Cardinal electors in the 1963 conclave
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Cardinal electors in the 1963 conclave — The papal conclave of 1963 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Pope John XXIII following his death on 3 June 1963.
Of the 82 members of the College of Cardinals at the time of John XXIII's death, 80 participated in the subsequent conclave. Of the 80 attending electors, 6 were cardinal bishops, 61 were cardinal priests, and 13 were cardinal deacons; 8 had been created cardinals by Pope Pius XI, 26 by Pope Pius XII, and 46 by Pope John XXIII; 21 worked in the service of the Holy See (such as in the Roman Curia), 48 were in pastoral ministry outside Rome, and 11 had retired. The oldest cardinal elector in the conclave was Francesco Morano, at the age of 90, and the youngest was Juan Landázuri Ricketts, at the age of 49. This was the last conclave before the electors were limited to cardinals under 80 years of age, a rule established by Pope Paul VI in his 1970 motu proprio Ingravescentem aetatem and his 1975 apostolic constitution Romano Pontifici eligendo.
The cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave on 19 June 1963. On 21 June, after six ballots over three days, they elected Cardinal Giovanni Montini, the archbishop of Milan, who took the papal name Paul VI.
Cardinal electors
The data below are as of 3 June 1963, 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 79) |
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 83) |
CB | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Vicar General of Rome (Vice-Dean) |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pizzardo | Italy | 13 July 1877 (age 85) |
CB | 13 December 1937 Pius XI |
Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities |
| 4 | Benedetto Aloisi Masella | Italy | 29 June 1879 (age 83) |
CB | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church |
| 5 | Amleto Giovanni Cicognani | Italy | 24 February 1883 (age 80) |
CB | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Cardinal Secretary of State |
| 6 | Giuseppe Ferretto | Italy | 9 March 1899 (age 64) |
CB | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Secretary Emeritus of the College of Cardinals |
| 7 | Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira | Portugal | 29 November 1888 (age 74) |
CP | 16 December 1929 Pius XI |
Patriarch of Lisbon |
| 8 | Achille Liénart | France | 7 February 1884 (age 79) |
CP | 30 June 1930 Pius XI |
Bishop of Lille |
| 9 | Maurilio Fossati OSSGCN | Italy | 24 May 1876 (age 87) |
CP | 13 March 1933 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Turin |
| 10 | Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni | Lebanon | 3 November 1879 (age 83) |
CP | 16 December 1935 Pius XI |
Syriac Patriarch of Antioch |
| 11 | Santiago Copello | Argentina | 7 January 1880 (age 83) |
CP | 16 December 1935 Pius XI |
Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery |
| 12 | Pierre-Marie Gerlier | France | 14 January 1880 (age 83) |
CP | 13 December 1937 Pius XI |
Archbishop of Lyon |
| 13 | Gregorio Pietro Agagianian | Lebanon | 18 September 1895 (age 67) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith |
| 14 | James McGuigan | Canada | 26 November 1894 (age 68) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Toronto |
| 15 | Clément Roques | France | 8 December 1880 (age 82) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Rennes |
| 16 | Carlos Carmelo Vasconcellos Motta | Brazil | 16 July 1890 (age 72) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of São Paulo |
| 17 | Norman Gilroy | Australia | 22 January 1896 (age 67) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Sydney |
| 18 | Francis Spellman | United States | 4 May 1889 (age 74) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of New York |
| 19 | Jaime de Barros Câmara | Brazil | 3 July 1894 (age 68) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro |
| 20 | Enrique Pla y Deniel | Spain | 19 December 1876 (age 86) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Toledo |
| 21 | Josef Frings | West Germany | 6 February 1887 (age 76) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Cologne |
| 22 | Ernesto Ruffini | Italy | 19 January 1888 (age 75) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Palermo |
| 23 | Antonio Caggiano | Argentina | 30 January 1889 (age 74) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Buenos Aires |
| 24 | Thomas Tien Ken-sin SVD | China | 24 October 1890 (age 72) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Beijing |
| 25 | Augusto da Silva | Brazil | 8 April 1876 (age 87) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia |
| 26 | Valerio Valeri | Italy | 7 November 1883 (age 79) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation for Religious |
| 27 | Pietro Ciriaci | France | 2 December 1885 (age 77) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Prefect of the Congregation of the Council |
| 28 | Maurice Feltin | France | 15 May 1883 (age 80) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Paris |
| 29 | Giuseppe Siri | Italy | 20 May 1906 (age 57) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Genoa |
| 30 | James Francis McIntyre | United States | 25 June 1886 (age 76) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| 31 | Giacomo Lercaro | Italy | 28 October 1891 (age 71) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Bologna |
| 32 | Stefan Wyszyński | Poland | 3 August 1901 (age 61) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw |
| 33 | Benjamín de Arriba y Castro | Spain | 8 April 1886 (age 77) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Tarragona |
| 34 | Fernando Quiroga Palacios | Spain | 21 January 1900 (age 63) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela |
| 35 | Paul-Émile Léger PSS | Canada | 26 April 1904 (age 59) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Montreal |
| 36 | Valerian Gracias | India | 23 October 1900 (age 62) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Bombay |
| 37 | Giovanni Montini* | Italy | 26 September 1897 (age 65) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Milan |
| 38 | Giovanni Urbani | Italy | 26 March 1900 (age 63) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Patriarch of Venice |
| 39 | Paolo Giobbe | Italy | 10 January 1880 (age 83) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Datary of the Apostolic Dataria |
| 40 | Fernando Cento | Italy | 10 August 1883 (age 79) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary |
| 41 | Carlo Chiarlo | Italy | 4 November 1881 (age 81) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Brazil |
| 42 | José Garibi y Rivera | Mexico | 30 January 1889 (age 74) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Guadalajara |
| 43 | Antonio María Barbieri OFMCap | Uruguay | 12 October 1892 (age 70) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Montevideo |
| 44 | Carlo Confalonieri | Italy | 25 July 1893 (age 69) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation |
| 45 | Richard Cushing | United States | 24 August 1895 (age 67) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Boston |
| 46 | Alfonso Castaldo | Italy | 6 November 1890 (age 72) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Naples |
| 47 | Paul Marie André Richaud | France | 16 April 1887 (age 76) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Bordeaux |
| 48 | José Bueno y Monreal | Spain | 11 September 1904 (age 58) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Seville |
| 49 | Franz König | Austria | 3 August 1905 (age 57) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Vienna |
| 50 | Julius August Döpfner | West Germany | 26 August 1913 (age 49) |
CP | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Munich and Freising |
| 51 | Paolo Marella | Italy | 25 January 1895 (age 68) |
CP | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
Prefect of the Fabric of Saint Peter |
| 52 | Gustavo Testa | Italy | 28 July 1886 (age 76) |
CP | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches |
| 53 | Albert Gregory Meyer | United States | 9 March 1903 (age 60) |
CP | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Chicago |
| 54 | Luigi Traglia | Italy | 3 April 1895 (age 68) |
CP | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Pro-Vicar General of Rome |
| 55 | Peter Doi | Japan | 22 December 1892 (age 70) |
CP | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Tokyo |
| 56 | Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre | France | 15 April 1892 (age 71) |
CP | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Bourges |
| 57 | Bernardus Johannes Alfrink | Netherlands | 5 July 1900 (age 62) |
CP | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Utrecht |
| 58 | Rufino Santos | Philippines | 26 August 1908 (age 54) |
CP | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Manila |
| 59 | Laurean Rugambwa | Tanzania | 12 July 1912 (age 50) |
CP | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Bishop of Bukoba |
| 60 | Joseph Ritter | United States | 20 July 1892 (age 70) |
CP | 16 January 1961 John XXIII |
Archbishop of St. Louis |
| 61 | José Humberto Quintero Parra | Venezuela | 22 September 1902 (age 60) |
CP | 16 January 1961 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Caracas |
| 62 | Luis Concha Córdoba | Colombia | 7 November 1891 (age 71) |
CP | 16 January 1961 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Bogotá |
| 63 | José da Costa Nunes | Portugal | 15 March 1880 (age 83) |
CP | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Vice-Camerlengo Emeritus of the Holy Roman Church |
| 64 | Ildebrando Antoniutti | Italy | 3 August 1898 (age 64) |
CP | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Spain |
| 65 | Efrem Forni | Italy | 10 January 1889 (age 74) |
CP | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium |
| 66 | Juan Landázuri Ricketts OFM | Peru | 19 December 1913 (age 49) |
CP | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Lima |
| 67 | Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB | Chile | 27 September 1907 (age 55) |
CP | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Santiago de Chile |
| 68 | Leo Joseph Suenens | Belgium | 16 July 1904 (age 58) |
CP | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels |
| 69 | Alfredo Ottaviani | Italy | 29 October 1890 (age 72) |
CD | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office (Protodeacon) |
| 70 | Alberto di Jorio | Italy | 18 July 1884 (age 78) |
CD | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State |
| 71 | Francesco Bracci | Italy | 5 November 1879 (age 83) |
CD | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments |
| 72 | Francesco Roberti | Italy | 7 July 1889 (age 73) |
CD | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura |
| 73 | André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien PSS | France | 25 October 1882 (age 80) |
CD | 15 December 1958 John XXIII |
Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota |
| 74 | Arcadio Larraona Saralegui CMF | Spain | 13 November 1887 (age 75) |
CD | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites |
| 75 | Francesco Morano | Italy | 8 June 1872 (age 90) |
CD | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura |
| 76 | William Heard | Scotland | 24 February 1884 (age 79) |
CD | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota |
| 77 | Augustin Bea SJ | West Germany | 28 May 1881 (age 82) |
CD | 14 December 1959 John XXIII |
President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity |
| 78 | Antonio Bacci | Italy | 4 September 1885 (age 77) |
CD | 28 March 1960 John XXIII |
Secretary Emeritus of Briefs to Princes |
| 79 | Michael Browne OP | Ireland | 6 May 1887 (age 76) |
CD | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Master Emeritus of the Order of Preachers |
| 80 | Joaquín Albareda y Ramoneda OSB | Spain | 16 February 1892 (age 71) |
CD | 19 March 1962 John XXIII |
Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Library |
Not in attendance
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Order | Consistory | Office | Reason for absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Mindszenty | Hungary | 29 March 1892 (age 71) |
CP | 18 February 1946 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Esztergom | Legal (confined to US Embassy)[1] |
| 2 | Carlos María de la Torre | Ecuador | 15 November 1873 (age 89) |
CP | 12 January 1953 Pius XII |
Archbishop of Quito | Health (illness)[2] |
Cardinal electors by continent and country
The 80 attending cardinal electors were from 28 countries. The countries with the greatest number of cardinal electors were Italy (twenty-nine), France (eight), and Spain (six).
- Continent/country of elected pope
| Continent | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1 | 1.3% |
| North America | 8 | 10.0% |
| South America | 10 | 12.5% |
| Asia | 6 | 7.5% |
| Europe* | 54 | 67.5% |
| Oceania | 1 | 1.3% |
| Total | 80 | 100.0% |
| Country | Continent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | South America | 2 |
| Australia | Oceania | 1 |
| Austria | Europe | 1 |
| Belgium | Europe | 1 |
| Brazil | South America | 3 |
| Canada | North America | 2 |
| Chile | South America | 1 |
| China | Asia | 1 |
| Colombia | South America | 1 |
| France | Europe | 8 |
| India | Asia | 1 |
| Ireland | Europe | 1 |
| Italy* | Europe | 29 |
| Japan | Asia | 1 |
| Lebanon | Asia | 2 |
| Mexico | North America | 1 |
| Netherlands | Europe | 1 |
| Peru | South America | 1 |
| Philippines | Asia | 1 |
| Poland | Europe | 1 |
| Portugal | Europe | 2 |
| Scotland | Europe | 1 |
| Spain | Europe | 6 |
| Tanzania | Africa | 1 |
| United States | North America | 5 |
| Uruguay | South America | 1 |
| Venezuela | South America | 1 |
| West Germany | Europe | 3 |
| Total | 80 | |
See also
- Cardinals created by Pius XI
- Cardinals created by Pius XII
- Cardinals created by John XXIII
- Cardinal electors for the 1958 conclave
- Cardinal electors in the 1978 conclaves
References
- Back to citation Cortesi, Arnaldo (9 June 1963). "50 Cardinals Join in Rome Meetings" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Back to citation "Ecuadorean Cardinal Ill" (PDF). New York Times. Associated Press. 14 June 1963. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
External links
- "The Roster of the Membership of the Sacred College of Cardinals" (PDF). New York Times. 20 June 1962. Retrieved 7 November 2017.