Cardinal electors for the 1958 conclave
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Cardinal electors for the 1958 conclave — The papal conclave of 1958 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Pope Pius XII following his death on 9 October 1958.
Of the 54 members of the College of Cardinals at the time of Pius XII's death, 51 participated in the subsequent conclave. Of the 51 attending electors, 6 were cardinal bishops, 43 were cardinal priests, and 2 were cardinal deacons; 13 had been created cardinals by Pope Pius XI and 38 by Pope Pius XII; 12 worked in the service of the Holy See (such as in the Roman Curia) and 39 were in pastoral ministry outside Rome. The oldest cardinal elector in the conclave was Georges Grente, at the age of 86, and the youngest was Giuseppe Siri, at the age of 52.
The cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave on 25 October 1958. On 28 October, after eleven ballots over four days, they elected Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, the patriarch of Venice, who took the papal name John XXIII.
Cardinal electors
The data below are as of 9 October 1958, the date on which the Holy See became vacant. Cardinals belonging to institutes of consecrated life or to societies of apostolic life are indicated by the relevant post-nominal letters.
- Elected pope
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Order | Consistory | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Tisserant | France | 24 March 1884 (age 74) |
CB | 15 June 1936 Pius XI |
Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies, Librarian of the Vatican Library, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive (Dean) |
| 2 | Clemente Micara | Italy | 24 December 1879 (age 78) |
CB | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Vicar General of Rome (Vice-Dean) |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 13 July 1877 (age 81) |
CB | 13 December 1937 Pius XI |
Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities |
| 4 | Benedetto Aloisi Masella | Italy | 29 June 1879 (age 79) |
CB | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church |
| 5 | Federico Tedeschini | Italy | 12 October 1873 (age 84) |
CB | 13 March 1933 Pius XI |
Datary of the Apostolic Dataria |
| 6 | Marcello Mimmi | Italy | 18 July 1882 (age 76) |
CB | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation |
| 7 | Jozef-Ernest van Roey | Belgium | 13 January 1874 (age 84) |
CP | 20 June 1927 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels |
| 8 | Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira | Portugal | 29 November 1888 (age 69) |
CP | 16 December 1929 Pius XI |
Patriarch of Lisbon |
| 9 | Achille Liénart | France | 7 February 1884 (age 74) |
CP | 30 June 1930 Pius XI |
Bishop of Lille |
| 10 | Pietro Fumasoni Biondi | Italy | 4 September 1872 (age 86) |
CP | 13 March 1933 Pius XI |
Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith |
| 11 | Maurilio Fossati OSSGCN | Italy | 24 May 1876 (age 82) |
CP | 13 March 1933 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Turin |
| 12 | Elia Dalla Costa | Italy | 14 May 1872 (age 86) |
CP | 13 March 1933 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Florence |
| 13 | Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni | Lebanon | 3 November 1879 (age 78) |
CP | 16 December 1935 Pius XI |
Syriac Patriarch of Antioch |
| 14 | Santiago Copello | Argentina | 7 January 1880 (age 78) |
CP | 16 December 1935 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Buenos Aires |
| 15 | Pierre-Marie Gerlier | France | 14 January 1880 (age 78) |
CP | 13 December 1937 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Lyon |
| 16 | Gregorio Pietro Agagianian | Lebanon | 18 September 1895 (age 63) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Armenian Patriarch of Cilicia |
| 17 | James McGuigan | Canada | 26 November 1894 (age 63) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Toronto |
| 18 | Clément Roques | France | 8 December 1880 (age 77) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Rennes |
| 19 | Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | Brazil | 16 July 1890 (age 68) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of São Paulo |
| 20 | Norman Gilroy | Australia | 22 January 1896 (age 62) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Sydney |
| 21 | Francis Spellman | United States | 4 May 1889 (age 69) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of New York |
| 22 | José María Caro Rodríguez | Chile | 23 June 1866 (age 92) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Santiago de Chile |
| 23 | Teodósio de Gouveia | Mozambique | 13 May 1889 (age 69) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Lourenço Marques |
| 24 | Jaime de Barros Câmara | Brazil | 3 July 1894 (age 64) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
| 25 | Enrique Pla y Deniel | Spain | 19 December 1876 (age 81) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 26 | Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt | Cuba | 28 December 1879 (age 78) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana |
| 27 | Josef Frings | West Germany | 6 February 1887 (age 71) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Cologne |
| 28 | Ernesto Ruffini | Italy | 19 January 1888 (age 70) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Palermo |
| 29 | Antonio Caggiano | Argentina | 30 January 1889 (age 69) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Bishop of Rosario |
| 30 | Thomas Tien Ken-sin SVD | China | 24 October 1890 (age 67) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Beijing |
| 31 | Augusto da Silva | Brazil | 8 April 1876 (age 82) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia |
| 32 | Gaetano Cicognani | Italy | 26 November 1881 (age 76) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites |
| 33 | Angelo Roncalli* | Italy | 25 November 1881 (age 76) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Patriarch of Venice |
| 34 | Valerio Valeri | Italy | 7 November 1883 (age 74) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation for Religious |
| 35 | Pietro Ciriaci | Italy | 2 December 1885 (age 72) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation of the Council |
| 36 | Maurice Feltin | France | 15 May 1883 (age 75) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Paris |
| 37 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 15 November 1873 (age 84) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Quito |
| 38 | Georges Grente | France | 5 May 1872 (age 86) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Le Mans |
| 39 | Giuseppe Siri | Italy | 20 May 1906 (age 52) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Genoa |
| 40 | John D'Alton | Ireland | 11 October 1882 (age 75) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Armagh |
| 41 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | 25 June 1886 (age 72) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| 42 | Giacomo Lercaro | Italy | 28 October 1891 (age 66) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Bologna |
| 43 | Stefan Wyszyński | Poland | 3 August 1901 (age 57) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw |
| 44 | Benjamín de Arriba y Castro | Spain | 8 April 1886 (age 72) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Tarragona |
| 45 | Fernando Quiroga Palacios | Spain | 21 January 1900 (age 58) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela |
| 46 | Paul-Émile Léger PSS | Canada | 26 April 1904 (age 54) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Montreal |
| 47 | Crisanto Luque Sánchez | Colombia | 1 February 1889 (age 69) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Bogotá |
| 48 | Valerian Gracias | India | 23 October 1900 (age 57) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Bombay |
| 49 | Joseph Wendel | West Germany | 27 May 1901 (age 57) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Munich and Freising |
| 50 | Nicola Canali | Italy | 6 June 1874 (age 84) |
CD | 16 December 1935 Pius XI |
Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary (Protodeacon) |
| 51 | Alfredo Ottaviani | Italy | 29 October 1890 (age 67) |
CD | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Pro-Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office |
Not in attendance
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Order | Consistory | Office | Reason for absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Mindszenty | Hungary | 29 March 1892 (age 66) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Esztergom | Confined to US Embassy[1] |
| 2 | Edward Aloysius Mooney | United States | 15 November 1873 (age 84) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Detroit | Died three hours before the conclave[2] |
| 3 | Aloysius Stepinac | Yugoslavia | 8 May 1898 (age 60) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Zagreb | Under house arrest[1] |
Cardinal electors by continent and country
The 51 attending cardinal electors were from 20 countries. The countries with the greatest number of cardinal electors were Italy (seventeen), France (six), and Brazil (four).
- Continent or country of elected pope
| Continent | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1 | 2.0% |
| North America | 5 | 9.8% |
| South America | 8 | 15.7% |
| Asia | 4 | 7.8% |
| Europe* | 32 | 62.7% |
| Oceania | 1 | 2.0% |
| Total | 51 | 100.0% |
| Country | Continent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | South America | 2 |
| Australia | Oceania | 1 |
| Belgium | Europe | 1 |
| Brazil | South America | 4 |
| Canada | North America | 2 |
| China | Asia | 1 |
| Colombia | South America | 1 |
| Cuba | North America | 1 |
| Ecuador | South America | 1 |
| France | Europe | 6 |
| India | Asia | 1 |
| Ireland | Europe | 1 |
| Italy* | Europe | 17 |
| Lebanon | Asia | 2 |
| Mozambique | Africa | 1 |
| Poland | Europe | 1 |
| Portugal | Europe | 1 |
| Spain | Europe | 3 |
| United States | North America | 2 |
| West Germany | Europe | 2 |
| Total | 51 | |
See also
- Cardinals created by Pius XI
- Cardinals created by Pius XII
- Cardinal electors for the 1939 conclave
- Cardinal electors in the 1963 conclave
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Two Cardinals Absent" (PDF). New York Times. 29 October 1958. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- Back to citation Hofmann, Paul (26 October 1958). "Cardinal Mooney Dies in Rome at 76" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2017.