Cardinal De Donatis appointed new Major Penitentiary
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The Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome succeeds Cardinal Mauro Piacenza at the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis on Saturday named Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, his vicar general for the diocese of Rome, as his new major penitentiary. He succeeds Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, who has held the position since 2013 and will turn 80 in September this year.
Cardinal De Donatis, 70, has overseen the administrative needs of the Diocese of Rome as Vicar of the Pope since 2017, when he was also appointed archpriest of the Lateran Basilica.
With its new role as a major penitentiary, it will head the Vatican tribunal handling cases of excommunication and serious sins, including those for which absolution is reserved for the Holy See.
On Saturday, the Pope also named Jesuit Bishop Daniele Libanori, one of Rome's seven auxiliary bishops, as the Holy Father's evaluator for consecrated life.
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