Pope Benedict resigns: Could the next Pope come from AFRICA
- View PhotoReuters/Reuters - Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, in this April 19, 2005
Cardinal Francis Arinze, 80, from
Nigeria is the favourite to succeed (PA)There are several papal contenders waiting in the wings, but no
obvious front-runner - as was the case when Pope Benedict
was elected pontiff in
2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II.
Here are the main contenders:
Cardinal Francis Arinze - odds 15/8
Born in Nigeria, 1932, the 80-year-old would be the first African in 1,500 years to sit on the throne of St Peter.
He was baptised on his ninth birthday after converting.
He was educated at Urban University in Rome and earned a post-graduate qualification from London University.
Cardinal Arinze was ordained in 1958 and became the world's youngest bishop, aged 32, in 1965. He was created cardinal in 1985
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