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Jesuit priests at the time of their solemn and final profession in the Society of Jesus promise to "never strive or ambition, not even indirectly, to be chosen or promoted to any prelacy or dignity in or outside the Society; and I will do my best never to consent to my election unless I am forced to do so by obedience to him who can order me under penalty of sin." (Constitutions S.J., Part X, N°6 )
Yet because of various reasons and in different circumstances—for example, need of a bishop in an area where the Church has still to be developed, recognition of a theologian's outstanding contribution to theological reflection, etc.—several Jesuits have been made bishops or even cardinals. In such cases they remain only nominally Jesuit, as they lose active and passive voice within the Order and are no longer under the obedience of the Superior General. In 2013 the first Jesuit pope was elected, Pope Francis.
The following is a complete list of contemporary living Jesuit cardinals. Three of them are above 80 years of age and thus are ineligible as a papal elector. Another four are not yet above the age of 80 and thus are currently eligible to serve as papal electors.
* Cardinals ineligible to participate in a papal conclave Current Jesuit Cardinals
|
Date of Birth Current Age |
Elevated to Cardinal | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Cardinal Barreto, S. J. Archbishop of HuancayoTitular of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense |
12 February 1944 80 years, 311 days |
28 June 2018 Pope Francis |
Cardinal-Priest |
Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S. J. Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human DevelopmentTitular of San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata |
18 July 1946 78 years, 154 days |
9 October 2019 Pope Francis |
Cardinal-Priest |
Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja, S. J. Archbishop Emeritus of JakartaTitular of Sacro Cuore di Maria |
20 December 1934 89 years, 365 days |
26 November 1994 Pope John Paul II |
Cardinal-Priest |
Luis Cardinal Ladaria Ferrer, S. J. Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithTitular of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius |
19 April 1944 80 years, 244 days |
28 June 2018 Pope Francis |
Cardinal-Deacon |
Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich, S. J. Archbishop of LuxembourgTitular of San Giovanni Crisostomo al Monte Sacro Alto |
9 August 1958 66 years, 132 days |
9 October 2019 Pope Francis |
Cardinal-Priest |
Sigitas Cardinal Tamkevičius, S. J. Archbishop Emeritus of KaunasTitular of Sant'Angela Merici |
7 November 1938 86 years, 42 days |
9 October 2019 Pope Francis |
Cardinal-Priest |
+ The last Jesuit Cardinals to die were Ján Chryzostom Korec, who died on October 24, 2015, and Albert Vanhoye, who died on July 29, 2021.
References
- Reese, Thomas. "Is Pope Francis still a Jesuit?". ncronline.org. National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "Jesuit Cardinals".