Pope Leo XIV names first head of major Vatican department

Courtney Mares By Courtney Mares for CNA

September 26, 2025 Catholic News Agency News Briefs 0 Print

 

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly general audience on Sept. 17, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Sep 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Filippo Iannone as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, a department the pope himself once led.

The appointment, announced Sept. 26, marks Leo’s first selection of a head of a major Vatican office since his election in May.

Iannone, 67, an Italian canon lawyer, has headed the Dicastery for Legislative Texts as prefect since 2022.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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