Pope Anastasius IV (r. 1153-54) created three cardinals in one consistory held during his pontificate. [1]
Pope Anastasius IV (r. 1153-54) created three cardinals in one consistory held during his pontificate. [1]
In pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church for an action, decision, or document which is meant to be kept secret. It is most often used when there is a papal appointment to the College of Cardinals without a public announcement of the name of that cardinal. The pope reserves that name to himself. The Italian language version of the phrase – in petto – is sometimes used. When the name of a new cardinal is announced or made public, it is sometimes said to be published.
The 1464 papal conclave, convened after the death of Pope Pius II, elected as his successor cardinal Pietro Barbo, who took the name Paul II.
The 1342 papal conclave – the papal conclave convened after the death of Pope Benedict XII, it elected Cardinal Pierre Roger, who became the fourth Pope of the period of Avignon Papacy under the name Clement VI.
Honorius IV (1285–1287) only created one new cardinal during his papacy. This was accomplished on 22 December 1285:
Pope Urban IV (1261–1264) created fourteen new cardinals in two consistories. The exact dates of these consistories are not clear. Contemporary reports suggest that they were held on 24 December 1261 and in May 1262. However, some modern authors contest the accuracy of these reports as contradicting the established custom of that time, according to which the promotions of cardinals were celebrated on Saturdays of the Ember weeks, which fell on 17 December 1261 and 3 June 1262 respectively.
Pope Innocent IX created two cardinals in one consistory on 18 December 1591:
Pope Paul IV created 19 cardinals in four consistories.
Pope Celestine III created eleven cardinals in six consistories. The exact dates for some of these consistories are not known.
Pope Benedict XI created 2 cardinals in 2 consistories held during his pontificate. Both cardinals he appointed were Dominicans like the pope himself.
Pope Clement V created 24 cardinals in three consistories held during his pontificate. He also named his future successor Pope John XXII as a cardinal in 1312.
Pope Gregory XII created 14 cardinals in 2 consistories he held during his pontificate; this included his future successor Pope Eugene IV.
Pope Callixtus II created 35 cardinals in eight consistories held throughout his pontificate. This included one future successor and two future antipopes.
Pope Gregory IX created sixteen cardinals in five consistories that he held throughout his pontificate. This included three future successors in the first allocation in 1227.
Pope Alexander IV created two cardinals in two consistories during his pontificate.
Pope Honorius II created 27 cardinals in six consistories held throughout his pontificate. This included his successors Anastasius IV and Celestine II both in 1127.
Pope Innocent II created 76 cardinals in twelve consistories held throughout his pontificate. The pope created as cardinals his future successor Lucius III and the antipope Victor IV.
Pope Adrian IV created 23 cardinals in three consistories held during his pontificate. This included his future successor Pope Gregory VIII in 1155.
Pope Urban III created five cardinals in two consistories held during his pontificate.
Pope Innocent IV created fifteen cardinals in two consistories he held during his pontificate; this included his future successors Nicholas III in 1244 and Adrian V in 1251.