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Who becomes the pope?
The cardinal who receives 2/3 of the votes in the conclave is considered the pope unless he refuses the position.
What was Pope Francis' previous position?
He was the Cardinal Archbishop of the Diocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
What position does a Pope hold before he comes to this position?
Any baptised man who is faithful to the Catholic Church can become a Pope. However, he gets elected by the College of Cardinals and is normally a Cardinal himself.
Who made the pope a cardinal?
Please specify which pope. If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was selected as a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
Where was Pope Benedict a cardinal before becoming pope?
He was a cardinal in the Roman Curia.
What cardinal made Pope Benedict XVI a pope?
It was not a single cardinal. 2/3 of the Cardinal Electors had to vote for him.
What was Pope Benedict XVI's position in the Church before he became pope?
He was a cardinal and the Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, part of the Roman Curia.
What does the pope do before he becomes pope?
He is almost always a cardinal, usually a cardinal archbishop.
Who appointed Pope Benedict as a cardinal?
Pope Paul VI named him a cardinal in 1977.
Who comes next after the bishop?
The position of cardinal is not an order to which one can be ordained; rather, a cardinal is simply an elector of the pope and the title is an honorific office in the Church independent of the priesthood. "cardinal" is the next order after "bishop"
Where was Pope Francis a cardinal before he became pope?
He was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
How many cardinal pope are in a state?
A Cardinal and The Pope are two different positions in the Catholic Church.
