Pope Francis ‘equates’ 4 cardinals with the 7 current cardinal-bishops
June 26, 2018
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CWN Editor's Note: The College of Cardinals is composed of cardinal-bishops, cardinal-priests, and cardinal-deacons. In general, cardinal-priests are bishops who lead dioceses, while cardinal-deacons are bishops who work in the Roman Curia. Seven cardinals are honored with the title of cardinal-bishop, corresponding to Rome’s seven suburbicarian sees; the cardinal-bishops elect a dean and vice-dean from their own rank. Currently, all seven are over 80 years old. Pope Francis has “equated” four cardinals “in all respects” with the cardinal-bishops; the four are Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Secretary of State) and three prefects of congregations (Cardinals Leonardo Sandri, Marc Ouellet, and Fernando Filoni).
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