| Interesting Council Lists and Statistics from Vatican II The 10 cardinals named to share the presidency of the council in the pope's absence: 1. Eugene Tisserant, Dean of the College of Cardinals 2. Achille Lienart, Lille, France 3. Ignace Tappouni, Syrian Rite Patriarch of Antioch 4. Norman Gilroy, Sydney, Australia 5. Francis Spellman, New York, USA 6. Enrique Pla y Deniel, Toledo, Spain 7. Joseph Frings, Cologne, Germany 8. Ernesto Ruffini, Palermo, Italy 9. Antonio Caggiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina 10. Bernard Alfrink, Utrecht, The Netherlands The 10 council commissions and their cardinal presidents: 1. Faith and Morals—Alfredo Ottaviani 2. Bishops and Diocesan Governance—Paolo Marella 3. The Oriental Churches—Amleto Cicognani 4. The Discipline of the Sacraments— Benedetto Aloisi Masella 5. Discipline of the Clergy and the Christian People—Pietro Ciriaci 6. Religious—Valerio Valeri 7. The Missions—Gregorio Pietro Agagianian 8. The Sacred Liturgy—Aarcadio Larraona 9. Seminaries, Studies, and Catholic Schools—Giuseppe Pizzardo 10. The Lay Apostolate, the Press, and Entertainment—Fernando Cento The 3 other important council leadership posts: 1. Secretariat for Christian Unity—Augustin Bea SJ 2. Technical-Organizational Commission—Gustavo Testa 3. Administrative Secretary—Alberto di Jorio The 21 Orthodox and Protestant groups represented at the council: 1. Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow) 2. Coptic Church (Egypt) 3. Syrian Orthodox Church 4. Orthodox Syrian Church of the East (India) 5. Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar (India) 6. Ethiopian Church 7. Armenian Church 8. Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia 9. Old Catholic Church 10. Anglican Communion 11. Lutheran World Federation 12. Evangelical (Lutheran) Church of Germany 13. World Presbyterian Alliance 14. Disciples of Christ 15. Friends World Committee (Quaker) 16. International Congregational Council 17. World Methodist Council 18. World Convention of Churches 19. International Association for Liberal Christianity 20. Church of South India 21. World Council of Churches The 6 Protestant groups present at the council that did not have official delegates observers: 1. National Baptist Convention 2. Orthodox Theological Institute of St. Serge in Paris 3. St. Bladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York 4. Free Protestant University in Amsterdam 5. National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA 6. Protestant religious community of Taize in France The eligible council fathers in the world at the time the council was called in 1962: 2,908 total The 12 nations with the largest delegations of bishops and other prelates at the council: 1. Italy—430 2. USA—241 3. Brazil—204 4. France—159 5. Canada—97 6. Spain—95 7. India—84 8. Germany—68 9. Argentina—66 10. Mexico—65 11. Poland—64 12. Columbia—52 The 7 major areas of the world and the number of bishops and other prelates that attended from each: 1. Europe—1089 2. South America—489 3. North America—404 4. Asia—374 5. Africa—296 6. Central America—84 7. Oceania—75 The 7 major land areas of the world and the 134 nations who sent delegates: 1. In Africa, 44 2. In Europe, 31 3. In Asia, 23 4. In Central America and the Caribbean, 15 5. In South America, 11 6. In Oceania and Australia, 6 7. In North America, 4 The 8 women religious named as council auditors on September 23, 1964: 1. Mother Savine de Valon—superior general of the Religious of the Sacred Heart and president of the Union of Superiors General 2. Mother Mary Luke Tobin—superior general of the Sisters of Loreto in Kentucky, USA, and president of the Conference of Major Religious Superiors of Women's Institutes of America 3. Mother Marie de la Croix Khouzan— superior general of the Egyptian Sisters of the Sacred Heart and president of the Union of Teaching Religious in Egypt 4. Mother Marie Henritee Ghanem— superior general of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and president of the Assembly of Major Religious Superiors in Lebanon 5. Sister Mary Juliana of our Lord Jesus Christ—secretary general of the Union of Major Religious Superiors in Germany 6. Mother Guillemin—superior general of the Daughters of Charity 7. Mother Estrada—superior general of the Servants of the Sacred Heart in Spain 8. Mother Baldinucci—superior general of the Institute of the Most Holy Child Mary in Italy The 7 laywomen named as council auditors on September 23, 1964: 1. Dr. Alda Micelli—president general of the Missionaries of the Kingdom of Christ 2. Miss Pilar Belosiool—president of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations in Spain 3. Miss Rosemary Goldie—executive secretary of the Permanent Committee for International Congresses of the Lay Apostolate in Australia 4. Miss Marie Louise Monnet—president of the international movement for the apostolate in independent social circles in France 5. Miss Anna Maria Roeloffzen—secretary of the International Federation of Feminine Catholic Youth in the Netherlands 6. Marchioness Amalia Lanza—a war widow 7. Ms. Idducia Marenco—a war widow The 12 additional auditors for the fourth session appointed on September 14, 1965: 1. KC Chacko—Catholic principal of a college in India 2. Raoul Delgrange—former president of the International Catholic Children's Bureau in Belgium 3. Frank Duff—founder of the Legion of Mary in Ireland 4. Baron Walter von Loe—chair of the German and International Catholic Farmers' Movements 5. Joseph Fitzgerald—president of Serra International in Miami, Florida, USA 6. Martin Work—president of National Council of Catholic Men IN Washington, DC, in the USA 7. Mother Hermoe Chimy—Sisters of the Servants of Mary 8. Dr. Gertrude Ehrle—German Catholic Women's Union 9. Miss Margarita Mayano Llerena—president of World Federation of Catholic Young Women and Girls in Argentina 10. Miss Gladys Parentelli—vice president, International Catholic Farm Youth Movement in Uruguay 11. Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alvarez Icaza—Christian Family Movement in Mexico 12. Miss Hedwig Skoda—from Czechoslovakia More |
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