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The number of cardinals varies as older cardinals pass away or new cardinals are appointed. There are currently about 180 cardinals world wide but only 120 of those are eligible to participate in a papal conclave to elect a new pope. Once a man reaches 80 years of age he remains a cardinal but is unable to vote. The pope usually will appoint new cardinals to fill the positions held when a cardinal retires or dies so as to keep the number of electors about 120.
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How many Catholics are there in different countries?
There are approximately 1.2 billion Catholics in the world, as of the figures available in summer 2012.
How many adherents are there?
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics throughout the world.
How many people are in the Catholic Religion?
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics in the World.
How many adherents are there in Catholicism?
There are approximately 1.2 billion Catholics in the world.
Why do Ukrainian Catholics use icons?
Not only Ukrainian Catholics use icons - many Catholics across the world do! They are simply a visual representation of important people for different people.
How many Catholics die each day?
As there are Catholics in every country in the world, many of them underground (in China, etc.), there really is no way to come by this kind of information. We don't even have an accurate count of how many Catholics are alive each day.
Where did protestant and catholics mainly live?
There are Protestants and Catholics living in many countries across the world; this has been the case for several centuries.
Are Brazilians catholics?
Not all Brazilians are Catholic, but many are. About 63% of the population are Catholic. There are more Catholics in Brazil than in any country in the world.
What percent of Catholics are in western Europe?
About 17% of all Catholics in the world live in Western Europe. (200,643,617 Catholics in Europe; 1,181,368,942 in the world.
Are there Catholics in Africa?
Yes, Catholics are all over the world.
Approximately how many people are members of Roman Catholicism?
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics in the world.
How many members in the Roman Catholic Church?
There are about 1.2 billion Catholics throughout the world.
