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Consistory for the creation of cardinals

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Assorted References

College of Cardinals
- In Roman Catholicism: The Roman Curia and the College of Cardinals
reponsibilties of cardinals
- In cardinal

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added cross-references and a photo.	René Ostberg	May 21, 2024
	Noted that the Consistorial Congregation is now the Dicastery for Bishops and added cross-references.	Melissa Petruzzello	Jul 21, 2022
	Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Papal Consistory.	Grace Young	Nov 25, 2011
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998