Coat of arms of Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio, S.J., now Pope Francis
This is the coat of arms of Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio, S.J., Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who was elected as the 266th Pope and Bishop of Rome last Wednesday, 13 March 2013...
View ArticleCollege of Cardinals : Cardinal Severino Poletto turns 80, ceases to be a...
http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/cardJP2-8.htm#125 Cardinal Severino Poletto, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Torino in Italy, and Cardinal Priest of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale, who was...
View ArticleCardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez turns 80, ceases to be a Cardinal-elector
Today, Thursday, 28 March 2013, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez, Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire, and Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Mexico, turns...
View ArticleBishop Mario Aurelio Poli, Bishop of Santa Rosa, appointed new Metropolitan...
In his first appointment of bishop, Pope Francis appointed his successor as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires, which was Pope Francis’ former seat, as Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio....
View ArticleCardinal Audrys Juozas Backis of Vilnius, Lithuania retired and succeeded by...
Cardinal Audrys Juozas Backis, Metropolitan Archbishop of Vilnius in Lithuania, also the Cardinal-Priest of Nativita di Nostro Signore Gesu Cristo a Via Gallia, retired yesterday, Friday, 5 April 2013...
View ArticleAppointment of Advisory Board for the Reform of the Roman Curia
Pope Francis had appointed an advisory board composed of eight Cardinals and some other prelates whose function is to help the Holy Father in his reform of the Roman Curia to increase its efficiency....
View ArticleImposition of the pallium on the new Metropolitan Archbishops by Pope Francis
On the great Feast day and Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, the feast day of the Church of Rome, on Saturday, 29 June 2013, 34 new Metropolitan Archbishops will receive the pallium, the...
View ArticleCardinal Raul Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of...
Today, Wednesday, 1 January 2014, on New Year’s Day, Cardinal Raul Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via, the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, of Ecuador, turns 80, and...
View ArticleNew Cardinals and their assigned Churches in Rome, Consistory of 22 February...
On the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, on Saturday, 22 February 2014, the Vicar of Christ and Bishop of Rome, Leader of the Universal Church, Pope Francis elevates 19 new Cardinals to the Cardinalate...
View ArticleCardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man (Vietnam), Metropolitan Archbishop of...
Today, Wednesday, 5 March 2014, Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, Cardinal Priest of S. Giustino, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), turns 80, and therefore, according...
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