Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of 21 New Cardinals, held on 30.09.2023
At 10.00 morning of 30.09.2023 , on the Parvis of Saint Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Father Francis held an Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals, the imposition of the biretta, the consignment of the ring and the assignation of the Title or Deaconry.
The twenty-one newly-created Cardinals who received the imposition of the birettta, the consignment of the ring and the
assignation of the Title or Deaconry are:
1. Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops;
2. Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches;
3. Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith;