Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves. / Office of Communication Society of Jesus.Rome Newsroom, Nov 30, 2022 / 04:46 am (CNA).Pope Francis has appointed a Spanish layman to lead the Secretariat for the Economy following the resignation of Father Juan Antonio Guerrero, SJ, "for personal reasons."Maximino Caballero Ledo, 62, has been secretary general, the second-ranking position, in the economy office since August 2020. Before coming to the Vatican, Caballero was vice president of international finance at Baxter Healthcare, Inc., a medical products company. From Merida, Spain, he lived and worked in the United States from 2007-2020.Guerrero is also from Merida, Spain, and a childhood friend of Caballero. The 63-year-old Jesuit priest began his term as prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy in January 2020.The Vatican said Nov. 30 that Pope Francis had accepted Guerrero's resignation "for personal reasons." The resignation takes effect Dec. 1.The pope "warmly thanks Father Guerrer...