Pope Francis names American-born Bishop Robert Francis Prevost to take over the Vatican’s Holy See office from the retiring Canadian
Marc Ouellet, the Quebec cardinal who oversaw the Vatican’s powerful bishops’ office and has been recently accused of sexual misconduct, is retiring.
Pope Francis on Monday named American-born Bishop Robert Francis Prevost, who has been ministering in Peru since the 1980s, to take over the Vatican’s Holy See office from the retiring Canadian. At 78, Ouellet is three years past the normal retirement age and his successor has been the subject of rumours for months.
Ouellet was one of the few Vatican prefects Francis retained from the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI in a clear sign of trust.
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