How many cardinals are there?
List of living cardinals
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Cardinal bishops (CB): the six cardinals holding the titles of the seven suburbicarian dioceses in the vicinity of Rome (and other cardinals who are additionally co-opted into the order, in derogation of canon law[8]), appointed from the other cardinals by the pope, as well as cardinals who are patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches.[9] The two most senior cardinal bishops of the College, who are elected by and from the cardinal bishops (excluding those who are Eastern Catholic patriarchs) and approved by the pope,[1] are termed the Dean and the Vice-Dean, currently Angelo Sodano and Giovanni Battista Re, respectively; among the cardinal electors, the most senior cardinal bishop is Pietro Parolin.[lower-alpha 1]
Cardinal priests (CP): bishops typically in charge of dioceses (normally ordinaries), as well as former cardinal deacons who have opted for the order.[10] The most senior cardinal priest of the College is termed the Protopriest, currently Michael Michai Kitbunchu; among the cardinal electors, the most senior cardinal priest is Vinko Puljić.[lower-alpha 1]
Cardinal deacons (CD): bishops who hold curial or diplomatic roles, as well as other clergy. They have the option (Latin: optatio) of being transferred to cardinal priests after having been cardinal deacons for ten years.[1][11] The most senior cardinal deacon of the College is termed the Protodeacon, currently Renato Raffaele Martino; among the cardinal electors, the most senior cardinal deacon is Robert Sarah and the most junior cardinal deacon is Konrad Krajewski.[lower-alpha 1]