Click on an Eminence's name for his photo and biographical information * indicates those Cardinals who are currently electors.
In alphabetical order
*Agnelo, Geraldo Majella-- Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia -- Aged 76 Agré, Bernard-- Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan -- Aged 83 Agustoni, Gilberto-- Prefect Emeritus of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura -- Aged 87 Álvarez Martínez, Francisco-- Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo -- Aged 84 *Ambrozic, Aloysius Matthew-- Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto -- Aged 79 *Amigo Vallejo, Carlos, OFM-- Archbishop of Seville -- Aged 75 Angelini, Fiorenzo-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers -- Aged 93 *Antonelli, Ennio-- Archbishop of Florence -- Aged 73 Antonetti, Lorenzo-- President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See -- Aged 87 Aponte Martinez, Luis-- Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico -- Aged 87 Araújo, Serafim Fernandes de-- Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte -- Aged 85 *Arinze, Francis-- Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments -- Aged 77 Arns, Paulo Evaristo, OFM-- Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo -- Aged 88 *Backis, Audrys Juozas-- Archbishop of Vilnius -- Aged 72 *Bagnasco, Angelo-- Archbishop of Genoa -- Aged 66 *Barbarin, Philippe-- Archbishop of Lyon -- Aged 59 Baum, William Wakefield-- Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary -- Aged 83 *Bergoglio, Jorge Mario, SJ-- Archbishop of Buenos Aires -- Aged 72 *Bertone, Tarcisio, SDB-- Secretary of State of Vatican City -- Aged 74 Betti, Umberto, OFM-- Former Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University -- Aged 87 Bevilacqua, Anthony Joseph-- Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia -- Aged 86 Biffi, Giacomo-- Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna -- Aged 81 *Bozanic, Josip-- Archbishop of Zagreb -- Aged 60 *Brady, Sean Baptist-- Archbishop of Armagh -- Aged 70 Cacciavillan, Agostino-- President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See -- Aged 83 *Caffara, Carlo-- Archbishop of Bologna -- Aged 71 Canestri, Giovanni-- Archbishop Emeritus of Genoa -- Aged 91 *Cañizares Llovera, Antonio-- Archbishop of Toledo -- Aged 64 Carles Gordó, Ricardo María-- Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona -- Aged 83 Cassidy, Edward Idris-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity -- Aged 85 Castrillón Hoyos, Dario-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Clergy -- Aged 80 Cé, Marco-- Patriarch Emeritus of Venice -- Aged 84 Cheli, Giovanni-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Workers -- Aged 91 *Cheong Jin-Suk, Nicholas-- Archbishop of Seoul -- Aged 77 *Cipriani Thorne, Juan Luis-- Archbishop of Lima -- Aged 65 Clancy, Edward Bede-- Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney -- Aged 85 *Comastri, Angelo-- Archpriest of the Pontifical Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican -- Aged 66 Connell, Desmond-- Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin -- Aged 83 Coppa, Giovanni-- Apostolic Nuncio -- Aged 84 Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Andrea-- Archpriest of the Pontifical Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls -- Aged 84 *Cordes, Paul Josef-- President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum -- Aged 75 Corripio Ahumada, Ernesto-- Archbishop Emeritus of Mexico -- Aged 90 Cottier, George Marie Martin, OP-- Theologian Emeritus of the Papal Household -- Aged 87 Daly, Cahal Brendan-- Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh -- Aged 92 *Danneels, Godfried-- Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels -- Aged 76 *Daoud, Ignace Moussa I-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches -- Aged 79 *Darmaatmadja, Julius Riyadi, SJ-- Archbishop of Jakarta -- Aged 74 *De Giorgi, Salvatore-- Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo -- Aged 79 Delly, Emmanuel III-- Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans -- Aged 82 Dery, Peter Poreku-- Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale -- Aged 91 Deskur, Andrzej Maria-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications -- Aged 85 *Dias, Ivan-- Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples -- Aged 73 *DiNardo, Daniel Nicholas-- Archbishop of Galveston-Houston -- Aged 60 do Nascimento, Alexandre-- Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda -- Aged 84 dos Santos, Alexandre José Maria, OFM-- Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo -- Aged 85 Dulles, Avery, SJ-- Theologian -- Aged 91 *Dziwisz, Stanislaw-- Archbishop of Krakow -- Aged 70 *Egan, Edward Michael-- Archbishop of New York -- Aged 77 *Erdö, Peter-- Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest -- Aged 57 *Errázuriz Ossa, Francisco Javier, Schönstatt-- Archbishop of Santiago de Chile -- Aged 76 Etchegaray, Roger-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace -- Aged 87 Falcão, José Freire-- Archbishop Emeritus of Brasilia -- Aged 84 *Farina, Raffaele, SDB-- Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church -- Aged 76 *Foley, John Patrick-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications -- Aged 74 Furno, Carlo-- Archpriest Emeritus of the Patriarchal Basilica of St Mary Major -- Aged 87 Gantin, Bernardin-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops -- Aged 87 *Garcia-Gasco Vicente, Agustín-- Archbishop of Valencia -- Aged 78 *George, Francis Eugene, OMI-- Archbishop of Chicago -- Aged 72 Ghattas, Stephanos II-- Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts -- Aged 89 *Giordano, Michele-- Archbishop Emeritus of Naples -- Aged 79 *Glemp, Józef-- Archbishop Emeritus of Warsaw -- Aged 79 González Zumárraga, Antonio José-- Archbishop Emeritus of Quito -- Aged 84 *Gracias, Oswald-- Archbishop of Bombay -- Aged 64 *Grocholewski, Zenon-- Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education -- Aged 70 Gulbinowicz, Henryk Roman-- Archbishop Emeritus of Wroclaw -- Aged 86 *Herranz, Julian-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Interpretation of Legislative Texts -- Aged 79 Honoré, Jean-- Archbishop Emeritus of Tours -- Aged 89 *Hummes, Cláudio, OFM-- Archbishop of São Paulo -- Aged 75 *Husar, Lubomyr-- Major Archbishop of Kiev of the Ukrainians -- Aged 76 Innocenti, Antonio-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy -- Aged 94 Jaworski, Marian-- Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins -- Aged 83 Karlic, Estanislao Esteban-- Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná -- Aged 83 *Kasper, Walter-- President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity -- Aged 76 *Keeler, William Henry-- Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore -- Aged 78 Kim Sou-hwan, Stephen-- Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul -- Aged 87 Kitbunchu, Michael Michae-- Archbishop of Bangkok -- Aged 80 Korec, Ján Chryzostom, SJ-- Bishop Emeritus of Nitra -- Aged 85 Laghi, Pio-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education -- Aged 87 *Lajolo, Giovanni-- President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State -- Aged 74 *Law, Bernard Francis-- Archpriest of the Patriarchal Liberian Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome -- Aged 78 *Lehmann, Karl-- Bishop of Mainz -- Aged 73 *Levada, William Joseph-- Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- Aged 73 *López Rodriguez, Nicolás de Jesús-- Archbishop of Santo Domingo -- Aged 73 *López Trujillo, Alfonso-- President of the Pontifical Council for the Family -- Aged 74 Lourdusamy, D. Simon-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches -- Aged 85 *Lozano Barragán, Javier-- President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers -- Aged 76 Macharski, Franciszek-- Archbishop Emeritus of Krakow -- Aged 82 *Mahony, Roger Michael-- Archbishop of Los Angeles -- Aged 73 *Maida, Adam Joseph-- Archbishop of Detroit -- Aged 79 Marchisano, Francesco-- Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica -- Aged 80 Margéot, Jean-- Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis -- Aged 93 *Martínez Sistach, Lluís-- Archbishop of Barcelona -- Aged 72 Martínez Somalo, Eduardo-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life -- Aged 82 Martini, Carlo Maria, SJ-- Archbishop Emeritus of Milan -- Aged 82 *Martino, Renato Raffaele-- President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace -- Aged 76 Mayer, Paul Augustin, OSB-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments -- Aged 98 *McCarrick, Theodore Edgar-- Archbishop Emeritus of Washington DC -- Aged 79 Medina Estévez, Jorge Arturo-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments -- Aged 82 *Meisner, Joachim-- Archbishop of Cologne -- Aged 75 Mejía, Jorge María-- Retired Archivist and Librarian of the Holy See -- Aged 86 *Murphy-O'Connor, Cormac-- Archbishop of Westminster -- Aged 77 Nagy, Stanislas, SCI-- Priest -- Aged 88 *Napier, Wilfrid Fox, OFM-- Archbishop of Durban -- Aged 68 Navarrete Cortés, Urbano, SJ-- Former Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University -- Aged 89 *Nicora, Attilio-- President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See -- Aged 72 *Njue, John-- Archbishop of Nairobi -- Aged 64 Noè, Virgilio-- Archpriest Emeritus of the Vatican Basilica -- Aged 87 Obando Bravo, Miguel, SDB-- Archbishop Emeritus of Managua -- Aged 83 *O'Brien, Keith Michael Patrick-- Archbishop of St Andrew's and Edinburgh -- Aged 71 *Okogie, Anthony Olubumni-- Archbishop of Lagos -- Aged 73 *O'Malley, Sean Patrick, OFM Cap-- Archbishop of Boston -- Aged 65 *Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas-- Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana -- Aged 73 *Ouellet, Marc, PSS-- Archbishop of Quebec -- Aged 65 *Panafieu, Bernard-- Archbishop Emeritus of Marseilles -- Aged 78 Paskai, László, OFM-- Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest -- Aged 82 *Pell, George-- Archbishop of Sydney -- Aged 68 *Pengo, Polycarp-- Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam -- Aged 65 Pham Dình Tung, Paul Joseph-- Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi -- Aged 90 *Pham Minh Mán, Jean-Baptiste-- Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City -- Aged 74 Pimenta, Simon Ignatius-- Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay -- Aged 89 Piovanelli, Silvano-- Archbishop Emeritus of Florence -- Aged 85 Poggi, Luigi-- Archivist and Librarian Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church -- Aged 91 *Poletto, Severino-- Archbishop of Turin -- Aged 76 *Policarpo, José da Cruz-- Patriarch of Lisbon -- Aged 73 *Poupard, Paul-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture -- Aged 79 *Pujats, Janis-- Archbishop of Riga -- Aged 79 *Puljic, Vinco-- Archbishop of Vrhbosna -- Aged 64 *Quezada Toruño, Rodolfo-- Archbishop of Guatemala City -- Aged 77 Razafindratandra, Armand Gaétan-- Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo -- Aged 84 *Re, Giovanni Battista-- Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops -- Aged 75 *Ricard, Jean-Pierre-- Archbishop of Bordeaux -- Aged 65 *Rigali, Justin Francis-- Archbishop of Philadelphia -- Aged 74 *Rivera Carrera, Norberto-- Archbishop of México -- Aged 67 *Robles Ortega, Francisco-- Archbishop of Monterrey -- Aged 60 *Rodé, Franc, CM-- Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life -- Aged 75 *Rodríguez Maradiaga, Oscar Andrés, SDB-- Archbishop of Tegucigalpa -- Aged 66 *Rosales, Gaudencio Borbon-- Archbishop of Manila -- Aged 77 *Rouco Varela, Antonio María-- Archbishop of Madrid -- Aged 73 *Rubiano Sáenz, Pedro-- Archbishop of Bogotá -- Aged 77 *Ruini, Camillo-- Vicar General of Rome -- Aged 78 *Rylko, Stanislaw-- President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity -- Aged 64 Saldarini, Giovanni-- Archbishop Emeritus of Turin -- Aged 84 Sales, Eugênio de Araújo-- Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro -- Aged 89 Sánchez, José T.-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy -- Aged 89 *Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan-- Archbishop of Guadalajara -- Aged 76 *Sandri, Leonardo-- Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches -- Aged 66 *Saraiva Martins, José, CMF-- Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints -- Aged 77 *Sarr, Théodore-Adrien-- Archbishop of Dakar -- Aged 72 *Scheid, Eusebio Oscar, SCI-- Archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro -- Aged 76 *Scherer, Odilo Pedro-- Archbishop of São Paulo -- Aged 60 *Schönborn, Christoph, OP-- Archbishop of Vienna -- Aged 64 *Schwery, Henri-- Bishop Emeritus of Sion -- Aged 77 *Scola, Angelo-- Patriarch of Venice -- Aged 68 *Sebastiani, Sergio-- President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See -- Aged 78 *Sepe, Crescenzio-- Archbishop of Naples -- Aged 66 Sfeir, Nasrallah Pierre-- Patriarch of Antioch for Maronites -- Aged 89 Shan Kuo-his, Paul, SJ-- Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung -- Aged 85 Shirayanagi, Peter Seiichi-- Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo -- Aged 81 Silvestrini, Achille-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches -- Aged 86 *Simonis, Adrianus Johannes-- Archbishop of Utrecht -- Aged 77 Sodano, Angelo-- Emeritus Secretary of State of Vatican City -- Aged 81 Spidlik, Tomas, SJ-- Priest -- Aged 89 *Stafford, James Francis-- Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary -- Aged 77 *Sterzinsky, Georg Maximilian-- Archbishop of Berlin -- Aged 73 Suárez Rivera, Adolfo Antonio-- Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey -- Aged 82 Swiatek, Kazimierz-- Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev -- Aged 95 Szoka, Edmund Casimir-- President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State -- Aged 82 *Tauran, Jean-Louis-- President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue -- Aged 66 *Terrazas Sandoval, Julio, CSsR-- Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra -- Aged 73 *Tettamanzi, Dionigi-- Archbishop of Milan -- Aged 75 Tomko, Jozef-- Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples -- Aged 85 Tonini, Ersilio-- Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia -- Aged 95 *Toppo, Telesphore Placidus-- Archbishop of Ranchi -- Aged 70 Tucci, Roberto, SJ-- President Emeritus of Radio Vaticana -- Aged 88 *Tumi, Christian Wiyghan-- Archbishop of Douala -- Aged 79 *Turcotte, Jean-Claude-- Archbishop of Montréal -- Aged 73 *Turkson, Peter Kodwo Appiah-- Archbishop of Cape Coast -- Aged 61 *Urosa Savino, Jorge Liberato-- Archbishop of Caracas -- Aged 67 *Vallini, Agostino-- Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura -- Aged 69 Vanhoye, Albert, SJ-- Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Biblical Institute -- Aged 86 *Vidal, Ricardo J.-- Archbishop of Cebu -- Aged 78 *Vingt-Trois, André-- Archbishop of Paris -- Aged 67 Vithayathil, Varkey, CSsR-- Major-Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabars -- Aged 82 *Vlk, Miloslav-- Archbishop of Prague -- Aged 77 Wamala, Emmanuel-- Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala -- Aged 82 Wetter, Friedrich-- Archbishop Emeritus of Munich und Freising -- Aged 81 *Williams, Thomas Stafford-- Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington -- Aged 79 *Zen Ze-Kiun, Joseph, SDB-- Bishop of Hong Kong -- Aged 77 *Zubeir Wako, Gabriel-- Archbishop of Khartoum -- Aged 68
Total Number of Cardinals: 199
All figures correct as at Saturday, November 21, 2009 [Except where Cardinals have recently died and have not yet been removed from the database]