Cardinal Deacons 

Cardinals Deacons hold the lowest of the ranks of Cardinals. Their ranks include officials of the Roman Curia, and theologians honored by the Pope for their contribution to the Church. In the early centuries there were 7 deacons who administered seven districts of the Roman diocese, as well as 7 deacons who assisted in the papal household. Although the rank of Cardinal Deacon numbers more than 14 today, they hold title as if assigned to a church in one of three deaconries of Rome. Cardinal Deacons may advance by promotion to the higher ranks of the College of Cardinals.


Cardinal Deacon  Ecclesiastical Office

Abril y Castello, Santos   Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of Apostolic Chamber 
Amato, Angelo  Prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes 
Angelini, Fiorenzo  President Emeritus, Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers 
Antonetti, Lorenzo  President Emeritus, Admininistration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 
Baldelli, Fortunato   Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary 
Bartolucci, Domenico   Former Director of the Pontifical Choir  
Becker, Karl Josef, S.J.  Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire 
Bertello, Giuseppe   President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State 
Brandmüller, Walter   President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences 
Bráz de Aviz, João  Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 
Burke, Raymond Leo   Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura  
Calcagno, Domenico  President, Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See 
Cassidy, Edward Idris  President Emeritus, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity 
Castrillón Hoyos, Darío  President Emeritus Ecclesia Dei 
Coccopalmerio, Francesco   President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 
Comastri, Angelo  President of the Fabric of St. Peter 
Coppa, Giovanni  Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic 
Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Andrea  Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls 
Cordes, Paul Joseph  President Emeritus Pontifical Council Cor Unum 
Cottier, O.P. Georges Marie Martin  Cardinal-Deacon of Sts. Dominic and Sixtus 
De Paolis, Velasio   President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See  
Farina, S.D.B., Raffaele  Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives 
Filoni, Fernando   Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples 
Grech, Prosper, O.S.A.  Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti 
Grocholewski, Zenon  Prefect, Congregation for Catholic Education (of Seminaries and of Institutes of Study) 
Harvey, James Michael  Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls 
Herranz, Julian  President Emeritus Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts 
Koch, Kurt   President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity  
Lajolo, Giovanni   President Emeritus of the Governorate of Vatican City State 
Levada, William Joseph  Prefect Emeritus Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 

 

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