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The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank of Cardinal Bishop. The Dean is not necessarily the longest-serving member of the whole College (who might never become a Cardinal Bishop). For example, the longest-serving cardinal at present is Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, who is a Cardinal Priest. It was customary for centuries for the longest-serving of the six Cardinal Bishops of suburbicarian sees to be Dean, and this was in fact required by canon law from 1917 until Pope Paul VI empowered the six to elect him from among their number in 1965. This election, a formality until the time of Pope John Paul II, must be confirmed by the pope. While the Dean (or in his absence or inability, the Subdean) presides over the College of Cardinals, he has no power of governance over the other cardinals. Instead he functions as primus inter pares in the college. There is no mandatory age of retirement for the position. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, is the present senior Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and the former Archbishop of Seoul. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the suburbs that surround Rome, reserved for the highest order of Cardinals. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. ...


It is the Dean's responsibility to summon the conclave to elect a new pope when the previous one dies or resigns, and to preside over the conclave unless he is too old to vote in it. Additionally, the dean has the responsibility of communicating the "news of the Pope's death to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See and to the Heads of the respective Nations." [1] According to Canon 355 (from the Latin Code of Canon Law 1983), if the newly-elected Supreme Pontiff is not already a bishop, it is the right of the Dean to ordain him as such. If the Dean is unable, then the right falls to the Sub-Dean, and then to the senior Cardinal Bishop. The Sistine Chapel is the location of the conclave since 1492. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... Papal abdication occurs in the Roman Catholic Church when the Pope resigns his office. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... A bishop in the Catholic Church is a member of the College of Bishops, is an ordained minister, and holds the fullness of the priesthood. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Catholic deacon...


According to section 4 of Canon 350, the Cardinal Dean has "the title of the diocese of Ostia, together with that of any other church to which he already has a title." The Cardinal Dean, then, continues to hold the title of his former suburbicarian diocese as well as being titular bishop of Ostia. This has been the case since 1914, by decree of St. Pius X—previous deans since 1150 had given up their prior suburbicarian see for the joint titles of Ostia and Velletri. The Bishop of Ostia was the ecclesiastical head of the Italian Catholic diocese of Ostia. ... The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic dioceses located in the suburbs that surround Rome, reserved for the highest order of Cardinals. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... Pope St. ...


Deans of the Sacred College since the Council of Constance

Each name is followed by years of birth and death, then comma-separated years of cardinalate and deanship. Two recent deans have chosen to retire before dying, while four were elected Pope, Alexander VI, Paul III, Paul IV and most recently Benedict XVI (Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, elected Pope in 2005, the first Dean to be so elevated since Pope Paul IV in 1555). The Council of Constance was an ecumenical council considered valid by the Roman Catholic Church. ... Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Borja (Italian: Borgia), (reigned from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. ... Pope Paul III with his cardinal-nephew Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (left) and his other grandson (right), Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma Pope Paul III (February 29, 1468 – November 10, 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death 1549. ... Pope Paul IV (June 28, 1476 – August 18, 1559), né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from May 23, 1555 until his death. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Paul IV (June 28, 1476 – August 18, 1559), né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from May 23, 1555 until his death. ...

Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (b. ... Giordano Orsini (1360/70 — 1438) was an Italian Cardinal who enjoyed an extensive career in the early 15th century. ... Amadeus VIII (1383 - November 7, 1451), surnamed the Peaceful was the Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and the Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. ... Isidore of Thessalonica (b. ... Johannes Bessarion, or Basilius (c. ... Guillaume dEstouteville (1403 - 1483), French ecclesiastic, was bishop of Angers, of Digne, of Porto and Santa Rufina, of Ostia and Velletri, archbishop of Rouen, prior of Saint Martin des Champs, abbot of Mont St Michel, of St Ouen at Rouen, and of Montebourg. ... Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503), born Roderic Borja (Italian: Borgia), (reigned from 1492 to 1503), is the most controversial of the secular popes of the Renaissance and one whose surname became a byword for the debased standards of the papacy of that era. ... Oliviero Carafa (1430 - 20 January 1511) was an Italian Cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. ... Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario (May 3, 1461 – July 9, 1521) was an Italian Cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the one who called Michelangelo in Rome. ... Bernardino López de Carvajal (b. ... Francesco di Tommaso Soderini (1453-1524) was a major diplomatic and Church figure of Renaissance Italy, and brother of Piero Soderini. ... Niccolò Fieschi (c. ... Pope Paul III with his cardinal-nephew Alessandro Cardinal Farnese (left) and his other grandson (right), Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma Pope Paul III (February 29, 1468 – November 10, 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death 1549. ... Pope Paul IV (June 28, 1476 – August 18, 1559), né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from May 23, 1555 until his death. ... Jean du Bellay (c. ... François de Tournon (1489-1562) was a French Augustinian diplomat and Cardinal[1]. From 1536 he was also a military leader of French forces operating in Provence, Savoy and Piedmont. ... Rodolfo Pio da Carpi (February 22, 1500 – May 2, 1564) was an Italian Cardinal, humanist and patron of the arts. ... Giovanni Morone or Moroni (25 January 1509 - 1 December 1580) was an Italian cardinal. ... Categories: Families | Farnese | Italian history | Italian nobility | Political families ... Peter Paul Rubens: Cardinal François de Joyeuse anoints Queen Dowager Marie de Medici, 1610. ... Carlo de Medici (March 19, 1595–June 17, 1666) was the son of Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Chrétienne de Lorraine. ... Francesco Barberini seniore (September 23, 1597 - December 10, 1679) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the powerful Barberini family. ... Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour dAuvergne (b. ... Pietro Ottoboni (1667-1740) was the nephew and namesake of Pope Alexander VIII. A cardinal of thte Roman Catholic Church, he served as Dean of the College of Cardinals from 1738 to his death. ... Fabrizio Serbelloni (Sorbelloni) (1695-1775) was an Italian Cardinal. ... Henry Benedict Cardinal Stuart (March 11, 1725 – July 13, 1807) was the fourth and last Jacobite to publicly claim the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ... Leonardo Antonelli was a Cardinal, b. ... Alessandro Mattei (1744-1820) was an Italian Cardinal, and a significant figure in papal diplomacy of the Napoleonic period. ... Giulio Maria Cardinal della Somaglia (born July 29, 1744, Piacenza, Italy; died April 2, 1830, Rome, Italy) was one of the most prominent cardinals of the early eighteenth century. ... Bartolommeo Pacca was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, scholar and statesman as papal Secretary of state. ... Ludovico Micara[1] (1775-1847) was an Italian Capuchin and Cardinal. ... Vincenzo Macchi (1770-1860) was an Italian Cardinal. ... Mario Mattei (1792-1870) was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. ... Costantino Patrizi Naro (4 September 1798 - 17 December 1876) was a long-serving Italian Cardinal. ... Luigi Cardinal Amat di San Filippo e Sorso (born June 20, 1796, Sinnai, archdiocese of Cagliari, Sardinia; died March 30, 1878, Rome, Italy) was the dean of the College of Cardinals during the last part of the record long reign of Pope Pius IX. He did his early education wholly... His Most Reverend Eminence Camillo Cardinal di Pietro J.U.D. (10 January 1806 - 6 March 1884) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Camerlengo. ... His Most Reverend Eminence Carlo Cardinal Sacconi J.U.D. (9 May 1808 - 25 February 1889) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Dean of the College of Cardinals. ... His Most Reverend Eminence Raffaele Cardinal Monaco La Valetta S.T.D. J.U.D. (23 February 1827 - 14 July 1896) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. ... Luigi Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano (born July 9, 1828, Bene Vagienna, Italy; died December 7, 1913, Rome, Italy) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church in the late nineteenth century. ... Serafino Vannutelli (nov ember 26, 1834 - August 26, 1915) was an Italian Roman Catholic churchman, born at Genazzano, where he studied and graduated in philosophy before studying theology in the Capranica College, Rome. ... Cardinal Vannutelli (sitting) and Mgr. ... His Eminence Gennaro Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte wearing the neck riband of the Grand Prior of the Order of Malta. ... Francesco Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani (October 1, 1871_January 13, 1951) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who spent his entire career in the Roman Curia and rose to Dean of the College of Cardinals and head of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. ... Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant (March 24, 1884 - February 21, 1972) was an French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a long-time member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City. ... Amleto Giovanni Cardinal Cicognani (24 February 1883 - 17 December 1973) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City. ... Luigi Cardinal Traglia (April 3, 1895 - November 22, 1977) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City. ... Carlo Cardinal Confalonieri (July 25, 1893 - August 1, 1986) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a prominent member of the Roman Curia. ... Agnelo Rossi (May 4, 1913 - May 21, 1995) was an Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. ... His Eminence Bernardin Cardinal Gantin (born May 8, 1922 in Toffo, Benin) is the highest-ranking black African in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, though three early Popes came from the Mediterranean shores of the African landmass. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Cardinal Sodano with Condoleezza Rice. ...

References

  1. ^ Pope John Paul II (22 February 1996). Universi Dominici Gregis, art. 19. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  2. ^ Elected dean by the Council of Constance. Formerly pseudocardinal of Avignon and Pisan obedience in the Great Western Schism (he was dean in the Pisan Obedience 1409-15).[1] [2]
  3. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina [3]
  4. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Albano (until 1431) and of Sabina (1431-38) [4]
  5. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina [5]
  6. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Sabina. Former Antipope Felix V. [6]
  7. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Sabina. [7]
  8. ^ Cartdinal-bishop of Frascati (until 1468) and of Sabina (1468-72) [8]
  9. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina. [9]
  10. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Sabina until November 1503, later Cardinal-bishop of Ostia. [10]
  11. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Frascati [11]. Became the most senior cardinal-bishop at the election of Pope Paul III. However, according to some sources Alessandro Farnese was succeded in the post of Dean by Cardinal Giovanni Piccolomini, who became bishop of Ostia e Velletri on February 26, 1535 and occupied it until his death in 1537.
  12. ^ Cardinal-bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina. According to L. Pastor "History of the Popes vol. XXXIV", London 1941 p. 303 and Valérie Pirie "The Triple Crown: An Account of the Papal Conclaves" he was Dean of the Sacred College in the Papal conclave, 1730.
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C. di Pietro (1878-1884) • C. Sacconi (1884-1889) • R. Monaco La Valetta (1889-1896) • L. Oreglia di Santo Stefano (1896–1913) • S. Vannutelli (1913-1915) • V. Vannutelli (1915-1930) • G. Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (1930-1948) • F. Marchetti-Selvaggiani (1948-1951) • E. Tisserant (1951-1972) • A. G. Cicognani (1972-1973) • L. Traglia (1974-1977) • C. Confalonieri (1977-1986) • A. Rossi (1986-1993) • B. Gantin (1993-2002) • J. Ratzinger (2002-2005) • A. Sodano (2005-)

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The Dean of the College of Cardinals is the president of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church and as such is always a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church of the episcopal order.
It was for centuries customary for the longest-serving of the six cardinal bishops of suburbicarian dioceses to be Dean,and this was in fact required by canon law from 1917 until Pope Paul VI empowered the six bishops to elect him from among their number in 1965.
It is the Dean's responsibility to summon the conclave to elect a new Pope when the previous one dies or resigns, which he presides over unless he is too old to vote in it.
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