Vatican: Pope announces creation of 21 cardinals, including Archbishop of Dili

The celebration is the first of its kind since November 2020 and is scheduled for August 27

VATICAN CITY, May 29, 2022 (Ecclesia) – Pope Francis today announced a village council to create 21 cardinals, including the 53-year-old Archbishop of Dili (East Timor), Virgilio do Carmo da Silva.

In September 2019, the Pope decided to establish the ecclesiastical province of Dili, appointing Dr. Virgilio do Carmo da Silva as the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the region.

Francis appointed the future Cardinal, a Salesian monk, Bishop of Dili on January 30, 2016, and participated in the Synod of Bishops dedicated to young people, in 2018.

Churches for the creation of the new cardinals will take place on August 27 and is the first since November 2020.

“Let us pray for the new cardinals, to confirm their attachment to Christ, they will help me in my service as Bishop of Rome, for the good of all God’s holy people,” the Pope asked today, after the recitation. Easter prayer from Regina Coeli.

The list also includes the Archbishop of Brazil and the Archbishop of Goa and Daman of India.

The list includes 16 future cardinals under the age of 80, electing to an eventual secret meeting, including the youngest member of the College of Cardinals, the 47-year-old Italian missionary Giorgio Marengo, and the 47-year-old Apostolic Prefect in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).

This will be the eighth council of the current papacy, after those held on February 22, 2014, February 14, 2015, November 19, 2016, June 28, 2017, June 28, 2018, October 5, 2019 and November 28, 2020.

The College of Cardinals so far has 208 members (91 over 80), including five Portuguese: D. Manuel Clemente, Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, d. Antonio Marto, Emeritus Bishop of Leiria Fatima, d. José Tolentino Mendonca, archivist and librarian of the Holy See, all established by Pope Francis and the electors in an eventual secret meeting; Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Honorary Chief of Prisons; Dr.. and D. José Saraiva Martins, Governor Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, both of whom are over 80 years old.

The Pope also announced that on August 29 and 30, he would promote a meeting of all cardinals to reflect on the new. constitution For the Roman Curia, the services of the central government of the Catholic Church, a central project of the present pontificate.

The Apostolic Constitution ‘predicate evangelium’ (Preach the Gospel), published on March 19 of this year, proposes that Correa be more concerned with the life of the Catholic Church in the world and in society, rejecting the exclusive interest in the internal management of the affairs of the Vatican. .

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New Cardinal Electors (in order of creation) Archbishop Arthur Roche (England), President of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Organization of the Sacraments (Holy See) Bishop Lazaro Yoo Hyung-sik (South Korea), President of the Congregation for the Clergy (Holy See) Fernando Vergiz Alzaga (Spain), President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Prefecture of Vatican City State. Jean-Marc Avlin (France), Archbishop of Marseilles Peter Okpaliki (Nigeria), Bishop of Ecolobia Leonardo Ulrich Steiner (Brazil), Archbishop of Manaus Felipe Neri Antonio Sebastiao do Rosario Ferrão (India), Archbishop of Goa and Daman Mgr. Robert Walter McIlroy (USA), Bishop of San Diego Virgilio do Carmo da Silva (Timor-Leste), Archbishop of Dili Bishop Oscar Cantone (Italy), Bishop of Como Anthony Apulia (India), Bishop of Hyderabad Paulo Cesar Costa (Brazil), Archbishop of Brasilia Archbishop Richard Koya Bowber (Ghana), Bishop of Wa William Goh Seng Chi (Singapore), Archbishop of Singapore Dr.. Adalberto Martinez Flores (Paraguay), Archbishop of Asuncion Archbishop Giorgio Marengo (Italy), Apostolic Governor of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia). Cardinals over 80 years old Archbishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal (Colombia), Honorary Archbishop of Cartagena Lucas van Looy (Belgium), Honorary Archbishop of Ghent Mgr. Arrigo Miglio (Italy), Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, (Italy), Professor of Theology Mgr. Fortunato Frezza (Italy), Saint Peter’s Canon The history of the cardinals begins with their being associated with the clergy of Rome, but today it goes further: as of August, 90 states will be represented in the College of Cardinals, 69 of which will have cardinal electors. Since 2013, when Europe’s cardinal electors represented 56% of the total, Francis has worked to broaden the boundaries of his options, with a more pronounced change to the specific weight of Africa, Asia and Oceania. On August 27, East Timor, Paraguay, Singapore and Mongolia have representatives in the current College of Cardinals.