What is the maximum number of people that make up the supreme council of the Roman Catholic Church, the College of Cardinals?
College of Cardinals some restriction on the creation of new cardinals. The Fifth Council of the Lateran (1512–1517), despite its lengthy regulation of the lives of cardinals, did not speak to the size of the College. In 1517, Pope Leo X added another thirty-one cardinals, bringing the total to sixty-five so that he could have a supportive majority in the College of Cardinals. Paul IV brought the total to seventy. His immediate successor, Pope Pius IV (1559–1565), raised the limit to seventy-six. Although Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor sought a limit of 26 and complained about the size and quality of the College
Dean of the College of Cardinals ended after the Council of Constance. The earliest attested reference to the "College of Cardinals" is at the Council of Reims in 1148. Each name in the following list includes years of birth and death, then comma-separated years of cardinalate and deanship. The obedience of Rome (1378–1415) The obedience of Avignon (1378–1429) The obedience of Pisa (1409–1415) 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