Dominique Mamberti, the French cardinal who will announce the subsequent pope | EUROtoday

It is certainly Cardinal Dominique Mamberti who will pronounce the well-known “Habemus Papam”-translated from Latin by “We have a new pope”-from the Balcony of the Saint-Pierre Basilica. A sentence anticipated by the thousands and thousands of Catholics around the globe who needs to be many to come back collectively on Saint-Pierre sq. as soon as the conclave smoke, which signifies {that a} new pope has been elected, appeared.

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Now 73 years outdated, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, initially from Vico in Corsica, is among the oldest members of the Order of Diacres known as protodiacres. Ordained a priest in 1981 for the diocese of Ajaccio earlier than successively becoming a member of the pontifical representations in Algeria, Chile or Sudan, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti was then introduced up on May 18, 2002 by Pope John Paul II to episcopal dignity earlier than changing into nonce then secretary to the secretary of state. A consecrated bishop in July 2002, it was additionally awarded to him the title of Archbishop of Sagone earlier than being raised to the rank of prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature on July 1.

If Cardinal Dominique Mamberti can be within the highlight to announce the successor of Pope Francis, the Frenchman is just not the primary to have been appointed to proclaim the “Habemus Papam”. Before him, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran-who died on July 5, 2018-had additionally had the respect of asserting the appointment of one other pope: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who grew to become Pope Francis.