‘Durban Archbishop Wilfred Napier, 63, is among those rated to succeed Pope John Paul II.

As the pontiff recovers in a hospital here from surgery, Irish bookmakers Paddy Power have begun taking bets on the identity of his successor.

The company has made 70-year-old Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, the Archbishop of Milan, its firm favourite.

Tettamanzi, at 5-2, is ahead of 74-year-old Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, 3-1, and 68-year-old Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino of Cuba, 11-2.

Napier is rated at 33-1′

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