Where are religious cardinals?

Answer 1

Religious cardinals in the Catholic tradition are bishops who have been given this special title and position in the hierarchy of the Church. It is bestowed by the pope on bishops who have done outstanding work or who hold certain positions such as heads of Vatican offices, or bishops of certain dioceses such as Chicago, New York, Los Angelos etc. The only specific task of the College of Cardinals (all who are under 80 years of age from around the world) is to elect the next pope when the the pope dies.

Answer 2

1. William Wakefield Cardinal Baum Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia

2. Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia

3. Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia

4. Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas

5. Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York, New York

6. Edward Michael Cardinal Egan Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York

7. Francis Eugene Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois

8. James Michael Cardinal Harvey Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia

9. Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyc( {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

10. William Henry Cardinal Keeler Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland

11. Bernard Francis Cardinal Law Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}, Roman Curia

12. William Joseph Cardinal Levada Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Curia

13. Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California

14. Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan

15. Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia

16. Edwin Frederick Cardinal O'Brien Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Roman Curia

17. Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts

18. Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19. James Francis Cardinal Stafford Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Roman Curia

20. Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, Roman Curia

21. Donald William Cardinal Wuerl Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia

Answer 3

There are a number of cardinals working in the Vatican curia but most are found in their home countries around the world and work as archbishops in their appointed archdioceses.