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Pope Francis has a tendency to pass over candidates in their 60s in favor of less-experienced and lower-profile bishops in their 50s

Over the past two years, Pope Francis has made a string of appointments to major archdioceses worldwide.

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rafael Rabello de Barros via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The nominations have followed a clear pattern: the pope has passed over candidates in their 60s in favor of less-experienced and lower-prof…