cardinalate

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In 1917, the Holy See changed canon law, restricting the cardinalate to the ordained.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2018

Ten years later Archbishop Denis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia was elevated to the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Montini would become Archbishop of Milan, a post that traditionally carries with it a cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides the immense prestige which comes to a cardinal in his own country, there goes with a cardinalate the duty of participating in the election of a Pope.

From Time Magazine Archive

No sooner was the terrible reply of Henry to his promotion to the cardinalate made known than the conclave was instantly summoned.

From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by Froude, James Anthony