CARDINAL ELECTORS
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VATICAN CITY, APRIL 18, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Short biographical sketches of the cardinals who will have a role in electing the next pope. This list omits Cardinals Jaime Sin and Adolfo Suárez Rivera, who will not participate in the conclave for health reasons.  Images of electors can be seen here.


Geraldo Majella Agnelo, 71
Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Geraldo Majella Agnelo was born Oct. 19, 1933, in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of São Paulo on June 29, 1957, and holds a doctorate in liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm, Rome.

He was director of the philosophical seminary, Aparecida; spiritual director and professor at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Ipiranga; professor of liturgical and sacramental theology at Pius XI Theological Institute; and rector of Our Lady of the Assumption Seminary.

On May 5, 1978, he was appointed bishop of Toledo and received episcopal ordination that Aug. 6. On Oct. 4, 1982, he was promoted to archbishop of Londrina. He was president of the Brazilian bishops' Liturgical Commission.

On Sept. 16, 1991, he was appointed secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. He was named archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia on Jan. 13, 1999.

In May 1999 he was elected president of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops in May 2003.

He was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of Feb. 21, 2001.

Curial membership:

  • Migrant and Itinerant Peoples (council)
  •  Cultural Heritage of the Church (commission)

     


Bernard Agré, 79
Archbishop of Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Bernard Agré was born March 2, 1926, in Monga, Ivory Coast. He was ordained July 20, 1953, and holds a doctorate in canon law from the Urbanian University, Rome.

He was a headmaster in Dabouñ rector of the pre-seminary in Bingerville; parish priest of Notre Dame Parish in Treichville; and vicar general of Abidjan. On June 8, 1968, he was appointed bishop of Man and received episcopal ordination Oct. 3. On March 6, 1992, he was named bishop of the new Diocese of Yamoussoukro and on Dec. 19, 1994, was promoted to archbishop of Abidjan.

From 1985 until 1991, he was president of the Episcopal Conferences of Francophone West Africa and, from 1972 until 1996, chairman of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications.

He was also a member of the Committee of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000.

He was elevated to cardinal in February 2001. He was president delegate for the 10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, in October 2001.

Curial membership:

  •  Evangelization of Peoples (congregation)
  •  Family, Justice and Peace, Social Communications (councils)


Francisco Álvarez Martínez, 79
Retired archbishop of Toledo, Spain

Francisco Álvarez Martínez was born July 14, 1925, in Santa Eulalia de Ferroñes Llanera, Spain. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Oviedo on June 11, 1950, and holds a doctorate in canon law from the University of Comillas, Madrid.

He was personal secretary to Archbishop Lauzurica y Torralba and did parish work in the Corredoría neighborhood. He was later chancellor and secretary of the archdiocesan curia and also served as chaplain to university students of the Teresian Institute.

On April 13, 1973, he was appointed bishop of Tarazona and received episcopal ordination June 3. He was named bishop of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño on Dec. 20, 1976, and was transferred to Orihuela-Alicante on May 12, 1989.

He was promoted to archbishop of Toledo on June 23, 1995, and was a member of the Standing Commission and the Executive Committee of the Spanish episcopal conference.

He became archbishop emeritus of Toledo on Oct. 24, 2002. He was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of Feb. 21, 2001.

Curial membership:

  •   Christian Unity, Laity (councils)


Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic, 75
Archbishop of Toronto


Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic was born Jan. 27, 1930, in Gabrje, Slovenia, and emigrated with his family first to Austria in 1945 and then to Canada in 1948. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Toronto on June 4, 1955.

After serving for two years as a curate, he earned degrees in theology from the Angelicum and in Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome.

He taught Scripture at St. Augustine's Seminary (1960-67) and then earned a doctorate in theology at the University of Wuerzburg. From 1970 to 1976 he taught New Testament exegesis at the Toronto School of Theology and served as dean of studies at St. Augustine's.

On March 26, 1976, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Toronto and coadjutor of the same see on May 22, 1986. He became archbishop of Toronto on March 17, 1990.

He is the author of many written works. He was a delegate at the Synod of 1990 on the Formation of Priests and at the Synod of 1994 on Consecrated Life.

He was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of Feb. 21, 1998.

Curial membership:

  •  Divine Worship and Sacraments, Clergy, Eastern Churches (congregations)
  •  Migrants and Itinerant People, Culture (councils)
  •  Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See
     

Carlos Amigo Vallejo, 70
Archbishop of Seville, Spain

Carlos Amigo Vallejo was born in Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid, Spain, on Aug. 23, 1934. He was ordained a priest for the Order of Friars Minor on Aug. 17, 1960.

In 1970 he was appointed superior of his order’s Santiago Province. On Dec. 17, 1973, he was appointed archbishop of Tangier, Morocco; he was ordained bishop on April 28, 1974. He took part as a member of the Holy See Delegation in the Meeting for Islamic-Christian Dialogue in Tripoli, Libya, in 1976.

On many occasions he served as mediator in disputes between nations, and encouraged the establishment of centers for the social promotion of Muslim women; he also sought to improve Christian, Muslim and Jewish relations. He was appointed Archbishop of Seville on May 22, 1982.

As member of the bishops’ conference, he participated in the 1994 Synod of Bishops on Consecrated Life. He has been archbishop of Seville since 1982. He was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of Oct. 21, 2003.


Curial membership:

  •  Health Care Workers (council)
  •  Latin America (commission)

     

Ennio Antonelli, 68
Archbishop of Florence, Italy

Ennio Antonelli was born at Todi, Italy, on Nov. 18, 1936. He was ordained a priest for that diocese on April 2, 1960. He holds a doctorate in classical studies from the University of Perugia.

Cardinal Antonelli was chaplain of the Catholic Teachers’ Association and of various Catholic Action groups, and also served as a seminary rector. He taught literature and art history and lectured in dogmatic theology at the theological institute of Assisi, and was likewise deeply involved in parish activities.

He was appointed bishop of Gubbio on May 25, 1982, and ordained on Aug. 29. He built the new seminary, the diocesan pastoral center and a house for the clergy. On Oct. 6, 1988, he was appointed archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

He has held various offices within the Italian bishops' conference and has been active in the hospital, school and university apostolates, setting up chaplaincies and creating groups for social/cultural commitment.

On March 21, 2001, he succeeded Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli as archbishop of Florence. He was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of Oct. 21, 2003.

Curial membership:

  •  Laity, Social Communications (councils)

 

Francis Arinze, 72
Prefect of Congregation of Divine Worship and the Sacraments

Francis Arinze was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Eziowelle, a city of the Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria. At age 15 he began his secondary studies at the All Hallowa Seminary (Ognissanti) of Nuewi, studies which he concluded in 1950 at Enugu.

For the following two years he taught at the same seminary until 1953, when he took up philosophy studies at Bigard Memorial Seminary at Enugu. In 1955 he began to take courses in theology at the Urbanian University. Only three years later he was ordained to the priesthood during a ceremony which took place at the church of the Urban University in Rome on Nov. 23, 1958.

From 1961-1962, he was professor of liturgy and also taught logic and basic philosophy at Bigard Memorial Seminary at Enugu. He was then appointed regional secretary for Catholic education for the eastern part of his country. When transferred to London, he took courses at the Institute of Pedagogy, earning a diploma in 1964.

On July 6, 1965, he was named coadjutor to the archbishop of Onitsha. On Aug. 29, 1965, he was consecrated bishop. Two years later he was asked to take over the pastoral government of the archdiocese, and on June 26, 1967, he was named archbishop.

In 1979 his brother bishops elected him president of the episcopal conference of Nigeria, a post he filled until 1984, when John Paul II asked him to head as pro-president the Secretariat for Non-Christians (now the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue).

He remained Archbishop of Onitsha until April 1985, while awaiting the nomination of a successor.

He was president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue from May 1985 to October 2002.

On May 8, 1994, he presided in the capacity of first president delegate at the solemn closing of the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops at the altar of the Chair of St. Peter's Basilica.

On Oct. 1, 2002, he was named prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Sacraments.

Curial membership:

  •  Doctrine of the Faith, Oriental Churches, Causes of Saints, Evangelization of Peoples (congregations)
  •  Laity, Christian Unity, Culture (councils)
  •  International Eucharistic Congresses (committee)
  •  Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
  •  Special Council for Africa and Special Council for Lebanon of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops
  • He was elevated to cardinal in the consistory of May 25, 1985.
     


Audrys Juozas Backis, 68
Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

Audrys Juozas Backis was born Feb. 1, 1937, in Kaunas, Lithuania. He grew up in France, where his father was a foreign service officer at the Lithuanian Legation, Paris. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Kaunas on March 18, 1961, and holds a licentiate in theology from the Gregorian University and a doctorate in canon law from the Lateran University.

He entered the Holy See's diplomatic service in 1964 and was posted to the Philippines, Costa Rica, Turkey, Nigeria and the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church. He was the council's undersecretary from 1979 to 1988.

On Aug. 5, 1988, he was appointed apostolic nuncio in the Netherlands, receiving episcopal ordination on Oct. 4.

On Dec. 24, 1991, he was named archbishop of Vilnius. He now serves as president of the Lithuanian bishops' conference. He was elevated to cardinal in 2001.

Curial membership:

  •  Catholic Education (congregation)
  • Social Communications (council)
  • Cultural Heritage (commission)
  • Special Council for Europe of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops


Philippe Barbarin, 54
Archbishop of Lyon, France

Philippe Barbarin was born Oct. 17, 1950, in Rabat, Morocco. He was ordained a priest Dec. 17, 1977, for the Diocese of Creteil, France, and holds degrees in philosophy and theology.

He served as vicar and chaplain for students in Vincennes and as a student chaplain and parochial vicar in Saint-Maur. In Boissy-Saint-Leger he served as parish priest and as chaplain for students and was the diocesan delegate for ecumenism.

He was a "fidei donum priest and lecturer of theology at the Major Seminary of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar, as well as a parish priest of Bry-sur-Marne.

On Oct. 1, 1998, John Paul II nominated him as bishop of Moulins, and he received episcopal ordination that Nov. 22.

Cardinal Barbarin is a member of the Social Commission of the Bishops' Conference of France. He also serves as president of the bishops' Committee for Health.

Since July 16, 2002, he has been archbishop of Lyons. He was elevated to cardinal in 2003.

Curial membership:

  • Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (congregations)



William Baum, 78
Retired major penitentiary

William Wakefield Baum is also the retired archbishop of Washington, D.C. He was born Nov. 21, 1926, in Dallas, Texas. At an early age he moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he received his primary education.

In 1939, at age 13, he entered St. John's Minor Seminary of Kansas City. He did his philosophical and theology studies at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. He was ordained a priest May 12, 1951. He then did parish work and taught theology and Church history at the College of St. Theresa.

In 1956 he received a doctorate in theology from the Angelicum, in Rome, in 1958.

On Feb. 18, 1970, Paul VI nominated him bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri; he was consecrated bishop that April 6. On March 5, 1973, he was named archbishop of Washington. During the same time he was also the president of the bishops' Commission for Ecumenical Affairs.

Elevated to cardinal in 1976, he was named perfect of the Congregation for Catholic Education by John Paul II on Jan. 15, 1980, a post he held until April 1990. He retired as archbishop of Washington in March 1980.

From April 6, 1990, until Nov. 22, 2001, he served as major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Curial membership:

  •  Bishops, Eastern Churches, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Evangelization of Peoples (congregations)


Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 68
Archbishop of Buenos Aires

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires. He was ordained for the Jesuits on Dec. 13, 1969, during his theological studies at the Theological Faculty of San Miguel.

He was novice master in San Miguel, where he also taught theology. He was Provincial for Argentina (1973-79) and rector of the Philosophical and Theological School of San Miguel (1980-86). After completing his doctoral dissertation in Germany, he served as a confessor and spiritual director in Cordoba.

On May 20, 1992, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, receiving episcopal consecration that June 27. On June 3, 1997, was appointed coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires and succeeded Cardinal Antonio Quarracino on Feb. 28, 1998. He is also ordinary for Eastern-rite faithful in Argentina who lack an ordinary of their own rite.

He was elevated to cardinal in February 2001. He was adjunct relator general of the 10th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, October 2001.

Curial membership:

  • Divine Worship and Sacraments, Clergy, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (congregations)
  •  Family (council)
  • Latin America (commission)
  • Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops


Tarcisio Bertone, 70
Archbishop of Genoa, Italy

Tarcisio Bertone was born Dec. 2, 1934, in Romano Canavese, Italy. He was ordained July 1, 1960. He holds a licentiate in theology with a dissertation on tolerance and religious freedom and a doctorate in canon law.

He has been professor of special moral theology at the Salesian University, 1967; professor of canon law, 1976-91; and dean of the Faculty of Canon Law, 1979-85. He collaborated in several Roman parishes and has also worked on the final phase of the revision of the Code of Canon Law.

Since the 1980s, he has served as consultor in several dicasteries of the Roman Curia, especially in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

On Aug. 1, 1991, he was ordained archbishop of Vercelli. Since 1995 he has been secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, charged by Pope John Paul II with the care of the publication of the third part of the "secret" of Fatima.

On 10 December 2002 he was nominated archbishop of Genoa. He was elevated to cardinal in October 2003.

Curial membership:

  •  Doctrine of the Faith, Clergy (congregations)


Giacomo Biffi, 76
Retired archbishop of Bologna, Italy


Giacomo Biffi was born June 13, 1928, in Milan, Italy. He did his studies at the seminaries of the Archdiocese of Milan. He received a doctorate in theology from the Faculty of Theology at Venegono.

He was ordained priest Dec. 23, 1950, in Milan. He taught dogmatic theology at seminaries in Milan and published numerous works on theology, catechetics and meditation.

On Dec. 7, 1975, he was named an auxiliary bishop for the Archbishop of Milan. He received episcopal ordination on Jan. 11, 1976. He founded and directed the Pastoral Institute of Lombardy.

On April 19, 1984, the Pope called him from Milan where he was auxiliary to lead the Church in Bologna after the sudden death of Archbishop Enrico Manfredini.

He was elevated to cardinal in May 1985. During Lent of 1989 he was called to preach the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia in which the Holy Father took part. He retired as archbishop of Bologna in December 2003.

Curial membership:

  •  Clergy, Catholic Education, Evangelization of Peoples (congregations)



Josip Bozanic, 56
Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia

Josip Bozanic was born March 20, 1949, in Rijeka, Croatia. He was ordained a priest June 29, 1975, and holds a licentiate in dogmatic theology and in canon law.

He served as chancellor and as vicar general of the Curia of Krk. He was lecturer of dogmatic theology and of canon law at the Theological Institute of Rijeka.

On June 25, 1989, he was ordained as coadjutor bishop of Krk and in 1989 was appointed as bishop. He has served as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Rijeka-Senj.

In 1997, he was elected President of the Bishops' Conference of Croatia and was reconfirmed in 2002.

In 2001 Cardinal Bozanic became vice president of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe, a position he continues to hold.

On July 5, 1997, he was nominated archbishop of Zagreb. He was elevated to cardinal in October 2003.

Curial membership:

  •  Divine Worship and the Sacraments (congregation)
  •  Laity (council)
  •  Special Council for Europe of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops


Agostino Cacciavillan, 78
Retired president of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Agostino Cacciavillan was born Aug. 14, 1926, in Novale di Valdagno, Italy. He was ordained for the Diocese of Vicenza in June 1949.

He served as a curate for three years before earning advanced degrees in social science and law and attending the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome. He was later posted to the Philippines, Spain, Portugal and the Vatican Secretariat of State.

In January 1976 Pope Paul VI appointed him apostolic pro-nuncio in Kenya and apostolic delegate in Seychelles. He received episcopal ordination that Feb. 28. Other posts included apostolic pro-nuncio in India (1981) and pro-nuncio in Nepal (1985), apostolic nuncio in the United States and permanent observer at the Organization of American States (1990).

He was named president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See in November 1998. He retired from that post Oct. 1, 2002. He was elevated to cardinal in February 2001.

Curial membership:

  •  Eastern Churches, Bishops, Evangelization of Peoples; Sainthood Causes (congregations)
  • Apostolic Signature (tribunal)
  • Legislative Texts (council)
  •  Latin America, Vatican City State (commission)



Ricardo María Carles Gordó, 78
Retired archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

Ricardo María Carles Gordó was born in Valencia, Spain, on Sept. 24, 1926. He entered the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Valencia and was ordained a priest in June 1951. He obtained a degree in canon law at the Pontifical University of Salamanca in 1953.

In June 1969 he was named bishop of Tortosa and received episcopal ordination that Aug. 3.

In March 1990, the Pope named him archbishop of Barcelona; he took over the post that May 27. He was elevated to cardinal in November 1994. He retired from the Barcelona Archdiocese last June 15.

Curial membership:

  • Catholic Education (congregation)
  • Economic Affairs of the Holy See (office)
  • Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See


Darío Castrillón Hoyos, 75
Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy

Darío Castrillón Hoyos was born July 4, 1929, in Medellin, Colombia. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Medellín in October 1952 following his theological studies at the Gregorian University, Rome, where he also earned a doctorate in canon law. He also specialized in religious sociology, political economy and ethics in economy.

He served as a curate in two rural parishes, director of the Cursillo movement and delegate for Catholic Action. He also taught canon law at the Free Civil University and was General Secretary of the Colombian Bishops' Conference.

In June 1971 he was named coadjutor bishop of Pereira, received episcopal ordination that July 18, and succeeded the bishop on July 1, 1976.

From 1983 to 1987 he was general secretary of the Latin American bishops' council (CELAM) and president of the same council from 1987 to 1991.

Named archbishop of Bucaramanga in December 1992, he was called by the Holy Father to head the Congregation for Clergy in June 1996 as pro-prefect.

During the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops held Nov. 16-Dec. 12, 1998, he served as president delegate and member of the postsynodal council.

He was elevated to cardinal in February 1998. He was named president of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" in April 2000.

Curial membership:

  •  Bishops, Evangelization of Peoples, Catholic Education, Clergy, Divine Worship and the Sacraments (congregations)
    * Legislative Texts, Social Communications (councils)
  •  Latin America (commission)
  •  Administration of Patrimony of the Holy See (office)
  •  Special Council for America of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops


Marco Cé, 79
Retired patriarch of Venice, Italy

Marco Cé was born July 8, 1925, in Izano, Italy, into a modest farming family. He did theological studies in Rome at the Gregorian University and at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, where he received a doctorate in dogmatic theology and a licentiate in sacred Scripture.

After his ordination in March 1948, he returned to his diocese and became vice rector of the seminary and taught sacred Scripture. In 1957, he was named rector of the seminary.

In April 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him auxiliary bishop of Bologna. He received episcopal ordination that May 17.

In April 1976, Paul VI named him the chaplain to Catholic Action. In December 1978, John Paul II asked him to take on the Patriarchate of Venice, a post he retired from on Jan. 5, 2002. He was elevated to cardinal in June 1979.

Curial membership:

  • Eastern Churches (congregation)


Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, 61

Archbishop of Lima and primate of Peru

Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne was born Dec. 28, 1943, in Lima. A champion basketball player, he studied industrial engineering at the National Institute of Engineering and joined Opus Dei in 1962. After working as an engineer, he was ordained for the prelature in August 1977 and holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Navarre.

He did pastoral work in Lima and taught moral theology at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology. He was later regional vicar for Peru and vice chancellor of the University of Piura.

In May 1988 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Ayacucho, receiving episcopal ordination that July 3. He was promoted to archbishop of Ayacucho in May 1995.

He tried to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the siege of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima (December 1996 to April 1997) and ministered to the Japanese and Peruvian hostages.

He was named archbishop of Lima in January 1999 and elevated to cardinal in February 2001.

Curial membership:

  •  Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Sainthood Causes (congregations)
  •  Latin America (commission)


Desmond Connell, 79
Retired archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

Desmond Connell was born March 24, 1926, in Phibsboro, Ireland. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Dublin in May 1951 and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain.

In 1953 he started teaching in the Department of Metaphysics at University College Dublin, where he was appointed professor of general metaphysics in 1972 and elected dean of the School of Philosophy and Sociology in 1983.

He also served as chaplain to the Poor Clares in Donnybrook, the Carmelites in Drumcondra and the Carmelites in Blackrock.

He was appointed archbishop of Dublin in January 1988 and received episcopal ordination that March 6. He was elevated to cardinal in February 2001, and retired as archbishop of Dublin in April 2004.

Curial membership:

  •  Doctrine of the Faith, Bishops (congregations)
  • Laity (council)

 
José da Cruz Policarpo, 69

Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal

José da Cruz Policarpo was born Feb. 26, 1936, in Alvorninha, Portugal. He was ordained in August 1961 for the Patriarchate of Lisbon and holds a doctorate in theology from the Gregorian University, Rome.

He was director of the seminary in Penafirme, rector of the seminary in Olivais and dean of the Theological Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University. He later served two terms as rector of the same university (1988-96). He is the author of a number of books and scholarly articles.

In May 1978 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, receiving episcopal ordination that June 29. In March 1997 he was appointed coadjutor archbishop of Lisbon and succeeded Cardinal António Ribeiro as patriarch in March 1998. He is also grand chancellor of the Portuguese Catholic University and president of the Portuguese bishops' conference.

He was elevated to cardinal in February 2001.

Curial membership:

  • Catholic Education (congregation)
  • Laity, Culture (councils)


Godfried Danneels, 71
Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium