Nigeria's Okpaleke, 17 other Africans among cardinals to elect new Pope

Nigeria’s Peter Cardinal Okpaleke and other 17 Africans are among the 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next new Pope.

Nevertheless there are 252 cardinals, but only 135 cardinals have voting status and are eligible to vote for the next Pope when the conclave begins in the coming days.

Europe has 53 cardinals of voting status, followed by Asia (23), Africa (18), South America (17) and North America (16).

Central America and Oceania have four each and it is the lowest number of electors at the forthcoming conclave.

The Cardinal electors of African origin are John Njue (Kenya), Dieudonne Nzapalainga (Central African R...
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