▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁during ▁its ▁vac ancy , ▁was ▁Tar cis io ▁Bert one . ▁ ▁The ▁data ▁below ▁are ▁as ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁date ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁fell ▁vac ant . ▁By ▁default , ▁the ▁card inals ▁are ▁sorted ▁by ▁preced ence ▁within ▁each ▁table , ▁as ▁denoted ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁column . ▁All ▁card inals ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁Church ▁unless ▁otherwise ▁stated . ▁Card inals ▁belonging ▁to ▁instit utes ▁of ▁consec r ated ▁life ▁or ▁to ▁soci eties ▁of ▁apost ol ic ▁life ▁are ▁indicated ▁by ▁the ▁respective ▁post - nom inal ▁letters . ▁ ▁Not ▁in ▁attend ance ▁ ▁Card inal ▁elect ors ▁by ▁continent ▁and ▁by ▁country ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 1 5 ▁att ending ▁cardinal ▁elect ors ▁were ▁from ▁ 4 8 ▁countries ▁on ▁all ▁six ▁inhab ited ▁contin ents ; ▁the ▁countries ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁cardinal ▁elect ors ▁were ▁Italy ▁( tw enty - e ight ), ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( ele ven ) ▁and ▁Germany ▁( six ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Card inals ▁created ▁by ▁John ▁Paul   II ▁ ▁Card inals ▁created ▁by ▁Bened ict   X VI ▁ ▁Card inal ▁elect ors ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁pap al ▁conc lave ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁living ▁card inals ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁pap al ▁conc lave ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Category : P ope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁Category : P ope ▁Francis <0x0A> </s> ▁V ocal ese ▁is ▁the