definition for: Cardinal and cardinal. Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Cardinal (Catholicism), a senior official of the Catholic Church Cardinal (Church...

Cardinals are created by the pope and typically hold the title for life. Cardinals are bishops and archbishops leading dioceses and archdioceses around...

Cardinal numbers (or cardinals) are numbers that say how many of something there are, for example: one, two, three, four, five, six. They are sometimes...

cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is a North American songbird in the genus Cardinalis. It is also known as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal...

A cardinal numeral (or 'cardinal number word') is a part of speech used to count. Examples are the words one, two, three, and also compounds like three...

Cardinal directions or cardinal points are the four main directions or points of the compass: north, east, south and west. These direction are also written...

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL). They are based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale...

Armand Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal Richelieu (9 September 1585–4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble, and statesman. His full name...

A cardinal-nephew (Latin: cardinalis nepos; Italian: cardinale nipote;) was a pope's relative -- a nephew -- who was raised to the rank of cardinal. The...

Colombier-le-Cardinal is a commune in the Ardèche département in southern France. This short article about a place or feature in France can be made longer...

Holiness (Italian: Segretario di Stato di Sua Santità), commonly known as the Cardinal Secretary of State, is in charge over the Holy See's Secretariat of State...

The College of Cardinals, formerly styled the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. Its current membership...

The cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) is a freshwater fish. Cardinal tetras grow to about 3 cm (1.2 in). They are shoaling fish and like to be kept...

November 1530) was an English statesman and archbishop. He was made a cardinal in 1515. Of humble origin, Thomas Wolsey became the principal figure in...

The St. Louis Cardinals (also called "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are part of the...

the cardinality of a set means the number of its elements. For example, the set A = {2, 4, 6} contains 3 elements, and therefore A has a cardinality of...

The Cardinal protodeacon is the most senior cardinal of the diaconal order, an order of four Roman deacons who assist the Holy Father in his duties as...

The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds that live in North and South America. Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica...

He was born in Ballarat, Victoria. He was ordained in 1966. He was made cardinal by Pope John Paul II. He served as the eighth Archbishop of Sydney (2001–2014)...

Roman Curia. He was made a bishop in 1996, an archbishop in 2001, and a cardinal in 2015. He was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. De Magistris died on...

was cardinal in the Catholic church and before his retirement in 2005. He was the fifth Archbishop of Wellington. Williams was one of the cardinal electors...

Pacelli to the rank of Cardinal in December 1929. In February 1930, Cardinal Pacelli became the Vatican Secretary of State. Cardinal Pacelli was elected...

College of Cardinals by naming the first African Cardinal, the first Japanese Cardinal, the first Filipino Cardinal. and the first Venezuelan Cardinal. He was...

Montalto. Pius VII made Castiglioni a cardinal in 1816. Cardinal Catiglioni was made Bishop of Frascati in 1822. Cardinal Castiglioni was elected Pope 1829;...

under Pope Eugenius IV. In 1493, Pope Alexander VI made Farnese a cardinal. Cardinal Farnese was elected Pope in 1534; and he chose to be called Paul III...

Ciocchi del Monte a Cardinal in 1536. He became Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina in 1543. He participated in the Council of Trent. Cardinal Ciocchi del Monte...

known as Cardinal de Rohan (25 September 1734 – 16 February 1803), prince de Rohan-Guéméné, was a French bishop of Strasbourg, politician, cardinal of the...

a nephew of Pope Eugene IV. Barbo became a cardinal in 1440. He was sometimes called the Venetian cardinal. Barbo was elected Pope on 30 August 1464;...

universities of Parma and Bologna. Pope Gregory IX made Fieschi a cardinal on September 18, 1227. Cardinal Fieschi was elected pope on June 25, 1243. He chose the...

and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia. In 1456, he was made Cardinal. Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on August 11, 1492; and he took the name of...

Florence. Tn 1816, Pius VII created him cardinal. In 1820, Cardinal della Genga became Vicar-General of Rome. Cardinal della Genga was elected pope 1n September...

Migliorati cardinal in 1389. Migliorati was elected pope on October 17, 1404; and chose to be called of Innocent VII. He elevated his nephew as a cardinal Ludovico...

entering a career in the church. In 1629, he was raised to the rank of Cardinal. Cardinal Pamphilij was elected pope in 1644; and he chose to be called Innocent...

1145. Ugolino was a nephew of Pope Innocent III. He was created Cardinal in 1198. Cardinal di Conti was elected pope in 1227. He chose to be called Pope...

the Roman Church in 1766. In 1775, Pope Clement XIV made Braschi a cardinal. Cardinal Braschi was elected pope in 1775; and he chose to be called Pius VI...

made him a Cardinal in 1155. He was one of two men sent to England by Pope Alexander III after the murder of St. Thomas a Becket. Cardinal Morra was elected...

to Rome for his education. In Rome he became a priest in the retinue of Cardinal Calandrini, half-brother to Pope Nicholas V (1447–55). In 1467, he was...

Archbishop of Tarsus. In 1706, Pope Clement XI raised Conti to the rank of cardinal. Cardinal Conti was elected pope on May 8, 1721; and he chose to be called Innocent...

Naples in 1687. Pope Innocent XI raised Pignatelli to the rank of Cardinal in 1682. Cardinal Pignatelli was elected pope on 12 July 1691; and he chose to be...

rank of cardinal. Pope Pius IV (1559–65) made Cardinal Ghislieri the Bishop of Mondovi in Piedmont. When Bishop Ghislieri became a cardinal, he did not...

VIII raised Boccasini to the rank of cardinal. In 1298, he was named Cardinal of Santa Sabina. In 1300, Cardinal Boccasini was named Bishop of Ostia and...

Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX. In 1227, Gregory IX made Conti a cardinal. Cardinal Conti was elected pope on December 12, 1254. He chose to be called...

Gregorio Monastery in 1805. In 1825, Leo XII made Dom Mauro a cardinal. In 1831, Cardinal Capillaria was elected Pope; and he chose to be called Gregory...

on March 1, 1553. In 1584, Pope Gregory XIII made Castagna Cardinal of San Marcello. Cardinal Castagna was elected pope on 15 September 1590. He chose the...

2013, Benedict announced his resignation in a speech in Latin before the cardinals. His reason was a "lack of strength of mind and body" because of his old...

rank of cardinal in 1583. In 1596, Clement VIII sent Cardinal Medici as ambassador to the court of Henry IV of France. On 1 April 1605, Cardinal Medici...

Archbishop of Florence. On 23 September 1513, Medici was made cardinal. In 1523, Cardinal Medici was elected pope. He chose to be called Clement VII. Pope...

Pope Gregory IX made Castiglione a cardinal on September 18, 1227. In 1238, he was made Bishop of Sabina. Cardinal Castiglione was elected on October...

in 1272. In 1273, Gregory X raised Tarentaise to the rank of Cardinal of Ostia. Cardinal Tarentaise was elected on January 21, 1276. He chose the name...

church bureaucracy. In 1190, Clement III raised him to the rank of Cardinal. Cardinal Segni was unanimously elected pope on January 8, 1198; and he took...