Nigeria: Meet Only Nigerian Cardinal Eligible to Participate in the Election of New Pope

Nigeria: Meet Only Nigerian Cardinal Eligible to Participate in the Election of New Pope

The election of a new Pope begins between 15 and 20 days after the death.

Meet The Only Nigerian Bishop Who Will Vote For The Next Pope - Thepodiummedia

Following Pope Francis’s death, the papal conclave will elect a new pope. The Pope died on Easter Monday, a day after blessing thousands of people in St Peter’s Square. Once Pope Francis is buried, the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, has 15 to 20 days to summon the cardinals to Rome. 137 cardinal electors will attend a College of Cardinals meeting in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, where they will be tasked with ch…

Nigerian Cardinal eligible to participate in the election of new Pope - PENPUSHING

A Nigerian Cardinal Peter Okpaleke has qualified to be one of the College of Cardinals who will determine the emergence of late Pope Francis’s successor, following the death on Monday Penpushing reports that Cardinals (senior members of the Catholic Church’s clergy) will gather at the Conclave (a College of Cardinals gathering) to elect a new Pope scheduled to hold between 15 and 20 days after the passing of the Pope. The Catholic Broadcast Comm…

18 African Cardinals Among 135 Who Will Choose Next Pope

Out of 135 cardinals who can vote for the next Pope, 18 are from Africa. While there are 252 cardinals worldwide, only those under 80 years old can take part in the election. Europe has the most voting cardinals with 53, followed by Asia (23), Africa (18), South America (17), and North America (16). Oceania and Central America have the fewest, with just four each. The African cardinals include Fridolin Besungu (DR Congo), Ignace Dogbo (Ivory Coa…

List of African Cardinals in Papal Election Released

As the Catholic world awaits the convening of the Papal conclave to elect the successor to the recently departed Pope, the significant representation of African cardinals among the electors has drawn considerable attention.  Out of the 135 cardinals eligible to vote, a notable 18 hail from the African continent, underscoring the growing influence and dynamism of the Church in Africa. While Europe holds the largest bloc of voting cardinals, Afric…

Pope Francis: 18 Africans among Cardinals to elect new pontiff, full list emerges

At least 18 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pontiff following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025.