As previously announced, several curial changes became effective today:
Angelo Cardinal Sodano has retired and Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B. was named Secretary of State. Cardinal Bertone has been serving as Archbishop of Genova, Italy.
Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka has retired and Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo was named President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State and President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.
Announcements of recent changes in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. This blog serves as a supplement to the main Catholic-Hierarchy website. Note: this blog and the website are NOT officially sanctioned or approved by any church authority.
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