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U.S. Cardinals Who Will Enter Conclave To Elect Pope

April 28, 2025
Pope Francis greets Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York during a meeting with bishops from the state of New York in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 15, 2019. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, 2025, at age 88. (Photo: CNS/Vatican Media)

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(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.