by Anura Guruge
on April 28, 2024
Keeping dear Salvador’s list up to-date.
Last time we heard from dear Salvador — June 28, 2023.
Last time he updated the Website — May 8, 2023.
It is now close to a year since dear Salvador’s invaluable ‘Cardinals’ Website went dark.
During this time I have made numerous attempts to directly contact Salvador (via phone & e-mail) and to get an update on him. I have failed, miserably. I fear the worst. I check the local papers. Nothing that I can find. IF you know something please let me know.
By now the Website is out-of-date when it comes to what has happened in the last 11 months.
There is NO way I can update it.
But, as YOU know I am providing comprehensive Cardinal Elector demographics — with detail not even available on the Website. So, that helps (& is a consolation).
I needed to look up some necrology stuff. Of course, I couldn’t, any longer, rely on Salvador’s list. Yes, both ‘gcatholic’ & ‘catholic hierarchy’ have necrology lists — but they are NOT restricted just to cardinals. I just want the cardinals. Truth be known, I just want the cardinal electors.
So, starting today I will maintain a CARDINAL OBITUARY list. This is the start. I will put the 21st century data, from Salvador, into a spreadsheet & then BUILD upon that. OK?
I have maintained a list that needs troubleshooting but attempts to track every change in the College (death,addition,80th birthday,surrender of vote) since the cardinal vs. elector distinction was created by the regrettable Ingravescentam Aetatem.
Not worth publishing until the errors are tracked down and I haven’t made
that a priority,but I continue to log every event as I spot it.