Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto

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The Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto is a senior member of the College of Cardinals assigned the titular church of San Sisto in Rome, a role historically held by prominent Catholic prelates including future popes.

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Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cardinal-priest title
ecclesiastical office
titular church assignment
appointedThrough papal consistory
assignedBy Pope
associatedCity Rome
associatedCountry Italy
associatedWith Roman Curia (often held by curial cardinals)
associatedWithBuilding Basilica of San Sisto Vecchio
associatedWithOrder Order of Cardinal Priests
associatedWithTitle Titulus Sancti Sixti
belongsToTradition Roman titular churches system
ceremonialConnection takes possession of titular church in formal rite
churchRite Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
ecclesiasticalRank cardinal
entailsRight participation in papal conclave (if under age limit)
entailsTitle Eminence
governedByLaw Apostolic constitutions on the College of Cardinals
Code of Canon Law (1983)
surface form: Code of Canon Law
hasFunction membership in College of Cardinals
symbolic pastoral care of San Sisto parish
hasHolderType cardinal of the Holy Roman Church
hasNotableFormerHolder future pope (various historical holders)
hasPrecedenceOver cardinal deacons (in order of rank)
hasTitularChurch San Sisto
historicalContinuity continuously reused titular church
medieval origin
jurisdictionType titular, not diocesan
languageOfTitle Latin
latinName Saint Sixtus
surface form: Sancti Sixti
locatedIn Diocese of Rome
Italy
Rome
membershipBody College of Cardinals
officeStatus active
officeType honorary pastoral assignment
non-residential title
partOf College of Cardinals
rankWithinCollege cardinal priest
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
roleInChurch senior clergy office
selectionMethod papal appointment
subordinateTo Dean of the College of Cardinals
Pope
symbolizedBy coat of arms displayed at San Sisto
traditionallyHeldBy prominent Catholic prelates

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Pope Benedict XV positionHeld Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
Pope Clement IX heldTitle Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto