Today there are more than 90 countries represented in the entire college and 71 countries among the electors. That’s a notable increase from 2005, when all 117 eligible cardinal electors came from 53 countries.
By the numbers: Consistory keeps expanding variety in College of Cardinals
Cardinal Becciu says pope invited him to August consistory
According to a report published Aug. 22 by the Italian newspaper L’Unione Sarda, Cardinal Angelo Becciu told participants at a private Mass that Pope Francis intends to reinstate his rights and privileges as a cardinal.
San Diego bishop says he was ‘stunned,’ ‘humbled’ by being named a cardinal
Cardinal-designate Robert W. McElroy was among 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis May 29, 2022.
A look at the College of Cardinals after Polish cardinal’s 80 birthday
The College of Cardinals has 120 cardinals under 80 years of age and, therefore, eligible to enter a conclave, come from 65 countries, a result of Pope Francis’ practice of naming several cardinals from countries that have never had one before.
Cardinal stats: Pope makes college more international, not much younger
Although it is not unusual for a pope to set aside temporarily the limit of 120 cardinals under the age of 80, Pope Francis has done so in a way that could last for more than a year.