U.S. cardinals who will enter conclave to elect pope

Pope Francis speaks with three U.S. cardinals -- Cardinals Robert W. McElroy of San Diego; Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J.; and Blase J. Cupich of Chicago -- in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Oct. 10, 2024. Cardinal Tobin said they met with the pope "to discuss challenges in the United States," but did not specify further. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is a list of the U.S. cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to elect a new pope:

— Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, retired prefect of the Apostolic Signature.
— Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago.
— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, retired archbishop of Galveston-Houston.
— Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York.
— Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life under Pope Francis.
— Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retired archbishop of Washington.
— Cardinal James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
— Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, archbishop of Washington.
— Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis.
— Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.

 

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