Catholic Cardinals :: Consistory 2020

Angleter

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

His Holiness Pope Aloysius has instructed me* to call a consistory for the appointment of new cardinals in the Catholic Church. I regret to inform you that, over recent years, the number of cardinals has decreased to 29, well below the 70 who served as princes of the Church during the last conclave. It is vital for the future of our Church that the College of Cardinals is replenished.

If you would like to appoint new cardinals in your country, please fill out the following form** by 23.59 GMT on March 19thand a number of red hats, proportional to each country's Catholic population, will be allotted to each country.

Country name:
Population (in RP):
Catholic % of population:

Following this process, national bishops' conferences will be asked to put forward suitable candidates for appointment to the cardinalate. For reference, a current list of cardinals is below***:

ANGLETER (15):

Cardinal Simon Alexander, Archbishop of Damaszka (C)
Cardinal Larry Duff, Archbishop of Hotspring (C)
Cardinal Samuel Dinkha, Chaldean Patriarch of Seleukeia-Ctesiphon (T)
Cardinal George Evans, Archbishop of Palmyra and Primate of Angleter (L)
Cardinal Derek Ferghani, Archbishop of Maien (ML)
Cardinal Noel Furlong, Archbishop of Shamel (ML)
Cardinal Paul James, Archbishop of Ter Zor (MC)
Cardinal Justinian Le Normand, Archbishop of Fitzon (C)
Cardinal Peregrine Myrthorn, Archbishop of Bengeworth and Quareytene (T)
Cardinal Austin Purcell, Archbishop of Neomantua (?)
Cardinal Peter Rahian, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch (ML)
Cardinal Malcolm Sidhu, Archbishop of Wells (T)
Cardinal Fintan Stack, Archbishop of Hermel (T)
Cardinal Stephen Sprungfeld, Archbishop of Emathus (C)
Cardinal Mark Yonan, Syriac Patriarch of Antioch (MC)

THE HOLY SEE (2):

Cardinal Todd Unctious, Vatican Secretary of State (C)
Cardinal Leonardo Barrinisi, President of the Roman Curia (?)

DUXBURIAN UNION (5):

Cardinal Ian Marvin, Archbishop of Lantremere (MC)
Cardinal Norfinn Olander, Archbishop of Chirez (MC)
Cardinal Lewis Taagel am Laatzen, Archbishop of Laatzen (MC)
Cardinal Bastian Clemens Thorkil am Morvin, Major Archbishop of the Alverian Church (ML)
Cardinal Larseus Valmar, Archbishop of Dairghazbury (L)

MIRACO (5):

Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Mertz (MC)
Cardinal Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin, Archbishop of Lourdes (?)
Cardinal Marc Marie Max Aillet, Bishop of Montréal (?)
Cardinal Michel Christian Alain Aupetit, Bishop of Tours (?)
Cardinal Jean-Marc Noel Aveline, Bishop of Marseille (?)

ICHOLASEN (2):

Cardinal Francois Dubois, Archbishop of Romain (ML)
Cardinal James Fox, Archbishop of Regina and Portland (ML)

Yours in Christ,

Cardinal Todd Unctious
Vatican Secretary of State
Archbishop Emeritus of Palmyra

*((OOC: Or rather, Os Corelia CTE'ed ages ago so I'm doing it off my own bat.))

**((OOC: A reminder that your RP population is (your NS population - 400 million) / 200 + 20 million. Unless your NS population is below 400 million, in which case it's 5% of your NS population.

***((OOC: In brackets is a description of the cardinal in question's general theological orientation. L = Liberal, ML = Moderate Liberal, MC = Moderate Conservative, C = Conservative, T = Traditionalist, ? = Unknown. These will be explained in greater detail at the next stage of the consistory.))

Angleter

Country name: Angleter
Population (in RP): 147.14 million
Catholic % of population: 73%

California

Country name: The Kingdom of Gallorum
Population (in RP): 71,425,000
Catholic % of population: 5%

Kingdom of Reitzmag

Country name: United Reichs of Reitzmag
Population (in RP): 24,055,000
Catholic % of population: 75% (18,041,250)

Vayinaod

Country name: Vayinaod
Population (in RP): 31,910,871
Catholic % of population: 38%

Spain

Country name: The Kingdom Of Spain
Population (in RP): 36.473.000
Catholic % of population: 63%

Angleter

((OOC: A reminder to anyone who hasn't filled out this form yet, and would like to do so, that the deadline is 23.59 GMT on March 19th.))

Malborya

Country name: The Malboryan Republic
Population (in RP): 25,695,000
Catholic % of population: 22,8%

Duxburian Union

Country name: The Union of Duxburian Dominions
Population (in RP): 172,395,000
Catholic % of population: 2.1%

Angleter

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Thanks to all national bishops' conferences that have expressed an interest in this consistory.

Each nation has been allocated an entitlement to a number of cardinals based on the square root of the total number of Catholics in their nation, as a proportion of those figures for each nation added together. That fraction is multiplied by 70, the base number of members of the College of Cardinals, and then rounded up to the next whole number to produce the entitlement. This rather complex formula is designed to ensure that no one nation dominates the College of Cardinals.

Nations with more cardinals than their entitlement under this formula will retain their current cardinals for as long as they live.

The entitlement for each nation is as follows.

Angleter - 22
Spain - 11
Ireland - 10
Reitzmag - 9
Vayinaod - 8
Malborya - 6
Duxburian Union - 5
Miraco - 5
Gallorum - 4
Icholasen - 2
Holy See - 2

This means that I would like to call on the following nations to nominate the following number of new cardinals:

Spain - 11
Ireland - 10
Reitzmag - 9
Vayinaod - 8
Angleter - 7
Malborya - 6
Gallorum - 4

Please use the following form to nominate your new cardinals:

[NAME], [Bishop/Archbishop] of [DIOCESE], [AGE], [CATEGORY]

The options for 'CATEGORY' are as below:

L (Liberal): These bishops question some traditional Church teachings, including on some contentious moral issues (contraception, euthanasia, homosexuality, &c.), favour more modern forms of worship, and believe that the Vatican should devolve considerably more power to bishops.

ML (Moderate Liberal): These bishops tend to quietly lean liberal on some moral issues, but their main passions tend to be economic justice for the poor, support for refugees, and opposition to war. They generally believe in modern forms of worship, and in some devolution of power from the Vatican to bishops.

MC (Moderate Conservative): These bishops quietly support Church teachings on moral issues, believe that both modern and traditional forms of worship have a place in the Church, and tend to be enthusiastic supporters of the current Pope, irrespective of which wing of the Church he comes from.

C (Conservative): These bishops are strong supporters of traditional Church teachings, and favour traditional forms of worship, while generally being willing to tolerate more modern forms. They are also enthusiastic supporters of the current Pope, irrespective of which wing of the Church he comes from, and believe in a highly centralised Church.

T (Traditionalist): These bishops are strong advocates of traditional Church teachings and are particularly unwilling to engage in dialogue with other religions. They strongly oppose modern forms of worship and want to promote the Traditional Latin Mass. They believe that the Church should be more centralised, but they are more willing to criticise a Pope who goes against their values.

I would be grateful if you could fill out the form by 23.59 GMT on March 23rd.

Yours in Christ,

Cardinal Todd Unctious

Angleter

Leonard Brennan, Archbishop of Cernovcy, 60, T
Paul Stone, Archbishop of Mari, 48, ML
Romeo Sensini, Archbishop of Balgad, 76, L
George Guitmund, Bishop of La Croix Saint Leufroy, 61, ML
Joseph Briefly, Archbishop of Halibon, 50, ML
Anthony Bunas, Bishop of Vaspuracon, 65, C
Nassim Henderson, Archbishop of Balbeck, 73, MC

Kingdom of Reitzmag

Cardinals of the United Reichs of Reitzmag

Antonio Figuerras, Archbishop of Pantoria, 58, MC
Gabrielle Giordano Caccia, Archbishop of Buckingham, 62, MC
Blase Joseph Cupich, Archbishop of Zucheibstein, 71, ML
Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Birmington, 67, ML
Giovanni Batista Re, Archbishop of Midtonesin, 86, C
Angelo Sodano, Archbishop of San Marino, 92, C
Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Archbishop of Centrocellix, 88, C
Eduardo Martinez Somalo, Archbishop of Weiserbungsten, 92, T
Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, Archbishop of Wesserbrund, 93, MC

Spain

Ricardo Blázquez Pérez, Arbishop of Valladolid ML
Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Arbishop of Valencia C
Juan José Omella Omella, Arbishop of Barcelona MC
Carlos Osoro Sierra, Arbishop of Madrid T
Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Arbishop of Sevilla L
Cristóbal López Romero, Arbishop of Gibraltar MC
Miguel Ángel Ayuso, Arbishop of Londres L
Aquilio Bocos Merino, Arbishop of Murcia T
Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Arbishop of Logroño T
Luis Francisco Ladaria, Arbishop of Scotland C
Ángel García Rodríguez, Arbishop of Teruel ML

California

Michel Aupetit, Archbishop of Aurelis, 69, MC
Jean-Pierre Cattenoz, Archbishop of Seigneux, 74, C
Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Boureilles, 61, T
Pierre-Marie Carré, Archbishop of Montrelais, 72, MC

Vayinaod

Peter Gustavsson , Archbishop of Nyetthem, 69, C
Ingvar Evensen , Bishop of Havic, 59, T
Leiv Mattsson , Bishop of Ericsund, 74, C
Maximilian Östberg , Archbishop of Elvysen, 55, T
Eirik Arnesen , Bishop of Strongheim, 57, T
Aghi Spillum , Bishop of Nyettstrin, 69, L
Trond Lang , Bishop of Falkor, 60, L
Kåre Vinter, Archbishop of Nordsyen, 63 , ML

Malborya

Custodio Theodor, Archbishop of Malbory, 82, C
Adebayo Remo Traverse, Bishop of Octavia, 71, ML
Adelarde Sisto, Bishop of Rosetta, 59, L
Edgar Marko Ungar, Bishop of Amandine, 73, ML
Orazio Rossini, Bishop of Merche-Rut, 51, L
Mauro De Felice, Archbishop of Attaviano, 80, MC

Fayrrendel

Country name: The Exalted Ottoman State
Population (in RP): 4,900,000
Catholic % of population: 3.94%

Gabe from AnSoc Mars

Country name: AnSoc Mars
Population (in RP): 14 million
Catholic % of population: 1.2%

Angleter

@Gabe-from-AnSoc-Mars @Ottoman-Empire are each entitled to one cardinal. Please fill out the form as above.

Fayrrendel

Mathaios Efthymios Argyris, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, 59, ML