List of papabili in the 2005 papal conclave
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A number of men had been named as potential successors (papabili) to Pope John Paul II, who died on April 2, 2005, before the 2005 conclave. On April 19, 2005, the conclave selected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.
The list below is alphabetical by surname.
| Surname | Nation | Rank | Office(s) | Age as of April 2005 | Elevated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnelo | Brazil | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Salvador da Bahia | 71 | 2001 |
| Antonelli | Italy | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Florence | 68 | 2003 |
| Arinze | Nigeria | Cardinal Bishop | last Prefect, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | 72 | 1985 |
| Bergoglio | Argentina | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Buenos Aires | 68 | 2001 |
| Bertone | Italy | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Genoa | 70 | 2003 |
| Cipriani Thorne | Peru | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Lima | 61 | 2001 |
| Dias | India | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Mumbai (Bombay) | 68 | 2001 |
| Errázuriz Ossa | Chile | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Santiago | 71 | 2001 |
| George | United States | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Chicago | 68 | 1998 |
| Hummes | Brazil | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of São Paulo | 70 | 2001 |
| Husar | Ukraine | Cardinal Priest | Ukrainian Rite Major-Archbishop of Lviv | 72 | 2001 |
| Kasper | Germany | Cardinal Deacon | last President, Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity |
72 | 2001 |
| López Trujillo | Colombia | Cardinal Bishop | last President, Pontifical Council for the Family | 69 | 1983 |
| Martini | Italy | Cardinal Priest | retired Archbishop of Milan | 78 | 1983 |
| Murphy-O'Connor | United Kingdom | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Westminster | 72 | 2001 |
| O'Brien | United Kingdom | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh | 67 | 2003 |
| Ortega y Alamino | Cuba | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Havana | 68 | 1994 |
| Ouellet | Canada | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Quebec | 60 | 2003 |
| Pell | Australia | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Sydney | 63 | 2003 |
| Poletto | Italy | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Turin | 72 | 2001 |
| Policarpo | Portugal | Cardinal Priest | Patriarch of Lisbon | 69 | 2001 |
| Ratzinger | Germany | Cardinal Bishop | Dean of the College of Cardinals; last Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - elected Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005 |
78 | 1977 |
| Re | Italy | Cardinal Bishop | last Prefect, Congregation for Bishops | 71 | 2001 |
| Rivera Carrera | Mexico | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Mexico City | 62 | 1998 |
| Rodríguez Maradiaga | Honduras | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Tegucigalpa | 62 | 2001 |
| Schönborn | Austria | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Vienna | 60 | 1995 |
| Scola | Italy | Cardinal Priest | Patriarch of Venice | 63 | 2003 |
| Sepe | Italy | Cardinal Deacon | last Prefect, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples | 61 | 2001 |
| Sodano | Italy | Cardinal Bishop | Vice Dean of the College of Cardinals; last Cardinal Secretary of State |
77 | 1991 |
| Szoka | United States | Cardinal Priest | last President, Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State | 77 | 1988 |
| Tettamanzi | Italy | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Milan | 71 | 1998 |
| Turcotte | Canada | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Montreal | 67 | 1994 |
| Vlk | Czech Republic | Cardinal Priest | Archbishop of Prague | 72 | 1994 |
- (Note: Most offices in the Roman Curia expire upon the death of each pope. Those cardinals listed as being last to hold an office held those positions at the time of John Paul II's death.)
[edit] See also
| Papal conclave, 2005 |
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Cardinal electors | Cardinals over age of 80 | Papabili | Speculation |
| Papal Conclaves 1800–2005 |  |
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1800 | 1823 | 1829 | 1830–1831 | 1846 | 1878 | 1903 | 1914 |
