Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Advincula to second Vatican post

Pope Francis has appointed Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula among 14 new members of the Dicastery of Bishops, the Vatican's Holy See Press Office announced.

The department assists the Pontiff in screening bishops from different countries.

It can be recalled that Cardinal Advincula was appointed as part of the Congregation for the Clergy in 2020.

The new members include the first female appointees to the said department, according to Vatican News.

The new members of the Dicastery, aside from Cardinal Advincula are the following:

• Cardinal Anders Arborelius, OCD, Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden)
• Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church
• Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
• Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
• Cardinal-elect Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
• Cardinal-elect Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille (France)
• Cardinal-elect Oscar Cantoni, Bishop of Como (Italy)
• Archbishop Dražen Kutleša, Archbishop of Split-Makarska (Croatia)
• Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of the former Pontifical Council for Culture
• Father Dom Donato Ogliari , OSB, Abbot of the Abbey of San Paolo fuori le Mura and Apostolic Administrator of the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino (Italy)
• Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State
• Sister Yvonne Reungoat, FMA, former Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
• Dr. Maria Lia Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations

-- BAP, GMA News