Pope Francis announces the appointment of the Brazilian among 21 new cardinals

The new Brazilian cardinal will be Dom Jaime Spengler, president of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) and archbishop of Porto Alegre; 4 others will be nominated from Latin America

Riccardo Antimiani/EFE/EPA“I am happy to announce that I will convene a church council on December 8 to appoint new cardinals,” the Pope announced.

the Pope Francis On Sunday (6), he announced the appointment of 21 new cardinals around the world, including a Brazilian, which will take effect during the Consistory on December 8. “I am happy to announce that I will hold a meeting on December 8 to appoint new cardinals,” the Pope said during the weekly Angelus prayer. “Its origin expresses the universality of the Church and… […] “It shows the inextricable link between the See of Peter and the particular churches around the world,” the 87-year-old added.

New cardinal It will be Brazilian Dom Jaime Spenglercurrent President of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) and Archbishop of Porto Alegre. In addition to Spengler, four others will be appointed from Latin America: Archbishop of Lima (Peru), Carlos Castillo; Santiago del Estero and the President of Argentina, Vicente Bucalic; One from Guayaquil (Ecuador), Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, and one from Santiago de Chile, Fernando Chumali.

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Italy will have the largest number of new cardinals, with four, but only three will be able to vote in the election for Francis’ successor, with the fourth already over the minimum age to be able to vote for pope.

The rest are from countries as diverse as Indonesia, Japan, Serbia, Canada, the Philippines, India, Belgium and Ukraine. The last, Mykola Pychuk, born in Ternopil (western Ukraine) and current Archbishop of Melbourne (Australia), will be the youngest of the new cardinals at 44 years old.

*With information from Agence France-Presse
Published by Carolina Ferrera