College of Cardinals
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The College of Cardinals is the body of senior Catholic clergy who advise the pope and, meeting in conclave, are responsible for electing a new pope.
All labels observed (7)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical body
ⓘ
electoral college ⓘ institution of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| appointedBy | pope ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
papal interregnum
ⓘ
sede vacante ⓘ |
| convenesAs | consistory ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 11th century ⓘ |
| developedFrom | clergy of the Diocese of Rome ⓘ |
| elects |
Pope
ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of Rome
pope ⓘ |
| governedBy |
apostolic constitution Ingravescentem Aetatem
ⓘ
apostolic constitution Romano Pontifici Eligendo ⓘ apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ⓘ canon law ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | college in the juridical sense of canon law ⓘ |
| hasElectoralRule |
maximum number of cardinal electors is 120
ⓘ
only cardinals under age 80 may vote in a conclave ⓘ two-thirds majority is normally required to elect a pope ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assists in governing the universal Church
ⓘ
serves as principal advisors to the pope ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecursor |
Roman diaconate
ⓘ
Roman presbyterate ⓘ |
| hasMembershipCriterion |
cardinals are created by the pope
ⓘ
cardinals are normally bishops ⓘ cardinals must be Catholic clergy ⓘ cardinals must be male ⓘ members are cardinals of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasOfficer |
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
ⓘ
Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ Subdean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advises the pope
ⓘ
elects the pope ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
cardinal bishops
ⓘ
cardinal deacons ⓘ cardinal priests ⓘ |
| headedBy | Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| location | Vatican City ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Vatican City ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Sistine Chapel
ⓘ
papal conclave ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy See
ⓘ
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| usesSymbol |
red biretta
ⓘ
red zucchetto ⓘ scarlet vesture ⓘ |
Referenced by (400)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Giulio Alberoni
subject surface form:
Konrad Krajewski
subject surface form:
Francesco Maria del Monte