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New changes in Roman Curia
Vatican, Jun. 27, 2007 (CWNews.com) - In the latest shuffling of positions in the Roman Curia, Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) has named Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, replacing Archbishop John Foley.
Archbishop Foley, in turn, will become the head of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, replacing Cardinal Carlo Furno, who is retiring at the age of 85. The American archbishop will have the title of "pro-grand master," with the prefix "pro" indicating that the grand master ordinarily ranks as a cardinal. Archbishop Foley will be heavily favored to receive a red hat at the next consistory.
Archbishop Celli has spent the past 12 years as secretary of the secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. He had previously served in the Secretariat of State.
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has been the subject of many rumors, with some journalists suggesting the Pope Benedict might merge several Vatican offices into a single dicastery to supervise the public-affairs efforts of the Holy See. To date no such plans have been unveiled.
Archbishop Foley was president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for an extraordinary period of 23 years. A native of Philadelphia who once edited the newspaper of that archdiocese, he was appointed to head the Vatican's media efforts by Pope John Paul II (bio - news) in April 1984.
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