Pope names new Secretary of Congregation for Causes of Saints
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Fabio Fabene as the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.
By Vatican News staff writer
On Monday, Pope Francis named a new Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.
Bishop Fabio Fabene, the titular bishop of Montefiascone, had served since 8 February 2014 as the Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops.
Brief biography
He was born in Rome, Italy, on 12 March 1959. Bishop Fabene attended the Minor Seminary in the then-diocese of Montefiascone, then completed his theological studies at the Pontifical Regional Seminary in Viterbo. He was ordained a priest for the same diocese on 26 May 1984.
January 18, 2021
CWN Editor s Note: Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Fabio Fabene, an Italian cleric who has served more than 20 years in various Vatican posts, as Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Bishop Fabene who has worked most recently as undersecretary of the Congregation for Bishops replaces another Italian, Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci, who is stepping down at the age of 76 after ten years in the post.
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