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Diocese of Rome

Leo winds back Francis-era reforms to Diocese of Rome

Three years after Francis' apostolic constitution, Pope Leo has made significant changes to the diocese's governing structures.

Edgar Beltrán
Jul 01, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV rolled back key parts of Pope Francis’ 2023 reform of the Diocese of Rome on Jun. 30, issuing a new motu proprio that re-centers diocesan governance around the Cardinal Vicar.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar of Rome. Credit: Vatican media.

Three years after Francis promulgated the apostolic constitution In Ecclesiarum Communione, Leo publish…

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