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Mario Grech, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops and former bishop of Gozo will be appointed cardinal, Diocese of Gozo said on Facebook

« In his Mass, Pope Francis has just honored us with the appointment of the first Gozitan Cardinal, Mario Grech, Bishop Emeritus of Gozo and Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops Congratulations! »

The post also stated that the official meeting for Grech and 12 others will be on November 28

Grech had been Bishop of Gozo for 15 years before being succeeded by Anton Teuma Grech’s move from Gozo to the Vatican was announced last year, when Pope Francis appointed him pro-secretary general of the Synod bishops

Malta has had cardinals in the past Cardinal Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata served between 1818 and 1843 He voted in conclave at the Palazzo Quirinale during the election of Pope Leo XII in 1823, again in 1829 during the election of Pope Pius VIII and Pope Gregory XVI in 1831 Prospero Grech was also a Maltese cardinal, but could not vote because he was over 80 He died in 2019 at the age of 94

Others include Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first black US prelate to win the coveted red hat

In a surprise announcement from his studio window to worshipers standing below in St Peter’s Square, Francis said the clergymen would be elevated to the rank of cardinal in a ceremony on November 28

Besides Grech, other new cardinals include an Italian who is the longtime papal preacher at the Vatican, the Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, a Franciscan friar; Kigali, Rwanda, Archbishop Antoine Kambanda; Capiz, Philippines, Archbishop Jose Feurte Advincula, and Santiago, Chile, Archbishop Celestino Aos Braco

Another Franciscan who has been exploited is Brother Mauro Gambetti, head of the Sacred Convent of Assisi The Pope, upon his election in 2013, chose St Francis of Assisi as his namesake saint Earlier this month, the pontiff went to this hill town in Umbria to sign an encyclical, or important church teaching document, on brotherhood

To reflect the pope’s concern to help those in need, Francis also appointed the former director of Rome’s Catholic charity, Caritas, the Rev. Enrico Feroci, being a cardinal

Other named cardinals include Monsignor Marcello Semeraro, an Italian serving as prefect of the Vatican office who directs the process of making saints; Bishop Cornelius Sim, originally from Brunei and Apostolic Vicar of Brunei; the Italian archbishop of Siena and the neighboring towns of Tuscany, Augusto Lojudice; the retired bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, Monsignor Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel; and a former Italian Vatican diplomat Archbishop Silvano Tomasi

Wilton, 73, was chosen by Francis to lead the prestigious US capital diocese last year The prelate has his pulse on the factions of the US Catholic Church, which has both strong veins conservative and liberal since serving three times as head of the US Conference of Bishops

Nine of the new cardinals are under 80 and therefore eligible to elect the next pontiff in a secret conclave Some cardinals run powerful Vatican offices, and pontiffs frequently turn to cardinals for advice

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No details were immediately given by the Vatican about the concistory, as the official training ceremony for cardinals of clergymen is known, especially in view of travel restrictions involving many countries during the COVID-pandemic. 19

As he did in other groups of cardinals that he tapped into his papacy, Francis in this selection reflected the overall nature of the Catholic Church and its flock of 12 billion Catholics

Clergymen over 80 who are appointed cardinals are chosen to honor their life in church service Those in this group too old to vote in a conclave are Cantalamessa, Tomasi, Feroci and Arizmendi Esquivel

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