The
College of Cardinals is divided into three orders
cardinal bishops (CB),
cardinal priests (CP), and
cardinal deacons (CD)with
formal precedence in that sequence. This determines the order in which the cardinal electors process into the conclave, take the oath, and cast their ballots. The senior cardinal bishop, the senior cardinal priest, the senior cardinal deacon, and the junior cardinal deacon, who were assigned specific roles in the conclave, such as presiding over the conclave itself (the senior cardinal bishop) or
announcing the election of the pope (the senior cardinal deacon), were, respectively,
Giovanni Battista Re,
Godfried Danneels,
Jean-Louis Tauran, and
James Michael Harvey. The
camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, who was in charge of administering the Holy See during its vacancy, was
Tarcisio Bertone. The data below are as of 28 February 2013, the date on which the Holy See became vacant. All cardinals are of the
Latin Church unless otherwise stated. Cardinals belonging to
institutes of consecrated life or to
societies of apostolic life are indicated by the relevant
post-nominal letters.
Not in attendance == Cardinal electors by continent and country ==