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College of Cardinals

Francis extends cardinal dean’s term

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will continue past his five-year term, with no indication of when a new dean could be elected

The Pillar
Feb 06, 2025
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Pope Francis has extended the terms of the dean and subdean of the College of Cardinals, the Vatican announced Thursday.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Image credit: Lorenzo Iorfino, CC BY-SA 4.0

According to the Vatican press office, the pope “extended the approval granted by Him to the election of the Most Eminent Lord Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as D…

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