27 May 2023

Vatican II Council Fathers (now updated!)

The original list of Vatican II Council Fathers on my website was based on the book "I padri presenti al Concilio ecumenico vaticano II" (Città del Vaticano: Tip. poliglotta vaticana, 1966). 

The updated list is based on the book "Acta synodalia Sacrosancti Concilii Oecumenici Vaticani II: Indices" (Rome: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1980). 

The updated list is now live on the website:

There are 5 new Council Fathers added to the list: 2 Council Fathers were present at one additional session each: The biggest benefit of the new source is it (in theory) corrected based on later information. (The original source has a series of summary tables at the end, unfortunately the numbers in those tables do not match the data in the main body of the book.) 

The new source, however, does have a number of flaws. These are ones that I noted: The new totals for each sessions are:
SessionOld CountNew CountDifference
12,4482,4480
22,4882,4880
32,4682,471+3
42,6252,629+4
All3,0583,063+5

I should also note there are still a number of Council Fathers for whom I have very little information (mostly the heads of religious orders). Any help would be greatly appreciated - as well as any other lists of Council Fathers for further verification.

The number of living Council Fathers (6) has not changed since this post, last updated in July 2022.

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