of Susa (Italy)

Born:	1967.01.29 (Torino, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1992.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.05.07
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Torino (Italy) (1992.06.13 – 2022.02.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) (2022.02.19 – ...)

Bishop of Susa (Italy) (2022.02.19 – ...)

14. Archbishop Baldassare Reina (53)

Caritas patiens

Titular Archbishop of Aquæ in Mauretania
Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)
Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy)
Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University

Born:	1970.11.26 (San Giovanni Gemini, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1995.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.06.29
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Agrigento (Italy) (1995.09.08 – 2022.05.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (2022.05.27 – 2023.01.06)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania (2022.05.27 – 2024.10.25)

Vicegerent for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (2023.01.06 – 2024.10.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Ostia (Italy) (2024.04.06 – ...)

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (2024.10.06 – ...)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Lateran University (2024.10.06 – ...)

Titular Archbishop of Aquæ in Mauretania (2024.10.25 – ...)

Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (2024.10.25 – ...)

15. Archbishop Francis Leo (53)

Quodcumque dixerit facite

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)

Born:	1971.06.30 (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1996.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.09.12
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Montréal (Canada) (1996.12.14 – 2022.07.16)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2012.01.09 – 2022.07.16)

General Secretary of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015.09.18 [2015.11.01] – 2021.09.27)

Titular Bishop of Tamada (2022.07.16 – 2023.02.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (2022.07.16 – 2023.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (2023.02.11 – ...)

16. Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas (52)

Deus fidelis manet

Titular Archbishop of Tolentino
Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Born:	1972.01.31 (Biržai, Lithuania)
Ordained Priest:	1996.07.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2023.04.15
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Panevėžys (Lithuania) (1996.07.20 – 2023.02.11)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2019.12.13 – 2023.02.11)

Special Commissioner for Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (2021.12.15 – 2024.03.20)

Titular Archbishop of Tolentino (2023.02.11 – ...)

Coadjutor Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (2024.03.20 – ...)

17. Bishop Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R. (44) (Ukrainian Rite)

Пресвятая Богородице, спаси нас

Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia)

Born:	1980.02.13 (Ternopil, Ukraine)
Ordained Priest:	2005.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.06.07
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia) (2020.01.15 – ...)

18. Fr. Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe, O.P. (79)

Master of the Order emeritus of Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

Born:	1945.08.22 (London, England)
Ordained Priest:	1971.10.02
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Master of the Order of Order of Preachers (Dominicans) (1992 – 2001)

19. Archbishop-elect Fabio Baggio, C.S. (59)

Titular Archbishop of Urusi
Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission

Born:	1965.01.15 (Bassano del Grappa, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1992.07.11
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	2025.01.11

Undersecretary of Migrant and Refugee Section of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (2016.12.14 – 2022.04.23)

Secretary of Vatican COVID-19 Commission (2021.08.26 – ...)

Undersecretary of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (2022.04.23 – ...)

Titular Archbishop of Urusi (2024.10.31 – ...)

20. Archbishop-elect George Jacob Koovakad (51) (Syro-Malabar Rite)

Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans

Born:	1973.08.11 (Chethipuzha, Kerala, India)
Ordained Priest:	2004.07.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.11.24
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Chaplain of His Holiness (2014.10.01 – 2019.12.13)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2019.12.13 – 2024.10.25)

Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Chaldeans (2024.10.25 – ...)

21. Archbishop Domenico Battaglia (61)

Confide surge vocat te

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)

Born:	1963.01.20 (Satriano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1988.02.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.09.03
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Catanzaro–Squillace (Italy) (1988.02.06 – 2016.06.24)

Bishop of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy) (2016.06.24 – 2020.12.12)

Apostolic Administrator of Cerreto Sannita–Telese–Sant’Agata de’ Goti (Italy) (2020.12.12 – 2021.05.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) (2020.12.12 – ...)