Pope Paul VI named him a cardinal in 1977.
He was appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1977 by Pope Paul VI, and created a Cardinal that same year.
Yes, Timothy Dolan is a cardinal. He was appointed a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 and serves as the Archbishop of New York. As a cardinal, he is part of the College of Cardinals, which advises the pope and elects a new pope when necessary.
Pope Benedict was elected and not appointed. He became pope on April 19th 2005.
He was a cardinal in the Roman Curia.
Pope Francis was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
Please specify which pope. If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was selected as a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
It was not a single cardinal. 2/3 of the Cardinal Electors had to vote for him.
He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
A cardinal is a member of the College of Cardinals. The basic duty of a cardinal is to vote for a new Pope during a conclave. Cardinals are chosen by the reigning Holy Father, usually from the Bishops, but not always.
He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI on June 27, 1977.
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there hasn't been a pope Benedict XVII the pope now is Benedict XVI He was elected by the College of Cardinals, a body of his peers, as our current Pope is the former Cardinal Josef Ratzinger.