Back Дэкан Калегіі кардыналаў Byelorussian Декан на Светия съвет Bulgarian Degà del Col·legi Cardenalici Catalan Kardinaldekan German Dean of the College of Cardinals English Kardinala dekano Esperanto Decano del Colegio Cardenalicio Spanish Kolegio Kardenalizioko dekano Basque Doyen du Collège des cardinaux French Kepala Dewan Kardinal ID
The dean of the College of Cardinals (Latin: Decanus Collegii Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium) is in charge over the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. They are the primus inter pares (first among equals). The position was created in the early 12th century. He always holds the rank of a cardinal bishop.
The dean is often, but not always, the longest-serving member of the whole College.[1]
In 2019, upon accepting Cardinal Angelo Sodano's resignation as dean of the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis made it that the dean would serve a five-year term that may be renewed once.[2][3]
- ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) (in Latin). Vol. IX, part II. 1917. p. 50, Canon 237. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "A Letter in the form of a "Motu Proprio" regarding the Office of Dean of the College of Cardinals, 21.12.2019". 29 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Senèze, Nicolas (21 December 2019). "Démission d'Angelo Sodano, doyen des cardinaux". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2019.