Two officials at the Vatican’s doctrinal office will be ordained bishops July 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Two top officials within the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will be ordained bishops. The Vatican announced July 29 that Pope Francis has decided Msgr. John Kennedy, 56, the secretary of the dicastery’s disciplinary section, will be an archbishop and have the “titular see” of Ossero, an ancient diocese in Croatia that ceased functioning in the 19th century. Msgr. Philippe Curbelié, undersecretary of the dicastery, will be a bishop and have the “titular see” of Utica. The Vatican did not provide a date for their episcopal ordinations. Archbishop-elect Kennedy was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, in 1993. He started working as an official at the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2003. In 2022 Pope Francis named him secretary of the dicastery and head of the disciplinary section, which handles abuse cases. Bishop-elect Curbelié was born in 1968 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and ordained a priest of the Diocese of Toulouse in 1995. He was dean of the faculty of theology at the Institut Catholique de Toulouse and professor of dogmatic theology before he started working at the then-Congregation for Catholic Education in 2012. Pope Francis appointed him undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2022. Read More Vatican News Knights of Peter Claver express ‘full support’ for Pope Leo slavery apology Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain — a missionary country he knows by heart Pope Leo asks Catholics worldwide to pray rosary for peace May 30 Pope Leo calls for ‘openness’ to Church reform that respects tradition Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Pope Leo calls for ‘educational alliance’ on AI: Here are takeaways for parents, teachers Copyright © 2024 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Print
