▁cons istory ▁of ▁his ▁pap acy ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁elev ating ▁ 1 7 ▁new ▁card inals . ▁Of ▁that ▁total ▁number ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁elev ation , ▁ 1 3 ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y ▁and ▁four ▁were ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y . ▁Francis ▁continued ▁his ▁previous ▁practice ▁of ▁elev ating ▁card inals ▁from ▁the ▁peri ph eries ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁again ▁on ▁Asia ▁and ▁Africa , ▁such ▁as ▁Patrick ▁D ' R oz ario ▁from ▁Bang l adesh ▁and ▁Die ud onn é ▁N z ap ala ing a ▁from ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic , ▁while ▁also ▁naming ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁American ▁card inals ▁of ▁his ▁pap acy ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁Cur ial ▁appointment . ▁ ▁The ▁po pe ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁fourth ▁cons istory ▁for ▁the ▁elev ation ▁of ▁five ▁new ▁card inals ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y , ▁and ▁were ▁thus ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁pap al ▁conc lave . ▁This ▁cons istory ▁was ▁not ew orth y ▁for ▁the ▁fact ▁that , ▁with ▁the ▁po pe ▁continu ing ▁the ▁tr end ▁of ▁elev ating ▁card inals ▁from ▁a ▁diverse ▁range ▁of ▁areas , ▁no ▁card inals ▁elev ated ▁are ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia , ▁and ▁one ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁auxili ary ▁bishop . ▁ ▁Francis ▁pres ided ▁over