Five new Cardinal-designates announced

Pope Francis has called a consistory for the creation of five new Cardinals. He made the announcement on Sunday, at the end of the Regina Caeli with pilgrims in St Peter’s Square.

The new Cardinals come from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador. The Consistory will take place on June 28th.

The list of new Cardinal designates follows:

Archbishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali.

Archbishop Juan José Omella of Barcelona, Spain.

Bishop Anders Arborelius, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden.

Archbishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun Apostolic Vicar of Paksé, Laos.

Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chávez - Auxillary Bishop in the Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador.