Who will vote for the next pope?

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

The conclave that will elect Benedict XVI’s successor will have 117 members on the day his resignation becomes official, at the end of this month.

There are 61 Europeans, 19 Latin Americans, 14 North Americans, 11 Africans, 11 Asians and one from Oceania among the voters. Benedict XVI will not participate in the conclave.

The country with the greatest number of cardinal-electors is Italy, with 21. Sixty-seven of the electors were created by Benedict XVI and the remaining 50 by John Paul II. Continue reading

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