Who is elected by the College of Cardinals?
College of Cardinals the election of the pope represented a significant shift in the balance of power in the Early Medieval world. From the beginning of the 12th century, the College of Cardinals started to meet as such, when the cardinal bishops, cardinal priests and cardinal deacons ceased acting as separate groups. In the Catholic church, the Dean of the College of Cardinals and the Cardinal Vice-Dean are the president and vice-president of the college. Both are elected by and from the cardinal bishops (cardinals of the highest order, including those holding suburbicarian dioceses), but the election requires papal confirmation. Except for presiding
Dean of the College of Cardinals Dean of the College of Cardinals The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals () is the dean (president) of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church. The position was established in the early 12th century. The Dean presides over the College of Cardinals, serving as "primus inter pares" in the college. He always holds the rank of Cardinal Bishop. The Dean of the College of Cardinals is assisted by the Vice-Dean; in those roles they act as the president and vice-president of the college respectively. Both are elected by and from the Cardinal Bishops who are not