A dignitary of the Roman Church and counsellor of the pope.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
a bishop or archbishop with an honorifically higher rank, given special recognition in the Church with no increase in jurisdiction
a honor given by the pope, generally to a Bishop who has distinguished himself in service to the people of God
an official of the second-highest rank of the Roman Catholic Church
a person whom the pope names as one of his closest advisers
In the Roman Church, an advisor to the Bishop of Rome. Almost always a bishop, cardinals are usually chosen because of the importance of the city they represent.
A dignitary close to the Pope in the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy
Cardinals are appointed by the pope and constitute a kind of senate of the Church, and aid the pope as his chief counselors.
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A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the College of Cardinals which as a body elects a new pope. Cardinals are appointed by him during a consistory of the College. The full canonical name of the rank is Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church.