Posted May 7, 2003
Interesting Statistics Surrounding the Papacy
The College of Cardinals According to Country
10 or 9% from Africa
14 or 13% from Asia/Oceania
53 or 47% from European countries
23 or 20% from Latin America
13 or 11% from North America
The largest bloc of electors from a single nation is Italy (18)
The second largest is the U.S. (11)
The third largest is Germany (6)
The fourth largest is Poland (5)
The average age of a cardinal-elector of the pope is 72
The average age among all cardinals is 76
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