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Archbishop Iannone to lead Dicastery for Bishops

The Italian Carmelite previously led the Dicastery for Legislative Texts.

Edgar Beltrán
Sep 26, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Filippo Iannone on Friday as the new prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, the most senior appointment of his pontificate to date.

Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O.Carm., the new prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Credit: Screenshot from @VaticanNewsIT YouTube channel.

Iannone, an Italian Carmelite who has served as prefect o…

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