List of cardinals by country

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The following is a list of the current Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, organized by their country of origin. List of Cardinals contains the same entries in alphabetical order by name. The College of Cardinals article has a list by order and precedence, with birthdates and positions held.

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[edit] Countries by number of cardinals

Up to January 25th 2008
Rank Country Continent # Cardinals Percentage
1 Italy Europe 35 19%
2 USA North America 17 9%
3 Spain Europe 8 4%
4 Germany Europe 7 4%
France Europe 7 4%
Brazil South America 7 4%
7 Poland Europe 6 3%
India Asia 6 3%
Mexico North America 6 3%
10 Argentina South America 4 2%
11 Ireland Europe 3 2%
Philippines Asia 3 2%
Canada North America 3 2%
Switzerland Europe 3 2%
Australia Oceania 3 2%
Colombia South America 3 2%
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Total 187
Continent # Cardinals Percentage
Europe 91 49%
North America 26 14%
Asia 21 11%
South America 20 11%
Africa 19 10%
Caribbean and Central America 6 3%
Oceania 4 2%


[edit] Asia

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] India

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Iraq

[edit] Japan

[edit] Lebanon

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] South Korea

[edit] Sri Lanka

[edit] Syria

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Vietnam

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria

[edit] Belarus

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] England and Wales

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Latvia

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Netherlands

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Scotland

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Spain

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] Africa

[edit] Angola

[edit] Cameroon

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

[edit] Egypt

[edit] Ghana

[edit] Kenya

[edit] Madagascar

[edit] Mauritius

[edit] Morocco

[edit] Mozambique

[edit] Nigeria

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Sudan

[edit] Senegal

[edit] Tanzania

[edit] Uganda

[edit] Caribbean & Central America

[edit] Cuba

[edit] Dominican Republic

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Honduras

[edit] Nicaragua

[edit] Puerto Rico (US)

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] Mexico

[edit] USA

[edit] South America

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Bolivia

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Chile

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Ecuador

[edit] Peru

[edit] Venezuela

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] See also

[edit] External links