Pope Francis elevates archbishops of Hyderabad and Goa to cardinal rank

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Pope Francis announced on 29 May that he would create 21 new cardinals, including two from India, in a Consistory on 27 August.

• It is a matter of pride for the Goans to receive such a coveted honour.

• The two Cardinals from India

1. Archbishop Filipe Neri António Sebastião di Rosário Ferrão, (Archbishop of Goa)

2. Archbishop Anthony Poola, Archbishop of Hyderabad

• About Father Ferrao

• He was ordained as a priest on 28 October, 1979

• On 12 December 2003, he was ordained as Archbishop of Goa and Daman by Pope John Paul II.

• Father Ferrao was born on 20 January 1953 in the village of Aldona, near Panaji.

• He graduated in Philosophy and Theology and knows Konkani, English, Portuguese, Italian, French and German languages.

• About Anthony Poola

• He was a native of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh and was ordained a priest in February 1992

• He was appointed as Bishop of Kurnool in 2008.

• He was appointed as Archbishop of Hyderabad in 2020.

• He is currently the Chairman of the Youth Commission of the Andhra Pradesh Bishops' Conference.

• For the first time in history, a Telugu Archbishop has been made a cardinal.

• Important facts

• Eight of the newly named cardinals are from Europe, six from Asia, two from Africa, one from North America, and four from Central and Latin America.

• The College of Cardinals currently has 208 cardinals, of whom 117 are electors and 91 are non-electoral.

• From August 27, this number will increase to 229 cardinals.