Francisco creates thirteen new cardinals, including two Latin Americans

Vatican City (AICA):Pope Francis announced on Sunday that on October 5, a session for the creation of thirteen new cardinals, including two Latin Americans, of which ten could be the voters of a possible conclave. Its origin expresses the missionary vocation of the Church which continues proclaiming the merciful love of God to all the men of the earth, underlines the pontiff in announcing it.

Pope Francis announced on Sunday that on October 5, a session for the creation of thirteen new cardinals, including two Latin Americans, of which ten could be the voters of a possible conclave.

Dear brothers and sisters, on October 5, you will have a session for the appointment of 10 new cardinals, expressed after the Ngelus prayer.

Its origin expresses the missionary vocation of the Church which continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all men on earth, underline.

The names of the new cardinals are:

Miguel Ngel Ayuso Guixot MCCJ, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Jos Tolentino Medona, archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church.

Bishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta.

Juan de la Caridad Garca Rodrguez, Archbishop of San Cristbal de La Habana.

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu OFMCap, Archbishop of Kinshasa.

Most Reverend Jean-Claude Hllerich SJ, Archbishop of Luxembourg.

Bishop Alvaro L. Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenamgo.

Bishop Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna.

Bishop Cristbal Lpez Romero, SDB, Archbishop of Rabat.

R.P. Michael Czerny SJ, Undersecretary of the Migrants Section – Integral Human Development Department.

Together with them to unite the members of the College of Cardinals: two archbishops and a bishop who have distinguished themselves for their service to the Church, explained the pontiff. This is Bishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, Emperor Archbishop of Nepte; Monsignor Sigitas Tamkevicius SJ, Archbishop Emperor of Kaunas and Bishop Eugenio Dal Corso, PSDP, Bishop Emperor of Benguela. +