Leo XIV Reestablishes Episcopal Hierarchy in Rome

A set of rumored bishop appointments by Pope Leo XIV may set the tenor for how the Diocese of Rome relates to the See of Peter going forward, potentially digressing from the precedent set by the current Pontiff’s predecessors.

Four new auxiliary bishops are expected to be appointed to the Diocese of Rome, following an upcoming meeting between the Pope and the diocesan prelates. 

The move would come after Pope Leo XIV’s decision to restore the central sector of the Diocese of Rome, which Pope Francis had abolished, thereby ending a long vacancy in some of the city’s territorial sectors.

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