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Cardinal Claudio Hummes (Brazil), Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Sao Paulo (Brazil) turned 80, ceases to be a Cardinal-elector

On Friday, 8 August 2014, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, O.F.M., Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana, Cardinal-Archbishop Emeritus of Sao Paulo (Brazil), turned 80, and therefore, according to the rules written in the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, he lost his right to vote in any future conclave.

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Cardinal Claudio Hummes was made Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana by Pope St. John Paul II in the 2001 Consistory of Cardinals on 21 February 2001, the eighth Consistory of his pontificate. Cardinal Hummes was made a Cardinal in honour of his position as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Sao Paulo, the largest and preeminent Archdiocese and See in the whole of the state of Brazil, which he held from 1998 to 2006. In addition, Cardinal Hummes also hold the position of the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy from 2006 to 2010.

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May God bless His Eminence Cardinal Hummes with a blessed old age and health. May he remain strong in the faith and hopefully can perhaps still continue to work great graces and good works of love and peace even after he has been retired to the people as the helper of the Vicar of Christ our Pope, as he continues to minister to the people of God. We thank him for his good service as the shepherd of the faithful in Sao Paulo and Brazil.

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The College of Cardinals now stands at 211 members in total, with 117 Cardinal-electors and 94 Cardinal non-electors. There are now a vacancy of 3 Cardinal-elector as compared to the maximum number of electors allowed in the Conclave of 120.

Next Cardinal-elector to age out (80) will be Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, the Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla (Spain), on 23 August 2014.

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Passing of Cardinal Jose da Cruz Policarpo, Cardinal-Patriarch Emeritus of Lisbon (Portugal) at the age of 78

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Cardinal Jose da Cruz Policarpo, Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio has passed away on Wednesday, 12 March 2014 at the age of 78. He was the Patriarch of Lisbon and therefore the Primate of Portugal, from 1998 to 2013, and was recently retired from his position.

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Cardinal Policarpo was created Cardinal in 2001 by Blessed Pope John Paul II in his eighth Cardinal creation consistory on 21 February 2001. His motto was Per Obedientiam ad Libertatem, which means “Through obedience, to freedom”. This means that through obedience to God, we will gain freedom from sin and death and gain eternal life.

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We pray for Cardinal Policarpo, that he will rest in peace, and God will reward him for all his hard and great work as the long time servant of God as the shepherd of the faithful in Lisbon, for all the ministries and good works he had done there for the sake of God and His people. May the Lord welcome him into His embrace in heaven and give him eternal rest and happiness that he deserved.

With the passing of Cardinal Policarpo, the College of Cardinals now stands at 217 members, with 120 Cardinal-electors and 97 Cardinal non-electors. The number of Cardinal-electors now is just at the specified maximum limit.

There are now 0 Cardinal-elector vacancy in the College of Cardinals, 0 vacant Cardinal Suburbicarian Sees (for Cardinal Bishops), 1 vacant Cardinal Title (for Cardinal Priests) and 6 vacant Cardinal Deaconries (for Cardinal Deacons).

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Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago (Chile), turns 80, ceases to be a Cardinal-elector

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Today, Thursday, 5 September 2013, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace, and Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago, Chile, turns 80, and therefore, according to the rules written in the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, he loses his right to vote in any future conclave.

Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa was made Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace by Blessed Pope John Paul II in the 2001 Consistory of Cardinals on 21 February 2001, the eighth of his pontificate. He was also the Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago in Chile from April 1998 to December 2010.

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May God bless His Eminence Cardinal Errazuriz Ossa, with a blessed old age and health. May he remain strong in the faith and hopefully can perhaps still carry out the mission God had given him.

The College of Cardinals now stands at 201 members in total, with 111 Cardinal-electors and 90 Cardinal non-electors. There are now vacancy of 9 Cardinal-electors as compared to the maximum number of electors allowed in the Conclave of 120, although Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI had sometimes surpassed this limit.

Next Cardinal-elector to age out (80) will be Cardinal Raffaele Farina, the former Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives and the current President of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Institute for Works of Religion,  on 24 September 2013.