Cardinals created by Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI (r. 2005–2013) created 90 cardinals in five consistories. With three of those consistories, he respected the limit on the number of cardinal electors set at 120 in 1973, though sometimes exceeded by his predecessors. He exceeded that limit at the other two consistories, reaching as high as 125 in 2012.

With the consistory of February 2012, a majority of the cardinal electors had been named cardinals by Benedict (63 of 125). After his last consistory in November 2012, he had appointed 67 of the 120 electors.

Given that neither the 2013 nor the 2025 conclave chose a cardinal created by Benedict as pope, it is unlikely that any of the cardinals he created will serve as pope. This has not happened since Pius VIII (r. 1829–1830).

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