Pope Francis names Chicago native head of Vatican bishops’ department

Pope Francis has named Bishop Robert Francis Prevost O.S.A. to lead the Dicastery for Bishops.

Pope Francis has named Bishop Robert Francis Prevost O.S.A. to lead the Dicastery for Bishops, the Vatican announced on Monday, ending months of speculation about who would succeed Cardinal Marc Ouellet as head of the department which oversees episcopal nominations and discipline.

Prevost, 67, has been serving as bishop of the Peruvian Diocese of Chiclay…