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cardinal [Lat.,=attached to and thus "belonging to" the hinge], in the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the highest body of the church. The sacred college of cardinals of the Holy Roman Church is the electoral college of the papacy . Its members are appointed by the pope. A cardinal's... Read more
John Joseph OConnor John Joseph OConnor
John Joseph O'Connor 1920-2000, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Philadelphia. He was ordained a priest in 1945 and served as a military chaplain for 27 years, achieving the rank of rear admiral. Ordained a bishop in 1979, he was appointed bishop of Scranton, Penn. in 1983. In 1984 he was... Read more
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Sixtus V Sixtus V
Sixtus V 1521-90, pope (1585-90), an Italian (b. near Montalto) named Felice Peretti; successor of Gregory XIII. He entered the Franciscan order in early youth. After ordination (1547) he became a famous preacher and was patronized by zealous leaders of the Counter Reformation , notably Cardinal... Read more
Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Cardinal de Retz Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Cardinal de Retz
Retz, Cardinal de ( Jean-Françcois-Paul de Gondi) (1613–79), Abp. of Paris. He was forced into an ecclesiastical career by his family, who had held the see of Paris since 1570. In 1643 he was appointed Coadjutor-Abp. of Paris to his uncle and in 1652 made a cardinal. Soon afterwards, at... Read more
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman 1802-65, English prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Seville, Spain, of Irish-English parentage. In 1836 he founded (with Daniel O'Connell) the Dublin Review. In 1840 he was taken from his rectorship of the English College at Rome (which he had held... Read more
John Paul I John Paul I
John Paul I 1912-78, pope (1978), an Italian (b. Canale d'Agordo) named Albino Luciani; successor of Paul VI . Born into a poor, working-class family, he trained at local seminaries and at the Gregorian Univ. in Rome. He was patriarch of Venice (1969-78) and was made a cardinal in 1973. He was... Read more
Jean-Paul Paul Gaultier Jean-Paul Paul Gaultier
GAULTIER, Jean-Paul French designer Born:Arcueil, France, 24 April 1952. Education:Educated at the École Communale, the College d'Enseignement, and at the Lycée d'Arcueil, to 1969. Career:Design assistant, Pierre Cardin, 1972-74; also worked for Esterel and... Read more
Julius II Julius II
Julius II 1443-1513, pope (1503-13), an Italian named Giuliano della Rovere, b. Savona; successor of Pius III. His uncle Sixtus IV gave him many offices and created him cardinal. Innocent VIII, successor to Sixtus IV, was entirely under Cardinal della Rovere's influence, and it was in reaction to... Read more
Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros , 1436-1517, Spanish prelate and statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. An austere Franciscan, he was appointed (1492) confessor to Queen Isabella I and later became (1495) archbishop of Toledo. He undertook the forcible conversion of the Moors in... Read more

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Pope appoints 37 new members to College of Cardinals
Newspaper article from: The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) ...CITY - Pope John Paul II elevated archbishops...leaders to the College of Cardinals...s Square, John Paul has now picked...said of the 37 new appointees...nominate 37 new ...
Pope appoints 31 new members to College of Cardinals.
Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) ...Pope John Paul II, perhaps...members to the College of Cardinals. That body...Third World cardinals stands at 37.8 percent...OPTIONAL TRIM) John Paul ...
New guard in US Catholic church; The installation of Sean O'Malley as...
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor ...red-robed cardinals - not the...leader, Cardinal Bernard Law...friend of Pope John Paul II who spent...will replace Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua...of about 37 bishops likely...bishops it ...

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