Pope names three women for Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops

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Source: Vatican News

Pope Francis on Wednesday named three women to the Dicastery for Bishops - the first time women have been appointed to this Vatican office, responsible for identifying future bishops globally. The three women are: Sr Raffaella Petrini, FSE, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State; Sr Yvonne Reungoat, FMA, former Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians; and Dr Maria Lia Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations.

The nomination of Dr. Zervino also marks the first-ever appointment of a laywoman to the Vatican Dicastery.

Here is the full list of the Pope's new appointments as Dicastery members:

- Cardinal Anders Arborelius, OCD, Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden)

- Cardinal Jose F. Advincula, Archbishop of Manila (Philippines)

- Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church

- Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

- Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

- Cardinal-elect Lazzaro You Heung-sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy

- Cardinal-elect Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille (France)

- Cardinal-elect Oscar Cantoni, Bishop of Como (Italy)

- Archbishop Dražen Kutleša, Archbishop of Split-Makarska (Croatia)

- Bishop Paul Desmond Tighe, Secretary of the former Pontifical Council for Culture

- Father Dom Donato Ogliari , OSB, Abbot of the Abbey of San Paolo fuori le Mura and Apostolic Administrator of the Territorial Abbey of Montecassino (Italy)

- Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State

- Sister Yvonne Reungoat, FMA, former Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

- Doctor Maria Lia Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations