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Canon lawyer to lead Dicastery for Bishops

Archbishop Iannone now takes over the role left vacant by Pope Leo due to his papal election.

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Michael Haynes
Sep 26, 2025
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VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — Pope Leo XIV has made one of his most consequential appointments to date, naming a canon lawyer to take on his own former Curial position as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.

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Archbishop Iannone. ©Vatican Media

As of October 15, Archbishop Filippo Iannone O. Carm will assume his new role in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the D…

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