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Archbishop Fernández named Vatican doctrinal chief

The Argentine theologian succeeds the 79-year-old Spanish Jesuit Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer.

Luke Coppen
Jul 01, 2023
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The controversial Argentine theologian Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández is the new prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Romanuspontifex via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).  

The Vatican announced July 1 that the Archbishop of La Pla…

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