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Diocese of Rome

Leo makes long-anticipated auxiliary bishop appointments in Rome

The appointments follow a tumultuous period in the Diocese of Rome.

Edgar Beltrán
Feb 26, 2026
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In a long-awaited move, Pope Leo XIV appointed on Wednesday four new auxiliary bishops for the Diocese of Rome.

The pope appointed four Roman parish priests as his new auxiliaries, possibly putting an end to a tumultuous period in the pope’s diocese, which began in 2024 with Pope Francis dismissing six auxiliary bishops in just more than a year and aboli…

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