Cardinal - Suukikyo

Japanese: 枢機卿 - すうききょう
Cardinal - Suukikyo

A translation of Cardinal. Also called "Suukikei." In the Catholic Church, a cardinal is the second highest ranking clergyman after the Pope. He is selected from among the bishops of the world and appointed by the Pope, and assists the Pope as his highest advisor. The Pope's hat and vestments are white, while those of bishops are red, but cardinals wear crimson hats and vestments. Cardinals are appointed to preside over each department of the Vatican Holy See and reside in the Vatican, but most remain in their respective dioceses and gather in Rome for the Congregation of Cardinals. The papacy is for life, but when the Pope dies, it is the cardinals who elect the new pope, and the new pope is chosen by mutual vote of the cardinals.

As of October 2005, the Vatican has a total of 180 cardinals from 66 countries. Of these, the cardinal electors who participate in the conclave to select the new pope are under 80 years old, and consist of 111 cardinals from 51 countries. The Vatican places great importance on the Church in Japan, and the first cardinals appointed were Archbishop Doi Tatsuo of Tokyo, followed by Archbishop Taguchi Yoshigoro of Osaka and Archbishop Satowaki Asajiro of Nagasaki.

[Shin Anzai]

[References] | Catholic Church | Pope | Vatican | Sistine Chapel | Vatican City

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

カーディナルCardinalの訳語。「すうきけい」ともいう。カトリック教会でローマ教皇に次ぐ高位の聖職者。全世界の司教のなかから選ばれ教皇によって任命され、教皇の最高顧問として教皇を補佐する。教皇の帽子と法衣は白、司教は赤であるが、枢機卿は深紅色の帽子と法衣をつける。バチカン聖庁の各省の長官には枢機卿が任命されてバチカンに定住するが、多くは各国の所属教区にとどまり、枢機卿会議のおりにローマに参集する。教皇位は終身であるが、教皇逝去後の新教皇選挙にあたるのは枢機卿であり、新教皇は枢機卿の互選によって選ばれる。

 2005年10月現在、バチカンの枢機卿の総数は66か国180名。そのうち、新教皇選出を行うコンクラーベconclaveに参加する枢機卿選挙会員は80歳未満とされ、51か国111名で構成される。日本の教会はバチカンから重視され、土井辰雄東京大司教を初代として、田口芳五郎大阪大司教、ついで里脇(さとわき)浅次郎長崎大司教が枢機卿に任命されている。

[安齋 伸]

[参照項目] | カトリック教会 | 教皇 | 教皇庁 | システィナ礼拝堂 | バチカン市国

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