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- The world's largest seminary is in Nigeria, which borders on Cameroon in western Africa, and Africa produces a large percentage of the world's priests. As of 26 June 2020, there are also 29 Cardinals from Africa, out of 222, and 400,000 catechists.
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Composition of Cardinals according to geographical region. Cardinals of the College come from 7 Continents, distributed in 91 Countries. 66 countries have elector Cardinals.
At present, 90 countries are represented in the College of Cardinals, including 66 with at least one cardinal elector. The countries with the greatest numbers of cardinals are Italy (forty-eight), the United States (seventeen), and Spain (fourteen).
May 29, 2022 · Bishop Peter Okpaleke of Nigeria’s Ekwulobia Diocese, and Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa Diocese in Ghana are the two newly named Cardinals from Africa. The list of the new Cardinals includes eight from Europe, six from Asia, four from Central and Latin America, and one from North America.
Mar 13, 2023 · Since his election on 13 March 2013, Pope Francis has created 14 African Cardinals. Here are their profiles. Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu. Credit: ACI Africa. Born of a rubber tapper in Boto, DRC, 59 years ago, Fridolin cardinal Ambongo Besungu was ordained Priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in 1987.
Oct 24, 2023 · New data from the Vatican show that Africa added the greatest number of Catholics in 2021 out of all the continents and that all the world’s continents registered at least a modest increase in...
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Jul 9, 2023 · Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has created 121 cardinals from 66 countries at eight consistories. The last Consistory to create new cardinals took place on 27 August 2022. The new cardinals included Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke and late Richard Kuuia Cardinal Baawobr.
STATISTICS. [Updated: 1 June 2024] Distribution of living Cardinals according to the Pontificate in which they were created. [ English - Italian ] Composition of Cardinals according to geographical region.
