The Cardinals Of The Roman Catholic Church

[drol 11,951]

Actually the most immortal Cardinal of them all should be Edward Idris Cassidy. He was "dying" back in 2008 and the Pope publicly aked to pray for him. Will be 96 in July.

[YoungWillz 21,050]

17 hours ago, time said:

Cardinal Prospero Grech, Malta's only living cardinal prospers no longer. Born on Christmas Eve 1925, He died aged 94 and 6 days.

Nice avatar, time.

[time 8,608]

20 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Nice avatar, time.

Ah, you're the Adric fan...

[msc 18,477]

9 minutes ago, time said:

Ah, you're the Adric fan...

 

Statistically there had to be one in the world somewhere!

[YoungWillz 21,050]

On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 15:03, Cat O'Falk said:

Pope Francis delivers a new batch:

 

Mario Zenari, Italy (who will remain in his role as Papal Nuncio to Syria)

Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Central African Republic

Carlos Osoro Sierra, Spain

Sergio da Rocha, Brazil

Blase J Cupich, USA

Patrick D'Rozario, Bangladesh

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Venezuela

Jozef De Kesel, Belgium

Maurice Piat, Mauritius

Kevin Joseph Farrell, USA

Carlos Aguiar Retes, Mexico

John Ribat, Papua New Guinea

Joseph William Tobin, USA

Anthony Soter Fernandez, Malaysia

Renato Corti, Italy

Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Lesotho

Ernest Simoni, Albania

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38038501

Less than 4 years later, Renato Corti reportedly dead: https://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2020/italian-cardinal-corti-popular-spiritual-guide-dies-at-84.cfm

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Dutch Roman Catholic cardinal, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. 

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Ukrainian Roman Catholic cardinal, Marian Jaworski, passed away yesterday at the age of 94. 

[time 8,608]

On 19/11/2016 at 15:03, Cat O'Falk said:

Pope Francis delivers a new batch:

 

Mario Zenari, Italy (who will remain in his role as Papal Nuncio to Syria)

Dieudonne Nzapalainga, Central African Republic

Carlos Osoro Sierra, Spain

Sergio da Rocha, Brazil

Blase J Cupich, USA

Patrick D'Rozario, Bangladesh

Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Venezuela

Jozef De Kesel, Belgium

Maurice Piat, Mauritius

Kevin Joseph Farrell, USA

Carlos Aguiar Retes, Mexico

John Ribat, Papua New Guinea

Joseph William Tobin, USA

Anthony Soter Fernandez, Malaysia

Renato Corti, Italy

Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Lesotho

Ernest Simoni, Albania

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38038501

Cardinal Fernandez, Malaysia's only cardinal, isn't. Dead from cancer, aged 88.

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Malaysian Roman Catholic cardinal, Anthony Soter Fernandez, passed away today at the age of 88. 

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Ecuardorian Roman Catholic cardinal, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, passed away yesterday at the age of 86. 

[YoungWillz 21,050]

Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz reported dead:

 

DDP Pick.

[drol 11,951]

Good riddance to the old paedo.

[YoungWillz 21,050]

4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz reported dead:

 

DDP Pick.

Gulbinowicz Qobit for the DDP: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-8953589/Gulbinowicz-Polish-cardinal-accused-abuse-dies-97.html

[drol 11,951]

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski hospitalised with bilateral interstitial pneumonia after testing positive for COVID. He is quite close to Pope Francis.

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Swiss Roman Catholic cardinal, Henri Schwery, passed away today at the age of 88. 

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Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, Eusébio Oscar Scheid, passed away today at the age of 88. 

[amh10 3]

As it was said on Mock The Week, "Cardinal" is very Irish in itself........

[drol 11,951]

Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk hospitalised, and has been ill for a while.

[drol 11,951]

On 28/02/2021 at 18:01, drol said:

Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk hospitalised, and has been ill for a while.

Recovered. Thanks everyone for the prayers. Run-of-the-mill Asian immortal. 

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Cameroon Roman Catholic cardinal, Christian Tumi, passed away today at the age of 90. 

[drol 11,951]

On 30/12/2019 at 17:18, drol said:

Actually the most immortal Cardinal of them all should be Edward Idris Cassidy. He was "dying" back in 2008 and the Pope publicly aked to pray for him. Will be 96 in July.

Dead. It only took 13 years.

[drol 11,951]

So, who are the oldest living Cardinals and what is their health like?

 

1. Albert Vanhoye (1923) 

 

Health issues: apparently fine. He is a scholar who never held any diocese. 

 

2. Jozef Tomko (1924)

 

Health: very good health, still able to stand and walk unaided.

 

3. Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924 or 1918) 

 

Health: tragic! Confined to a wheelchair for years, unable to speak, utterly frail. According to Mozambican articles he celebrated his 103rd birthday last month.

 

4. Alexandre do Nascimento (1925)

 

Health: bad. Obese, unable to walk unaided and overall very frail.

 

5. Francisco Alvarez Martinez (1925)

 

Health: in fine nick till some years ago, seems to have deteriorated recently.

 

6. José Freire Falcao (1925) 

 

Health: very frail.

 

7. Estanislao Esteban Karlic

 

Health: quite frail, but not tragic.

 

8. Luigi De Magistris (1926) 

 

Health: was already sick in 2010. Must be bedridden now.

 

9. Agostino Cacciavillan (1926) 

 

Health; mentally sharp, able to walk with a cane, overall very good.

 

10. Emmanuel Wamala (1926)

 

Health: how is this guy still alive? It was a continued hospitalization for him two or three years ago. His successor died last week. Uberfrail.

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Some of the descriptions there made me think of this

 

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Never mind, already posted

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Lesothian Roman Catholic cardinal, Sebastian Koto Khoarai, passed away yesterday at the age of 91.