Pope Francis Names 20 New Cardinals for Shifting Catholic Church; Five Are From Latin America

By Yara Simon First Posted: Jan 04, 2015 01:01 PM EST

On Sunday, Pope Francis named 20 new cardinals with 15 being of voting age.

The pope chose a diverse range of cardinals. A large number of the voting age members, who have to be younger than 80, are from smaller countries. The official breakdown is five from Europe, three from Asia, three from Latin America, two from Africa and two from Oceania.

Cape Verde, Myanmar, Tonga, Panama and Vietnam are some of the places where Pope Francis looked to find new members.

This is the second group of cardinals named by the pope, and the newest group will be inducted on Feb. 14 at St. Peter's Basilica, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The five other members will be part of the College of Cardinals, but the retired bishops will not be able to vote for the next pope because of their age, notes the BBC.

Caroline Wyatt, BBC's Religious Affairs Correspondent, notes electing cardinals is one of the biggest ways the pope can influence the Catholic Church. Wyatt added by looking at smaller countries, Pope Francis is "trying to reflect the diversity and growth of the Church in developing nations."

Here's a list of the cardinals and where they are from, according to The Associated Press. The last five are not of voting age.

1. Monsignor, Dominique Mamberti, Vatican City

2. Monsignor Manuel Jose Macario do Nascimento Clemente, Portugal

3. Monsignor Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Ethiopia

4. Monsignor John Atcherley Dew, New Zealand

5. Monsignor Edoardo Menichelli, Italy

6. Mons. Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon, Vietnam

7. Monsignor Alberto Suarez Inda, Mexico

8. Monsignor Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar

9. Monsignor Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij, Thailand

10. Monsignor Francesco Montenegro, Italy

11. Monsignor Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, Uruguay