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| H.E. Cardinal Berhaneyesus receiving the Red Biretta from Pope Francis at the Vatican during the 14th February Consistory |
AMECEA Chairman and the Archbishop of Addis Ababa, H.E. Berhaneyesus Cardinal Demerew Souraphiel was among the 20 new created Cardinals by Pope Francis on Saturday 14 February in a ceremony held at the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica.
According to Vatican Radio’s English Service for Africa, the new Cardinal of Addis Ababa, Berhaneyesus Souraphiel, 66 described his nomination as a total surprise.
“This nomination came as a total surprise to me… We did not know it. You see, in the former days these nominations were done through the Apostolic Nunciature. This time, this was done directly by Pope Francis himself. So it was a total surprise and a very humbling experience that the Holy Father has thought it fit to ask me to help him in his great responsibility of governing the universal Church,” Cardinal Berhaneyesus said.
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. is among the 15 of whom will be eligible to elect the next pope. He was given a Titular Church of San Romano Martire
New Cardinals receive Papal blessing and traditional red biretta
SOURCE: Fr Paulo Samasumo; Radio Vatican
