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Vatican appointments

Australian bishop to lead Vatican legal department

Pope Leo has named Bishop Anthony Randazzo as the prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts.

Luke Coppen
Mar 25, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV appointed the Australian Bishop of Broken Bay Wednesday as head of the Vatican department charged with authoritatively interpreting canon law.

Archbishop Anthony Randazzo. Credit: Screenshot from @bbcatholic YouTube channel.

The pope named Bishop Anthony Randazzo as the prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts March 25, the feast of the…

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