Jesuit cardinal

Jesuit priests at the time of their solemn and final profession in the Society of Jesus promise: I will never strive or ambition, not even indirectly, to be chosen or promoted to any prelacy or dignity in or outside the Society; and I will do my best never to consent to my election unless I am forced to do so by obedience to him who can order me under penalty of sin. (Constitutions S.J., Part X, N°6 [817]).

Yet because of various reasons and in different circumstances (need of a bishop in an area where the Church has still to be developed, recognition of a theologian's outstanting contribution to theological reflection, etc) several Jesuits have been made bishops or even cardinals. In such cases they remain only nominally Jesuit, as they lose active and passive voice within the Order and are no longer under the obedience of the Superior General.

Is given here the list of contemporary Jesuit cardinals:

Current Jesuit Cardinals

Date of Birth
Current Age

Elevated to Cardinal

Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio
Archbishop of Buenos Aires

December 17, 1936
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February 21, 2001
Pope John Paul II

Julius Riyadi Cardinal Darmaatmadja
Archbishop of Jakarta

December 20, 1934
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November 26, 1994
Pope John Paul II

Ján Chryzostom Cardinal Korec
Bishop Emeritus of Nitra

January 22 1924
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June 28 1991
Pope John Paul II

Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini
Archbishop Emeritus of Milan

February 15 1927
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February 2 1983
Pope John Paul II

Urbano Cardinal Navarrete Cortés
priest

May 25 1920
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November 24 2007
Pope Benedict XVI

Paul Cardinal Shan Kuo-his
Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung

December 3 1923
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February 21 1998
Pope John Paul II

Tomáš Cardinal Špidlík
priest

December 17 1919
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October 21 2003
Pope John Paul II

Roberto Cardinal Tucci
priest

April 19 1921
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February 21 2001
Pope John Paul II

Albert Cardinal Vanhoye
priest

July 23 1923
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March 24 2006
Pope Benedict XVI

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