Vatican City, May 29, 2022 / 05:46 am
Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy, at a consistory on Aug. 27.
The 85-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after reciting the Regina Coeli prayer on May 29.
This is the full list:
Archbishop Arthur Roche, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (United Kingdom).
Archbishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect for the Congregation for Clergy (South Korea).
Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (Spain).
Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline, of Marseille (France).
Archbishop Peter Okpaleke, of Ekwulobia (Nigeria).
Archbishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, of Manaus (Brazil).
Archbishop Filipe Neri António Sebastião of Rosário Ferrão, of Goa e Damão (India).
Bishop Robert McElroy, of San Diego (United States)
Archbishop Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva, of Dili (East Timor).
Bishop Oscar Cantoni, of Como (Italy).
Archbishop Anthony Poola, of Hyderabad (India).
Archbishop Paulo Cezar Costa, of Brasilia (Brazil).
Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr, of Wa (Ghana).
Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, of Singapore (Singapore).
Archbishop Adalberto Martínez Flores, of Asunción (Paraguay).
Archbishop Giorgio Marengo, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).