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Protodeacon derives from the Gr**** proto-
meaning 'first' and diakonos,
which is a
standard ancient Gr**** word
meaning "****istant", "servant", or "waiting-man"...
- The
cardinal protodeacon does not
announce a new pope's name
until the pope
elect has been
ordained a bishop.
Ceased to be
protodeacon upon
being raised...
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election of a new pope of the
Catholic Church,
traditionally given by the
protodeacon of the
College of
Cardinals (the
senior cardinal deacon in the College)...
- a
cardinal by Pope
Francis in 2015. In 2025,
serving as the
cardinal protodeacon, he was
responsible for
announcing the
election of Pope Leo XIV from...
- 2003,
Martino became the
longest serving cardinal deacon, the
cardinal protodeacon, from June 2014. He
served for more than
twenty years in the diplomatic...
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often worn,
although this is not a
traditional or
widespread practice. A
protodeacon (Ecclesiastical Gr****: πρωτοδιάκονος protodiakonos, "first deacon") is...
- the end of 2014. He was made a
cardinal in 2003 and was the
Cardinal Protodeacon from 2011 to 2014. His
earlier career included almost thirty years in...
- An
archdeacon may come from
either the
monastic or
married clergy. A
protodeacon also
wears the
double orarion,
although he is
distinguished from the...
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Francesco Pisani (1494 – 28 June 1570) was an
Italian Cardinal, born in Venice, the son of
Alvise Pisani the
noted banker, who was
Procurator of S. Mark's...
- ballot. The
Habemus papam announcement was
delivered by the
cardinal protodeacon, Jean-Louis Tauran.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn
later said that Bergoglio...
