Who’s next? The other cardinals Francis will soon have to replace

In Rome, 79 has become a kind of new retirement age for senior bishops, but even with cardinals working longer there is a slate of big appointments coming up

Jul 04, 2023

∙ Paid

Pope Francis on Saturday named a new prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, replacing Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer with the Argentine theologian Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández.

While the pope’s decision to name Archbishop Fernández took many by surprise, the appointment itself was long overdue. Cardinal Ladaria turned 79 in April, a…

Who’s next? The other cardinals Francis will soon have to replace

In Rome, 79 has become a kind of new retirement age for senior bishops, but even with cardinals working longer there is a slate of big appointments coming up

This post is for paid subscribers