Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi (cardinal title)

Cardinal priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi
Title holder's coat of arms	Built	June 28, 2017
	From	Pope Francis (Pope)
	Title holder	Gregorio Rosa Chavez
	since	June 28, 2017
	Title church	Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi

The cardinal title of cardinal priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi was recreated by Pope Francis with the elevation of the Roman parish church of the same name, Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de' Schiavi, to the title church .

history

Pope Francis justified the creation of the title with the need to have a sufficient number of titles available for the increasing number of cardinals. At the same time, with the selection of the church in the Prenestino-Labicano district, he continued the expansion of the titles clearly from "Ancient Rome".

Title holder

Cardinal Rosa Chávez is the 1st Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi:

Surname	country	Born	Deceased	appointment		Remarks
				on 1	by  Pope
Gregorio Rosa Chavez	El Salvador	3rd Sep 1942	NO Age: 77 years 2	June 28, 2017	Francis	Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of San Salvador

¹At the age of 80, cardinals lose their active papal suffrage

²In modern times, the appointment takes place regularly on the day of creation in the consistory

See also

• List of the Roman title churches
• List of living cardinals

Web links

• SS. Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
• Entry on Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry on Santissimo Sacramento a Tor de 'Schiavi on gcatholic.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ordinary Public Consistory: Assignment of Titles . In: Daily Bulletin , Holy See Press Office, June 28, 2017.