cardinal (religion)

A name originally given to one of the parish priests, bishops, or district deacons of Rome, then applied to a senior dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church, being a priest or bishop nominated by a pope to act as counsellor. His duties are largely administrative, as head of a diocese, a curial office, an ecclesiastical commission, or a Roman congregation. The office carries special insignia, such as the distinctive red cap (biretta).

Cardinal may refer to:

Cardinal (Catholicism), a member of the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church Cardinal (bird), a family of passerine birds living in the Americas Cessna 177 aircraft Cardinal and Hoosier State train running between Chicago and New York St. Louis Cardinals, a National League baseball team Arizona Cardinals, an American football team Mapua Cardinals, the varsity teams of Mapua Institute of Technology Louisville Cardinals, an intercollegiate sports team in Louisville Cardinal (color), a vivid reddish color Cardinal tetra, a species of fish Stanford Cardinal, the sports teams of Stanford University Cardinal number, in mathematics Cardinal directions Cardinal mark, a sea mark used in navigation Cardinal (beer), a Swiss beer brand. Cardinal (born 1934), a Canadian architect Harold Cardinal (1945-2005), a Cree writer and political leader Mark Cardinal, Canadian rugby player Mark Cardinal, Canadian politician (broken link) Lorne Cardinal, Canadian actor Brian Cardinal, American basketball player Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress

There are places that have the name Cardinal in North America:

Cardinal, Ontario Cardinal, Virginia, a settlement in Mathews County, Virginia Several high schools, see Cardinal High School

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