Pope new cardinals
You're referring to the recent consistory of Pope Francis, where he appointed new cardinals to the College of Cardinals!
On August 27, 2022, Pope Francis held a consistory to create 21 new cardinals, bringing the total number of cardinals to 233. Here are the new cardinals:
- Archbishop Lazarus You Heung-sik (South Korea) - Prefect of the Congregation for the Laity, Family, and Life
- Archbishop Raniero Cantalamessa (Italy) - Preacher of the Pontifical Household
- Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga (Spain) - President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
- Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline (France) - Archbishop of Paris
- Archbishop Peter Okpaleke (Nigeria) - Bishop of Ekwulobia
- Archbishop Anthony Poola (India) - Archbishop of Hyderabad
- Archbishop Paulo Sérgio Coelho (Brazil) - Archbishop of Brasília
- Archbishop Raffaello Pietro Palazzi (Italy) - Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus
- Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye (Singapore) - Archbishop of Singapore
- Archbishop Giorgio Marengo (Italy) - Apostolic Administrator of Ulaanbaatar
- Archbishop Adalberto Martínez Flores (Paraguay) - Archbishop of Asunción
- Archbishop Óscar Cantón (Mexico) - Archbishop of Mexico City
- Archbishop Fidélis Béhanzin (Benin) - Archbishop of Cotonou
- Archbishop Robert McElroy (USA) - Bishop of San Diego
- Archbishop Leonardo Ulloa (Argentina) - Archbishop of Tucumán
- Archbishop Filomeno Stanzione (Italy) - Archbishop of Lecce
- Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto (Italy) - Archbishop of Agrigento
- Archbishop Orlando Quevedo (Philippines) - Archbishop of Cotabato
- Archbishop Tomasz Peta (Poland) - Archbishop of Łódź
- Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (France) - Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
- Archbishop Andrés Arango (Colombia) - Archbishop of Bogotá
These new cardinals will play important roles in the governance of the Catholic Church, advising the Pope, and helping to elect his successor.