Pope Leo XIV names first head of major Vatican department
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for his weekly general audience on Sept. 17, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Sep 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Filippo Iannone as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, a department the pope himself once led.
The appointment, announced Sept. 26, marks Leo’s first selection of a head of a major Vatican office since his election in May.
Iannone, 67, an Italian canon lawyer, has headed the Dicastery for Legislative Texts as prefect since 2022.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
