By Redaktor strony 
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Throughout the history of the Salesian Congregation, the popes have chosen some of its members as cardinals, that is, as his closest collaborators in the government of the Universal Church. Always a reason for joy and sadness: joy because of the appreciation of the service performed by certain Salesians, sadness because the Congregation has to do without one of its most valuable members.
The term “cardinal” comes from Latin and means “hinge”, i.e. a point around which a door usually revolves. Or perhaps it can be better understood if we recall the cardinal virtues, i.e. the virtues around which all other human virtues revolve.
Cardinals are people who have received the sacrament of Holy Orders and are called by the Pope to perform a mission alongside him in the Universal Church, either individually or collegially. They hold the most important positions in the Roman Curia.
Their importance also lies in the fact that they are the ones who have the mission of electing the new pontiff (only the electors, i.e. those who have not reached the age of 80), with the College of Cardinals gathered in Conclave, when the Sede Vacante occurs.
There are three groups of cardinals: Cardinal-bishops, who are the holders of the suburbicarian dioceses (outside the walls of Rome or in the city’s environs) and, by decision after the Second Vatican Council, the Eastern Patriarchs elevated to the cardinalate (who retain the title of their own patriarchal see); Cardinal-presbyters – the most numerous -, and Cardinal-deacons. The latter two orders are respectively assigned titles or deaconships (churches) in Rome. These honorary titles reflect their closeness to the Pope.
There are usually 6 Cardinal-bishops (there are 6 suburbicarian Sees), but today, by virtue of a papal dispensation, 4 more Cardinal-bishops are appointed ad personam (without the cardinal title being elevated to an episcopal title) and 2 more patriarchs, in total 12, of whom 6 are electors.
There are 182 Cardinal-presbyters, of whom 97 are electors.
The Cardinal deacons are 27, of whom 16 are electors.
In total there are 221 cardinals, of whom 119 are electors.
Cardinals are usually chosen from among bishops, archbishops, metropolitans or patriarchs, but there have also been appointments among priests. Pope St John Paul II appointed 9 priests as cardinals, Pope Benedict XVI appointed 5 priests as cardinals and Pope Francis has so far appointed 8 priests as cardinals, 10 if we consider the latest announcement on 9 July.
The first Salesian to be elevated to the dignity of cardinal was Archbishop John Cagliero, on 6 December 1915. After him, 18 other Salesians received the cardinal’s biretta and the 20th, Fr Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME, will receive it on 30 September next. He is the first Rector Major to receive the cardinal’s red hat.
For many people looking in from the outside, the first thing they see is the dignity it implies; but even if this is real, Pope Francis reminds them that it is not a privilege, but a service, and the red colour means it must be performed until the outpouring of blood. And it is an unspecified service that requires total availability. God asked Abraham to set out without specifying where he would go, to prove his faith; similarly for the new cardinals.
We wish our Rector Major, Fr Ángel many graces from the Lord to guide him in his new mission and assure him of our prayers.
In the hope of making more and more Salesian cardinals known, we present below the list of all these cardinals with the dates and the most important offices they have held or continue to hold to date.
| John CAGLIERO |  |
| Born | 11.01.1838, Castelnuovo d’Asti, Italy |
| Ordained priest | 14.06.1862 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 07.12.1884 |
| Created Cardinal | 06.12.1915 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Recto fixus Calli ero |
| Apostolic Vicar of Northern Patagonia (Argentina) | 30.09.1884 – 24.03.1904 |
| Titular Bishop of Magyddus | 30.10.1884 – 24.03.1904 |
| Titular Archbishop of Sebastia | 24.03.1904 – 06.12.1915 |
| Apostolic Delegate in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras | 07.08.1908 – 06.12.1915 |
| Cardinal Parish Priest of St. Bernard at the Baths | 09.12.1915 – 16.12.1920 |
| Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati | 16.12.1920 – 28.02.1926 |
| He was inspector for 2 years, bishop for 41 years of which 10 Cardinal | |
| Deceased | 28.02.1926, Rome, Italy, † 88 |
| August HLOND, Venerable |  |
| Born | 05.07.1881, Brzęczkowice, Poland |
| Ordained priest | 23.09.1905 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 03.01.1926 |
| Created Cardinal | 20.06.1927 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Da mihi animas cetera tolle |
| Apostolic Administrator of Upper Silesia (Poland) | 07.11.1922 – 28.10.1925 |
| Bishop of Katowice (Poland) | 28.10.1925 – 24.06.1926 |
| President of the Polish Episcopal Conference | 1926 – 22.10.1948 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland) | 24.06.1926 – 03.05.1946 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) | 24.06.1926 – 22.10.1948 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Mary of Peace | 22.12.1927 – 22.10.1948 |
| Founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Immigrants | 08.09.1932 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) | 13.06.1946 – 22.10.1948 |
| Cardinal and Religious of the Salesians of St. John Bosco | |
| Servus Dei. He was Provincial for 3 years, Apostolic Administrator for 3 years, Archbishop of Warszawa for 23 years and Cardinal Primate of Poland for 21 years. Cause for canonisation is underway | |
| Deceased | 22.10.1948, Warsaw, Poland, † 67 |
| Raúl SILVA HENRÍQUEZ |  |
| Born | 27.09.1907, Talca, Chile |
| Ordained priest | 03.07.1938 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 29.11.1959 |
| Created Cardinal | 19.03.1962 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Caritas christi urget nos |
| Bishop of Valparaíso (Chile) | 24.10.1959 – 14.05.1961 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) | 14.05.1961 – 03.05.1983 |
| President of Caritas Internationalis | 1962 – 1965 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Bernard at the Baths | 22.03.1962 – 09.04.1999 |
| President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile | 1963 – 1968 |
| President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile | 1972 – 1976 |
| He was Bishop of Valparaiso for 3 years, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile for 11 years and Cardinal for 22 years | |
| Deceased | 09.04.1999, Santiago, Chile, † 91 |
| Stepán TRÓCHTA |  |
| Born | 26.03.1905, Francova Lhota, Czech Republic |
| Ordained priest | 29.06.1932 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 16.11.1947 |
| Created Cardinal in pectore | 28.04.1969 |
| Revealed as cardinal | 05.03.1973 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Actio sacrificium caritas |
| Bishop of Litoměřice (Czech Republic) | 27.09.1947 – 06.04.1974 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. John Bosco in Via Tuscolana | 12.04.1973 – 06.04.1974 |
| Was Bishop of Litoměřice (Czech Republic) for 26 years and Cardinal for 5 years | |
| Deceased | 06.04.1974, Litoměřice, Czech Republic, † 69 |
| Ignacio Antonio VELASCO GARCÍA |  |
| Born | 17.01.1929, Acarigua, Venezuela |
| Ordained priest | 17.12.1955 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 06.01.1990 |
| Created Cardinal | 21.02.2001 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Servus Christi pro fratribus |
| Titular Bishop of Utimmira | 23.10.1989 – 27.05.1995 |
| Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela) | 23.10.1989 – 27.05.1995 |
| Apostolic Administrator of San Fernando de Apure (Venezuela) | 27.05.1992 – 12.07.1994 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) | 27.05.1995 – 06.07.2003 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello | 21.02.2001 [24.05.2001] – 06.07.2003 |
| He was Provincial for 6 years, Regional Councillor for 6 years, Bishop for 13 years, and Cardinal for 2 years | |
| Deceased | 06.07.2003, Caracas, Venezuela, † 74 |
| Alfons Maria STICKLER |  |
| Born | 23.08.1910, Neunkirchen, Austria |
| Ordained priest | 27.03.1937 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 01.11.1983 |
| Created Cardinal | 25.05.1985 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Omnia et in omnibus Christus |
| Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Salesian Athenaeum | 1958 – 1966 |
| Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library | 1971 – 07.09.1983 |
| Titular Archbishop of Bolsena | 07.09.1983 – 25.05.1985 |
| Pro-Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library | 07.09.1983 – 27.05.1985 |
| Pro-Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives | 09.07.1984 – 27.05.1985 |
| Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro | 25.05.1985 – 29.01.1996 |
| Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives | 27.05.1985 – 01.07.1988 |
| Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library | 27.05.1985 – 01.07.1988 |
| Cardinal-Parish priest of S. Giorgio in Velabro | 29.01.1996 – 12.12.2007 |
| He was titular Archbishop of Bolsena for 2 years and Cardinal for 22 years | |
| Deceased | 12.12.2007, Vatican City State, † 97 |
| Rosalio José CASTILLO LARA |  |
| Born | 04.09.1922, San Casimiro, Venezuela |
| Ordained priest | 04.09.1949 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 24.05.1973 |
| Created Cardinal | 25.05.1985 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Misericordia et veritas |
| Coadjutor Bishop of Trujillo (Venezuela) | 26.03.1973 – 05.10.1981 |
| Titular Bishop of Præcausa | 26.03.1973 – 26.05.1982 |
| Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law | 12.02.1975 – 22.05.1982 |
| President of the Disciplinary Commission of the Roman Curia | 05.10.1981 – 1990 |
| Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law | 22.05.1982 – 18.01.1984 |
| Titular Archbishop of Præcausa | 26.05.1982 – 25.05.1985 |
| Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law | 18.01.1984 – 27.05.1985 |
| Cardinal-Deacon of Our Lady of Coromoto in St. John of God | 25.05.1985 – 29.01.1996 |
| President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts | 27.05.1985 – 06.12.1989 |
| President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | 06.12.1989 – 24.06.1995 |
| President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State | 31.10.1990 – 14.10.1997 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of Our Lady of Coromoto in St. John of God | 29.01.1996 – 16.10.2007 |
| President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State for 7 years | |
| Deceased | 16.10.2007, Caracas, Venezuela, † 85 |
| Miguel OBANDO BRAVO |  |
| Born | 02.02.1926, La Libertad, Nicaragua |
| Ordained priest | 10.08.1958 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 31.03.1968 |
| Created Cardinal | 25.05.1985 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Omnibus omnia factus |
| Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena | 18.01.1968 – 16.02.1970 |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua) | 18.01.1968 – 16.02.1970 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) | 16.02.1970 – 01.04.2005 |
| President of the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference | 1971 – 1975 |
| President of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama | 1976 – 1981 |
| President of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference | 1979 – 1983 |
| President of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference | 1985 – 1989 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. John the Evangelist in Spinaceto | 25.05.1985 – 03.06.2018 |
| President of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference | 1993 – 1997 |
| President of the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference | 1999 – 2005 |
| He was Auxiliary Bishop of Matagalfa for 2 years, Bishop of Managua for 15 years, Cardinal for 15 years | |
| Deceased | 03.06.2018, Managua, Nicaragua, † 92 |
| Antonio María JAVIERRE ORTAS |  |
| Born | 21.02.1921, Siétamo, Spain |
| Ordained priest | 24.04.1949 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 29.06.1976 |
| Created Cardinal | 28.06.1988 |
| Motto |  |
| Motto | Ego vobiscum sum |
| Rector magnificus of the Pontifical Salesian University | 1971 – 1974 |
| Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education | 20.05.1976 – 26.05.1988 |
| Titular Archbishop of Meta | 20.05.1976 – 28.06.1988 |
| Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice at Monte Testaccio | 28.06.1988 – 09.01.1999 |
| Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives | 01.07.1988 – 24.01.1992 |
| Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library | 01.07.1988 – 24.01.1992 |
| Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 24.01.1992 – 21.06.1996 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of S. Maria Liberatrice at Monte Testaccio | 09.01.1999 [24.04.1999] – 01.02.2007 |
| He was titular archbishop of Meta for 12 years and Cardinal for 18 years | |
| Deceased | 01.02.2007, Rome, Italy, † 85 |
| Óscar Andrés RODRÍGUEZ MARADIAGA |  |
| Born | 29.12.1942, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Ordained priest | 28.06.1970 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 08.12.1978 |
| Created Cardinal | 21.02.2001 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Mihi vivere Christus est |
| Titular Bishop of Pudentiana | 28.10.1978 – 08.01.1993 |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) | 28.10.1978 – 08.01.1993 |
| Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras | 1980 – 1988 |
| Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) | 1981 – 27.01.1984 |
| Secretary General of the Latin American Episcopal Council | 1987 – 1991 |
| Apostolic Administrator of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) | 1993 – 11.11.1994 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) | 08.01.1993 – 26.01.2023 |
| President of the Latin American Bishops’ Council | 1995 – 1999 |
| President of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras | 1996 – 13.06.2016 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Mary of Hope | 21.02.2001 [27.05.2001] – … |
| President of Caritas Internationalis | 05.06.2007 [09.06.2007] – 15.05.2015 |
| Coordinator of the Council of Cardinals | 13.04.2013 – 07.03.2023 |
| Cardinal Emeritus | 2023 |
| Age | 80 |
| Tarcisio BERTONE |  |
| Born | 02.12.1934, Romano Canavese, Italy |
| Ordained priest | 01.07.1960 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 01.08.1991 |
| Created Cardinal | 21.10.2003 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Fidem custodire concordiam servare |
| Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Salesian University | 01.06.1989 – 04.06.1991 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Vercelli (Italy) | 04.06.1991 – 13.06.1995 |
| Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 13.06.1995 – 10.12.2002 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Genoa (Italy) | 10.12.2002 – 29.08.2006 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of S. Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana | 21.10.2003 [24.03.2004] – 10.05.2008 |
| Secretary of State of the Secretariat of State | 15.09.2006 – 15.10.2013 |
| President of the Interdicasterial Commission on Particular Churches | 15.09.2006 – 15.10.2013 |
| President of the Interdicasterial Commission for the Church in Eastern Europe | 15.09.2006 – 15.10.2013 |
| Cardinal Protector of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy | 15.09.2006 – 15.10.2013 |
| Member of the Cardinal Commission of Vigilance over the Institute for Works of Religion | 14.10.2006 – .03.2008 |
| Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of the Apostolic Chamber | 04.04.2007 – 20.12.2014 |
| President of the Cardinal Commission of Vigilance over the Institute for the Works of Religion | 03.2008 – 15.01.2014 |
| Cardinal Bishop of Frascati | 10.05.2008 [03.10.2009] – … |
| Cardinal Camerlengo emeritus of H.R.C. | 2014 |
| Age | 88 |
| Joseph ZEN ZE-KIUN |  |
| Born | 13.01.1932, Shanghai, Cina |
| Ordained priest | 11.02.1961 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 09.12.1996 |
| Created Cardinal | 24.03.2006 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Ipsi cura est |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Mary Mother of the Redeemer in Tor Bella Monaca | |
| Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong | 13.09.1996 – 23.09.2002 |
| Bishop of Hong Kong | 23.09.2002 – 15.04.2009 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of S. Maria Madre del Redentore at Tor Bella Monaca | 24.03.2006 [31.05.2006] – … |
| Cardinal Emeritus of Hong Kong | |
| Age | 91 |
| Raphael FARINA |  |
| Born | 24.09.1933, Buonalbergo, Italy |
| Ordained priest | 01.07.1958 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 16.12.2006 |
| Created Cardinal | 24.11.2007 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Dominus spes nostra |
| Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical Salesian University | 1977 – 1983 |
| Secretary of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences | 1981 – 1989 |
| Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture | 1986 – 1991 |
| Rector of the Pontifical Salesian University | 1991 – 1997 |
| Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library | 25.05.1997 – 25.06.2007 |
| Titular Bishop of Oderzo | 15.11.2006 – 25.06.2007 |
| Titular Archbishop of Oderzo | 25.06.2007 – 24.11.2007 |
| Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives | 25.06.2007 – 09.06.2012 |
| Librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library | 25.06.2007 – 09.06.2012 |
| Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni della Pigna | 24.11.2007 [05.04.2008] – 19.05.2018 |
| President of the Pontifical Commission for the Institute for Works of Religion | 24.06.2013 – 22.05.2014 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of S. Giovanni della Pigna | 19.05.2018 – … |
| Cardinal Emeritus | 2014 |
| Age | 89 |
| Angelo AMATO |  |
| Born | 08.06.1938, Molfetta, Italy |
| Ordained priest | 22.12.1967 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 06.01.2003 |
| Created Cardinal | 20.11.2010 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Sufficit gratia mea |
| Pro-rector of the Pontifical Salesian University | 01.10.1991 – 02.12.1991 |
| Prelate-Secretary of the Pontifical Academy of Theology | 1999 – 19.12.2002 |
| Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | 19.12.2002 – 09.07.2008 |
| Titular Archbishop of Sila | 19.12.2002 – 20.11.2010 |
| Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints | 09.07.2008 – 31.08.2018 |
| Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro | 20.11.2010 [11.02.2011] – 03.05.2021 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of S. Maria in Aquiro | 03.05.2021 – … |
| Cardinal emeritus | 2018 |
| Age | 85 |
| Ricardo EZZATI ANDRELLO |  |
| Born | 07.01.1942, Campiglia dei Berici, Italy |
| Ordained priest | 18.03.1970 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 08.09.1996 |
| Created Cardinal | 22.02.2014 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Para evangelizar |
| Bishop of Valdivia (Chile) | 28.06.1996 – 10.07.2001 |
| Titular Bishop of La Imperial | 10.07.2001 – 27.12.2006 |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) | 10.07.2001 – 27.12.2006 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Concepción (Chile) | 27.12.2006 – 15.12.2010 |
| President of the Episcopal Conference of Chile | .11.2010 – 11.11.2016 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) | 15.12.2010 – 23.03.2019 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of the Most Holy Redeemer in Valmelaina | 22.02.2014 [11.10.2014] – … |
| Cardinal Emeritus | 2019 |
| Age | 81 |
| Charles MAUNG BO |  |
| Born | 29.10.1948, Mohla, Myanmar |
| Ordained priest | 09.04.1976 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 16.12.1990 |
| Created Cardinal | 14.02.2015 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Omnia possum in Eo |
| Apostolic Administrator of Lashio (Myanmar) | 1985 – 1986 |
| Apostolic Prefect of Lashio (Myanmar) | 1986 – 07.07.1990 |
| Bishop of Lashio (Myanmar) | 07.07.1990 – 13.03.1996 |
| Bishop of Pathein (Myanmar) | 13.03.1996 – 24.05.2003 |
| President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar | 2000 – 2006 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Yangon (Myanmar) | 24.05.2003 – … |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St Irenaeus in Centocelle | 14.02.2015 [21.10.2015] – … |
| President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences | 16.11.2018 [01.01.2019] – … |
| President of the Myanmar Episcopal Conference | 2020 – … |
| Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina (Myanmar) | 18.11.2020 – … |
| Age | 74 |
| Daniel Fernando STURLA BERHOUET |  |
| Born | 04.07.1959, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ordained priest | 21.11.1987 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 04.03.2012 |
| Created Cardinal | 14.02.2015 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Servir al Señor con alegría |
| Titular Bishop of Phelbes | 10.12.2011 – 11.02.2014 |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) | 10.12.2011 – 11.02.2014 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Montevideo (Uruguay) | 11.02.2014 – … |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Galla | 14.02.2015 [17.05.2015] – … |
| Vice-President of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay | 16.11.2021 [01.04.2022] – … |
| Age | 64 |
| Cristóbal LÓPEZ ROMERO |  |
| Born | 19.05.1952, Vélez-Rubio, Spain |
| Ordained priest | 19.05.1979 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 10.03.2018 |
| Created Cardinal | 05.10.2019 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Adveniat Regnum Tuum |
| Archbishop of Rabat (Morocco) | 29.12.2017 – … |
| Apostolic Administrator of Tánger (Morocco) | 24.05.2019 – 25.02.2022 |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Leo I | 05.10.2019 [16.02.2020] – … |
| President of the North African Regional Bishops’ Conference | 15.02.2022 – … |
| Age | 71 |
| Virgilio DO CARMO DA SILVA |  |
| Born | 27.11.1967, Venilale, Timor-Este |
| Ordained priest | 18.12.1998 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 19.03.2016 |
| Created Cardinal | 27.08.2022 |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Ad Deum Patrem Omnipotentem |
| Vice-President of the Episcopal Conference of Timor | 2016 – … |
| Bishop of Díli (East Timor) | 30.01.2016 – 11.09.2019 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop of Díli (East Timor) | 11.09.2019 – … |
| Cardinal-Presbyter of St. Albert the Great | 27.08.2022 [07.05.2023] – … |
| Age | 55 |
| Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME |  |
| Born | 21.08.1960, Gozón-Luanco, Spain |
| Ordained priest | 04.07.1987 |
| Created Cardinal | 30.09.2023 |
| Consecrated Bishop | 2024 – ? |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Motto | Sufficit tibi gratia mea |
| Age | 63 |