< IMG Title = "The successor of Pope Francis: the main applicants for the holy throne" Width = "632" Height = "356" are named SRC = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/21/mozhlyvi-nastupnyky-papy-rymskogo-632x356.jpg" Class = "Main-Image-Thumbnail WP-Post-Image" Alt = "The offenders of Papi Rimti" Fetchpriority = "High" sizes = "(Max-Width: 425px) 300px, 632px" srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/21/mozhlyvi-nastupnyky-rymskogo-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/21/mozhlyvi-nastupnyky-papy-rymskogo-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uPloads/2025/21/mozhlyvi-nastupnyky-papy-rymskogo-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/21/mozhlyvi-nastupnyky-papy-rymskogo-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-cloads/2025/04/21/mozhlyvi-nastupnyky-papy-rymskogo.jpg 1280W "async"/> 62 > 62 >< p > After the death of the Pope Francis, the collegium of the cardinals is preparing to gather on May 7 in the Vatican on the conclave, which will determine the future of the Catholic Church. There are more than a dozen main applicants, one of whom in the end may become the main leader of the Catholics.
< h2 > possible successors of the pope< p > As Newsweek and La Stampa report, a number of high -ranking cardinals have become the main applicants to become the successor to the Pope. According to Vatican observers and bookmakers, the most powerful chances have several candidates.
< p > among them:
now they look < ul > < Li > Luis Antonio Tagle; < li > Pietro passolin;
< li > Peter Codvo Appiach Tarkson; < li > Peter erde;
< li > angel chole;
< li > nicholas bull;
< Li > Matteo Maria Dzuppy; < li >Pierre Battista Pizzaballa; < Li > Jean-Marc Avelin; < li > Jose Tolentino de Mendons; < Li > Mario Greek; < Li > Robert Sarah; < li > Anders Arborelius; < Li > Charles Mouse Bo; < li > malcolm rendit;
< Li > Friedin Ambongo Bingle; < li > villem Jacobus Eik.
< p > Facts ICTV say what is known about candidates, one of whom can become the new Pope.
< h2 > Luis Antonio Tagle (Philippines)< p > 67-year-old Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is considered a strong contender for the continuation of the progressive program of Pope Francis.
< p > tagle is a supporter of inclusion and evangelization. He has considerable experience in leading the congregation of the evangelization of peoples and was a confidant in the immediate environment of Francis.< p >Journalists pay attention to the fact that the Asian heritage of Tagla also makes him a convincing choice, since Catholicism is growing rapidly on the continent, especially in the Philippines. < p > < h2 > Pietro passolin (Italy)
< p > 70-year-old Cardinal Pietro Passolin is one of the most experienced officials of the Vatican.
< p > he played an important role in diplomatic affairs, including delicate negotiations with China and the governments of the Middle East, as the State Secretary of the Vatican since 2013. ~ 60 > < p > passolin is considered a moderate theologian, as well as a person who can ensure stability, maintaining some reforms of Francis. his deep ties with the Vatican bureaucracy make him a strong opponent for those who stand for the sequence.< h2 > Peter Codvo Appiach Tarkson (Gana) < p >76-year-old Cardinal Peter Turkson is a well-known figure in church circles of social justice.
< p > as a former head of the diploma of assistance to integral human development, Turkson actively acted with issues such as climate change, poverty and economic justice. < p > the election of Turkson would marked the historical moment as the first African pope for many centuries. The last African pontiff was Pope Gelasius, who served from 492 to 496 era.
< h2 > Peter Erde (Hungary)< p > leading conservative candidate, 72-year-old cardinal Peter Erdo was a decisive defender of traditional Catholic teachings and doctrines.
< p > earlier he was the head of the Council of European Bishoping Conferences and emphasized theological orthodoxy.
< p >For those who seek to return to the conservatism of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Erde would represent a significant departure from the Francis approach.
< h2 > Angelo chole (Italy)
< p > 82-year-old Cardinal Angelo Shy is a longtime applicant. He was one of the favorites on the 2013 conclave, where Papa Francis was finally elected.
< p > chop, which is the former archbishop of Milan, has deep theological roots and addresses those who support the more centralized and hierarchical Catholic Church. ~ 60 > < h2 > Nikolai bull (Ukraine)
< p > 45-year-old Nikolai bull-calf is a carrier-priest since 2024. A native of Ternopol, who now serves in Australia, has become the seventh cardinal in the history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
< p >At the consistory on December 7, 2024, Pope Francis proclaimed him a cinema-priest, and handed him the temple of Santa-Sofia a Via Bochcha. ~ 60 > 62 > 62 ~ < h2 > matteo Maria Dzuppy (Italy)< p > 69-year-old Matteo Maria Dzuppy is the Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, as well as the Bologna Archbishop from December 12, 2015. Previously, he was a bishop-assistant of Rome from 2012 to 2015.
< p > in 2019, Pope Francis raised it to the dignity of the cardinal. Since May 2022, he has been the president of the episcopal conference of Italy.
< h2 > Pierre batist pizzaballa (Italy)
< p > 60-year-old Pierre Battista Pizzaballa is an Italian Catholic prelate, which served as the Latin Patriarch Jerusalem from November 6, 2020. ~ 60 > < p > he is a monk — Franciscan. He served as a Kustos of the Holy Land in 2004-2016. and the apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate from 2016 to 2020.
< p >Pope Francis made him cardinal in 2023.
< h2 > Jean-Mark Avelin (France)
< p > 66-year-old Jean-Marc Avelin is a French prelate of the Catholic Church, which was called the Archbishop of Marseille in 2019.
< p > August 27, 2022, Pope Francis made Avelina Cardinal.< h2 > Jose Tolentino de Mendons (Portugal)
< p > 59-year-old Portuguese prelate by the Roman Catholic Church Jose Tolentino de Mendons was appointed cardinal on October 5, 2019. Mendons is a theologian and professor of the university, which is considered one of the most original voices of modern Portuguese literature and Catholic intellectual. < p > his work includes poetry, essays and plays that he signs Jose Tolentino Mendons.
< p >He was appointed a prefect of diplomatic and education and the great chancellor of the Papal Institute of Christian Archeology in September 2022. < p > archbishop since July 2018. He was an archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church from 2018 to 2022.< h2 > Mario Greek (Malta) < p > 68-year-old Mario Greek is a Maltese Catholic prelate, which holds the position of general secretary of the synod of bishops since 2020.
< p > earlier he was Bishop Gozo from 2005 to 2019 and the Procedure of the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops from 2019 to 2020. pope Francis raised it to the rank of cardinal on November 28, 2020. Robert Sarah (Guinea)
< p > 79-year-old Robert Sarah is a Guinean Catholic Prelate, which served as the prefect of the Congregation of the Divine cult and the discipline of the Sacraments from 2014 to 2021. ~ 60 > < p >Earlier, he was the secretary of the Congregation of the Evangelicalization of Peoples under the Pope. In 2010 it became a cardinal.
< h2 > Anders Arborlius (Sweden)
< p > 75-year-old Lars Anders Arborelius is a Swedish Catholic cardinal.
< p > he has been a bishop of Stockholm since 1998. On June 28, 2017, Pope Francis made him cardinal, the first in history from Sweden and Scandinavia.
< h2 > Charles Mowung Bo (Myanmar)< p > 76-year-old Charles Maung Bo is a Burmese Catholic prelate, which serves as an archbishop of Yangon from June 7, 2003. in 2015 Pope Francis appointed him cardinal.
< h2 > malcolm rendit (Sri Lanka)
< p > 77-year-old Malcolm Randit is a Catholic prison of Sri Lanka, which served as Archbishop Colombo since 2009. In 2010 it became a cardinal.
< h2 > freedin ambergo waugh (Congo)
< p >65-year-old Friedolin Ambongo Wesonghus is a Congolese Catholic prelate, which serves as the Archbishop of Kinshasa since 2018. < p > < p > is a member of the Order of the smaller Kapucin brothers. On October 5, 2019, Pope Francis raised it to the rank of cardinal.
< p > in 2023 he became the president of the symposium of the episcopal conferences of Africa and Madagascar. He is a member of the Cardinals Council.
< h2 > villem Jacobus Eik (Netherlands)
< p > 71-year-old Willem Jacobus Eik is the Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, Cardinal since 2012.
< p > he was the Archbishop-Metropolitan of Utrecht since 2007, as well as Bishop Gruningen-Legarden from 1999 to 2007. < p > until his spiritual career worked as a doctor. Being a priest, he made medical ethics the center of his scientific research. I received doctoral studios for medicine, philosophy and theology.< h2 > how they choose the next pope
< p > Roman pope elections correspond to the centuries -old traditions of the Vatican. College of cardinals, which consists of those who have not reached 80 years, will vote secretly in the Sistine Chapel.
< p > to choose a new dad require a majority of two -thirds of the vote. If the consensus is not achieved, the additional rounds of voting will continue until the candidate with the necessary support appears. when the voting round does not reach the consensus, the ballots are burned. Black smoke, which appears from the pipe of the Sistine Chapel, signals those who are watching on TV and on St. Peter's Square that the conclave continues. When white smoke appears, the new dad is chosen.< p >
