Cardinals Created by Francis (2015)

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Pope Francis announced on 2015.01.04 that he would elevate the following 20 prelates to the Sacred College of Cardinals. This announcement is not the official publication stipulated in Canon 351 §2; the prelates will not enjoy the dignity of Cardinal until the Ordinary Public Consistory that will take place on 2015.02.14.

At 11:00 on Saturday, 2015.02.14, Memorial of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Pope will preside in the rite for the creation of the Cardinals in the Basilica of St. Peter. During the ceremony, the Pope will read the formula of creation and solemnly proclaim the names of the new Cardinals. The first of the new Cardinals will then address the Holy Father, followed by a single Gospel reading (Mk 10:32-45), the Pope’s homily, the Profession of Faith and the taking of the oath by each Cardinal. Each new Cardinal will then receive the cardinal biretta and ring, and his Title or Deaconry will be announced. The Cardinals will receive their friends and families inside the Apostolic Palace on the same day.

At 10:00 on 2015.02.15, the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Pope will concelebrate a Mass with the new Cardinals in the Basilica of St. Peter. Each Cardinal will choose a day for the installation at his Titular or Diaconal church.

Consistory of 2015.02.14 (20)Papal Speeches

France1. Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (73)Cardinal Dominique François Joseph Mamberti (73)

Eritis mihi testes

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia
Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
President of Commission for Advocates
Protodeacon of College of Cardinals

Born:1952.03.07 (Marrakesh, Morocco)
Ordained Priest:1981.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:2002.07.03
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Ajaccio (France) (1981.09.20 – 2002.05.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1987.03.21 – 1998.10.15)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.10.15 – 2002.05.18)

Apostolic Delegate to Somalia (2002.05.18 – 2004.01.17)

Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan (2002.05.18 – 2006.09.15)

Titular Archbishop of Sagone (2002.05.18 – 2015.02.14)

Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea (2004.02.19 – 2006.09.15)

Secretary for Relations with States of Secretariat of State (2006.09.15 – 2014.11.08)

Secretary of Interdicastery Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe (2006.09.15 – 2014.11.08)

President of Supreme Court of Vatican City State (2014.11.08 – 2024.01.01)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (2014.11.08 – ...)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Spirito in Sassia (2015.02.14 [2015.05.10] – ...)

President of Commission for Advocates (2015.04.28 – ...)

Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (2024.10.28 – ...)

Portugal2. Cardinal Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (76)Cardinal Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (76)

In lumine tuo

Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio
Patriarch emeritus of Lisboa (Portugal)

Born:1948.07.16 (São Pedro e São Tiago, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1979.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2000.01.22
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Lisboa (Portugal) (1979.06.29 – 1999.11.06)

Titular Bishop of Pinhel (1999.11.06 – 2007.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1999.11.06 – 2007.02.22)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (2007.02.22 – 2013.05.18)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2011 – 2013.06.19)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (2013.05.18 – 2023.08.10)

President of Episcopal Conference of Portugal (2013.06.19 – 2020.06.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio (2015.02.14 [2015.06.14] – ...)

Ethiopia3. Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (76)Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. (76) (Ethiopic Rite)

Sub tuum præsidium

Cardinal-Priest of S. Romano Martire
Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia)
President of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia
President of Council of the Ethiopian Church

Born:1948.07.14 (Tchela Claka, Ethiopia)
Ordained Priest:1976.07.04
Consecrated Bishop:1998.01.25
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Prefect Apostolic of Jimma–Bonga (Ethiopia) (1994 – 1997.11.07)

Titular Bishop of Bita (1997.11.07 – 1999.07.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) (1997.11.07 – 1999.07.07)

President of Council of the Ethiopian Church (1998 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) (1998.06.16 – 1999.07.07)

President of Interritual Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia (1999 – ...)

Metropolitan of Addis Abeba of the Ethiopics (Ethiopia) (1999.07.07 – ...)

President of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (2014.07.24 – 2018.07.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Romano Martire (2015.02.14 [2015.10.18] – ...)

New Zealand4. Cardinal John Atcherley Dew (76)Cardinal John Atcherley Dew (76)

Peace through integrity

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ippolito
Military Ordinary emeritus of New Zealand (New Zealand)

Born:1948.05.05 (Waipawa, New Zealand)
Ordained Priest:1976.05.09
Consecrated Bishop:1995.05.31
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Wellington (New Zealand) (1976.05.09 – 1995.04.01)

Titular Bishop of Privata (1995.04.01 – 2004.05.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington (New Zealand) (1995.04.01 – 2004.05.24)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) (2004.05.24 – 2005.03.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wellington (New Zealand) (2005.03.21 – 2023.05.05)

Military Ordinary of New Zealand (New Zealand) (2005.04.01 – 2023.05.27)

President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (2009.09 – 2016.06.01)

President of Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (2011.04 – 2014.05)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ippolito (2015.02.14 [2015.11.29] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Palmerston North (New Zealand) (2019.10.04 – 2023.06.22)

President of New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (2020.10.30 – 2023.05.10)

Italy5. Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli (85)Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli (85)

Sub lumine matris

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)

Born:1939.10.14 (San Severino Marche, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1965.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:1994.07.09
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of San Severino (Italy) (1965.07.03 – 1986.09.30)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1977.12.06 – 1993.10.21)

Priest of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy) (1986.09.30 – 1994.06.10)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1993.10.21 – 1994.06.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chieti–Vasto (Italy) (1994.06.10 – 2004.01.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ancona–Osimo (Italy) (2004.01.08 – 2017.07.14)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza (2015.02.14 [2015.06.12] – ...)

Vietnam6. Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (86)Cardinal Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (86)

Illum oportet crescere

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso Apostolo
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Hà Nôi (Vietnam)

Born:1938.04.01 (Ðà Lạt, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:1967.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1991.12.03
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Đà Lat (Vietnam) (1967.12.21 – 1991.10.11)

Coadjutor Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam) (1991.10.11 – 1994.03.23)

Bishop of Đà Lat (Vietnam) (1994.03.23 – 2010.04.22)

President of Episcopal Conference of Vietnam (2007 – 2013)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (2010.04.22 – 2010.05.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) (2010.05.13 – 2018.11.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso Apostolo (2015.02.14 [2015.12.06] – ...)

Mexico7. Cardinal Alberto Suárez Inda (86)Cardinal Alberto Suárez Inda (86)

Vivimos para el Señor

Cardinal-Priest of S. Policarpo
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

Born:1939.01.30 (Celaya, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1964.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:1985.12.20
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1964.08.08 – 1973.10.13)

Priest of Celaya (Mexico) (1973.10.13 – 1985.11.05)

Bishop of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (1985.11.05 – 1995.01.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (1995.01.20 – 2016.11.05)

Vice-President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2003 – 2009)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Policarpo (2015.02.14 [2015.10.11] – ...)

Myanmar8. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. (76)Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. (76)

Omnia possum in eo

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ireneo a Centocelle
Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar)
President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Born:1948.10.29 (Mohla, Myanmar)
Ordained Priest:1976.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:1990.12.16
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Apostolic Administrator of Lashio (Myanmar) (1985 – 1986)

Prefect Apostolic of Lashio (Myanmar) (1986 – 1990.07.07)

Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar) (1990.07.07 – 1996.03.13)

Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar) (1996.03.13 – 2003.05.24)

President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2000 – 2006)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) (2003.05.24 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Ireneo a Centocelle (2015.02.14 [2015.10.21] – ...)

President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (2019.01.01 – 2025.01.01)

President of Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference (2020? – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina (Myanmar) (2020.11.18 – 2024.10.29)

Thailand9. Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij (75)Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij (75)

Verbum crucis Dei virtus est

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Addolorata
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bangkok (Thailand)

Born:1949.06.27 (Bam Rak, Thailand)
Ordained Priest:1976.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:2007.06.02
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Bangkok (Thailand) (1976.07.11 – 2007.03.07)

Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (Thailand) (2007.03.07 – 2009.05.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok (Thailand) (2009.05.14 – 2024.06.27)

Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (2009.10 – 2015)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (2015 – 2021.10.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Addolorata (2015.02.14 [2015.10.11] – ...)

Italy10. Cardinal Francesco Montenegro (78)Cardinal Francesco Montenegro (78)

Caritas sine modo

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio
Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Agrigento (Italy)

Born:1946.05.22 (Messina, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1969.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:2000.04.29
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (1969.08.08 – 2000.03.18)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1998.01.08 – 2000.03.18)

Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana (2000.03.18 – 2008.02.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Messina–Lipari–Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy) (2000.03.18 – 2008.02.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Agrigento (Italy) (2008.02.23 – 2021.05.22)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (2015.02.14 [2015.04.19] – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (2023.06.19 – ...)

Uruguay11. Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. (65)Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B. (65)

Servir al Señor con alegría

Cardinal-Priest of S. Galla
Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay)
Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay

Born:1959.07.04 (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Ordained Priest:1987.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:2012.03.04
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Titular Bishop of Phelbes (2011.12.10 – 2014.02.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) (2011.12.10 – 2014.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) (2014.02.11 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Galla (2015.02.14 [2015.05.17] – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (2021.11.16 [2022.04.01] – ...)

Spain12. Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (82)Cardinal Ricardo Blázquez Pérez (82)

Resurrexit

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Valladolid (Spain)

Born:1942.04.13 (Villanueva del Campillo, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1967.02.18
Consecrated Bishop:1988.05.29
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Ávila (Spain) (1967.02.18 – 1988.04.08)

Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia (1988.04.08 – 1992.05.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1988.04.08 – 1992.05.26)

Bishop of Palencia (Spain) (1992.05.26 – 1995.09.08)

Bishop of Bilbao (Spain) (1995.09.08 – 2010.03.13)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2005.03.08 – 2008.03.04)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2008.03.04 – 2014.03.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) (2010.03.13 – 2022.06.17)

President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (2014.03.12 – 2020.03.03)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella (2015.02.14 [2015.10.11] – ...)

Panama13. Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. (81)Cardinal José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. (81)

Præsumus si prosumus

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe da Copertino
Bishop emeritus of David (Panama)

Born:1944.02.24 (Pamplona, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1969.07.13
Consecrated Bishop:1986.01.18
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Titular Bishop of Parthenia (1985.12.30 – 1994.10.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá (Panama) (1985.12.30 – 1994.10.29)

General Secretary of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (1992 – 1997)

Bishop of Chitré (Panama) (1994.10.29 – 1999.07.02)

Bishop of David (Panama) (1999.07.02 – 2024.02.15)

President of Episcopal Conference of Panama (2000 – 2004)

President of Episcopal Conference of Panama (2007.04 – 2013.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe da Copertino (2015.02.14 [2015.10.18] – ...)

Cabo Verde14. Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado (75)Cardinal Arlindo Gomes Furtado (75)

Jesus, O Bom Pastor

Cardinal-Priest of S. Timoteo
Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde)

Born:1949.11.15 (Figueira das Naus, Cabo Verde)
Ordained Priest:1976.07.18
Consecrated Bishop:2004.02.22
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde) (1976.07.18 – 2003.11.14)

Bishop of Mindelo (Cabo Verde) (2003.11.14 – 2009.07.22)

Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde) (2009.07.22 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Timoteo (2015.02.14 [2015.05.10] – ...)

President of Conference of Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau (2020.11.15 – 2024.11)

Tonga15. Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi (63)Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi (63)

Ke loloto e tui

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paola Romana
Bishop of Tonga (Tonga)

Born:1961.12.19 (Nuku’alofa, Tonga)
Ordained Priest:1991.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:2007.10.04
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Tonga (Tonga) (1991.06.29 – 2007.06.28)

Coadjutor Bishop of Tonga (Tonga) (2007.06.28 – 2008.04.18)

Bishop of Tonga (Tonga) (2008.04.18 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (2010.06 – 2016.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Paola Romana (2015.02.14 [2015.12.05] – ...)

Colombia16. Cardinal José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez

Vivere Christus est

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia)

Born:1919.02.18 (Zapatoca, Colombia)
Ordained Priest:1941.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:1955.08.28
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14
Died:2019.09.03 (Floridablanca, Colombia † 100)

Priest of Socorro y San Gil (Colombia) (1941.12.14 – 1955.06.14)

Titular Bishop of Apollonis (1955.06.14 – 1959.12.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Pasto (Colombia) (1955.06.14 – 1959.12.30)

Bishop of Montería (Colombia) (1959.12.30 – 1964.02.29)

Bishop of Garzón (Colombia) (1964.02.29 – 1975.05.22)

President of Episcopal Conference of Colombia (1972 – 1978)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manizales (Colombia) (1975.05.22 – 1996.10.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015.02.14 – 2019.09.03)

Italy17. Cardinal Luigi De Magistris

Juste judica proximo

former Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
former Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary

Born:1926.02.23 (Cagliari, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1952.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:1996.04.28
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14
Died:2022.02.16 (Cagliari, Italy † 95)

Priest of Cagliari (Italy) (1952.04.12 – 1996.03.06)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1963.08.03 – 1973.08.27)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1973.08.27 – 1996.03.06)

Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary (1979.04.11 – 2001.11.22)

Titular Bishop of Nova (1996.03.06 – 2001.11.22)

Major Pro-Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary (2001.11.22 – 2003.10.04)

Titular Archbishop of Nova (2001.11.22 – 2015.02.14)

Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata (2015.02.14 [2015.02.17] – 2022.02.16)

Germany18. Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber

Caritas Christi urget nos

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia
former President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Born:1934.04.11 (Nürnberg, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1959.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:1983.01.06
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14
Died:2023.03.26 (Rottenburg, Germany † 88)

Priest of Mainz (Germany) (1959.02.28 – 1982.12.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1971.10.20 – 1976.12.22)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1976.12.22 – 1982.12.18)

Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda (1982.12.18 – 1990.01.22)

Titular Archbishop of Iubaltiana (1982.12.18 – 2015.02.14)

President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1990.01.22 – 1993.03.16)

Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein (1993.03.16 – 1997.04.25)

Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1993.03.16 – 1997.04.25)

Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova (1997.04.25 – 2003.02.22)

Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary (1997.04.25 – 2003.02.22)

Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (2003.02.22 – 2009.06.18)

Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg (2003.02.22 – 2009.07.24)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2015.02.14 [2015.06.13] – 2023.03.26)

Argentina19. Cardinal Luis Héctor Villalba (90)Cardinal Luis Héctor Villalba (90)

Apóstol de Jesucristo

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo a Corviale
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tucumán (Argentina)

Born:1934.10.11 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1960.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1984.12.22
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1960.09.24 – 1984.10.20)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1983.03.29 – 1984.10.20)

Titular Bishop of Ofena (1984.10.20 – 1991.07.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1984.10.20 – 1991.07.16)

Bishop of San Martín (Argentina) (1991.07.16 – 1999.07.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1999.07.08 – 2011.06.10)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2005 – 2011)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo a Corviale (2015.02.14 [2015.05.09] – ...)

Mozambique20. Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa (97)Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa (97)

In finem dilexit eos

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele dell’Addolorata
Bishop emeritus of Xai-Xai (Mozambique)

Born:1927.10.27 (Magunze, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:1957.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:1976.10.24
Created Cardinal:2015.02.14

Priest of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) (1957.06.09 – 1976.05.31)

Bishop of João Belo (Mozambique) (1976.05.31 – 1976.10.01)

Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique) (1976.10.01 – 2004.06.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele dell’Addolorata (2015.02.14 [2015.05.10] – ...)

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