New Substitute 'deeply honoured' by appointment
Vatican News • • world
Key Points:
- Archbishop Paolo Rudelli was appointed on March 30 by Pope Leo XIV as the new Substitute of the Secretariat of State, expressing gratitude for the trust placed in him.
- Rudelli invoked divine help and sought the intercession of St. John XXIII, a fellow native of Bergamo, reflecting his humility and spiritual grounding.
- He succeeds Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, who has been reassigned as Nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino.
- Archbishop Rudelli previously served as Nuncio to Colombia, bringing diplomatic experience to his new Vatican role.
