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Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti with Pope Francis / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Nov 22, 2022 / 08:10 am (CNA).For the role of prefect of the Dicastery for the Oriental Churches, Pope Francis has chosen Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, who since 2020 was nuncio to the United Kingdom.The Italian prelate s diplomatic career came about somewhat "by accident."As a specialist in Eastern liturgy and a fluent Russian and Armenian speaker, Gugerotti arrived in Rome to serve in the Congregation of Oriental Churches, where he had served as undersecretary before starting his career as "ambassador of the pope."His recent appointment came as a bit of a surprise, given Vatican rumors were convinced that Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 79 years old and head of the dicastery since 2007, would remain the prefect until he was 80. As a possible substitute, there was talk of Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, a longtime diplomat and former Vatican "foreign minister," who is now p

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