In 2013, the famous 'Habemus Papam' was pronounced by the Frenchman Jean-Louis Tauran. And, in this conclave, another Frenchman will have this honor.
This is Dominique Mamberti, the cardinal at the head of the Supreme Tribunal of the Church; the one that many will know as the Apostolic Signatura.
He is a cardinal with a long career in diplomacy. He was a nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea, and an apostolic delegate in Somalia. In 2006, Benedict XVI appointed him Vatican foreign minister; a job he held until 2015.
Cardinal Mamberti is among the group of cardinals of the order of deacons.
The superior of this rank is the one who receives the title of 'protodeacon' or, in other words, will be in charge of presenting the new pope to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square after the white smoke.
JH
