Pope Chooses New Cardinals from Five Continents

iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Pope Francis named 17 new Cardinals on Sunday, 13 of which are eligible to elect his successor.

The Pope selected the Cardinals from five continents. His selections from Africa, Asia, and Latin America signal the Catholic Church’s emphasis on growing the religion in developing countries.

Just one of the cardinals is Italian, and three are American. Other Archbishops were selected from Mauritius and Bangladesh.

Cardinals are senior members of the Church’s hierarchy, just below the Pope.

Below are the names of the 17 new Cardinals:

Archbishop Mario Zenari, Italy

Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Central African Republic

Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra, Spain

Archbishop Sérgio da Rocha, Brazil

Archbishop Blase J. Cupich, U.S.A.

Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, Bangladesh

Archbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Venezuela

Archbishop Jozef De Kesel, Belgium

Archbishop Maurice Piat, Mauritius

Archbishop Kevin Joseph Farrell, U.S.A.

Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, Mexico

Archbishop John Ribat, Papua Nuova Guinea

Archbishop Mons. Joseph William Tobin U.S.A.

Archbishop Anthony Soter Fernandez, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Archbishop Renato Corti, Archbishop Emeritus of Novara Italy

Archbishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek Lesotho

Father Ernest Simoni, presbytery of the Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult, Scutari – Albania.

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