acy , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Francis ▁created ▁ 1 9 ▁new ▁card inals . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁elev ation ▁to ▁that ▁rank , ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁these ▁new ▁card inals ▁were ▁under ▁eight y ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁thus ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁pap al ▁conc lave . ▁The ▁new ▁app o inte es ▁included ▁pre l ates ▁from ▁South ▁America , ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Asia , ▁including ▁app o inte es ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁poor est ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁Ch ibly ▁Lang lo is ▁from ▁H ait i ▁and ▁Philippe ▁Nak ell ent uba ▁O ued ra ogo ▁from ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso . ▁The ▁cons istory ▁was ▁a ▁rare ▁occasion ▁in ▁which ▁Francis ▁and ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Bened ict ▁XVI , ▁appeared ▁together ▁in ▁public . ▁ ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁second ▁cons istory ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁at ▁which ▁Francis ▁elev ated ▁ 2 0 ▁new ▁card inals , ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y ▁and ▁five ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y . ▁The ▁po pe ▁continued ▁his ▁practice ▁of ▁appoint ing ▁card inals ▁from ▁the ▁peri ph eries , ▁such ▁as ▁Charles ▁Ma ung ▁Bo ▁of ▁My an mar ▁and ▁So ane ▁Pat ita ▁P ain i ▁M af i ▁of ▁T ong a . ▁ ▁Francis ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁third