The world has lost two cardinals this week. We now have 183 living cardinals, 112 of which are under the age of 80 and thus eligible to vote in a papal conclave.
I made two brief presentations to use with the kids this week.
In 2010, eleven cardinals will turn 80:
Cardinal Ambrozic of Toronto, Canada: January 27, 1930.
Cardinal Maida of Detroit, USA: March 18, 1930.
Cardinal Williams of Wellington, New Zealand: March 20, 1930.
Cardinal Herranz Casado, a former Curial official: March 31, 1930.
Cardinal McCarrick of Washington, DC, USA: July 7, 1930.
Cardinal Poupard, a former Curial official: August 30, 1930.
Cardinal De Giorgi of Palermo, Italy: September 6, 1930.
Cardinal Daoud, patriarch of Antioch, Lebanon: September 18, 1930.
Cardinal Giordano of Naples, Italy: September 26, 1930.
Cardinal Tumi of Douala, Cameroon: October 15, 1930.
Cardinal Pujats of Riga, Latvia: November 14, 1930.
The youngest cardinal in the world is Cardinal Peter Erdo of Budapest, Hungary. He is 57 years old, born on June 25, 1952.
The oldest cardinal in the world is Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, OSB, the prefect emeritus of the Ecclesia Dei Commission. He is 98 years old, born on May 23, 1911.
