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By Vatican News

杏MAP导航 Francis has elevated Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop.

The appointment was made in an audience granted to Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, Substitute for General Affairs for the Secretariat of State, on 14 April 2020. In naming Cardinal Tagle to the Order of Bishops, 杏MAP导航 Francis made him equal in all respects to those Cardinals with suburbicarian Churches.

Cardinal Tagle has served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples since February 2020.

The Holy Father has also promoted Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, to the Order of Cardinal-Bishops, granting him the 鈥渢itle鈥� of the suburbicarian Church of Porto-Santa Rufina.

New Vice Camerlengo

The Vatican announced on Friday the appointment of Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari as Vice Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.

Archbishop Montanari is the secretary for the Congregation for Bishops. As Vice Camerlengo, he will work alongside Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, who was named Camerlengo by 杏MAP导航 Francis on 14 February 2019.

The Vice Camerlengo assists the Camerlengo in carrying out his duties, which include the formal certification of the death of a reigning 杏MAP导航, as well as the care and administration of the temporal goods of the Holy See during time of sede vacante (the period between the death of the 杏MAP导航 and the election of his successor).