Resignation of bishop of Iguatu, Brazil

Appointment of personal physician to the Holy Father

Resignation of bishop of Iguatu, Brazil

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Iguatu, Brazil, presented by Bishop Edson de Castro Homem.

Appointment of personal physician to the Holy Father

The Holy Father has appointed the distinguished Professor Roberto Bernabei, professor of internal medicine and geriatrics of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome.

Curriculum vitae

Professor Roberto Bernabei was born in Florence on 24 January 1952. After graduating in medicine and surgery from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome in 1976, he specialized in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. He is professor of internal medicine and geriatrics, director of the School of Specialisation in Geriatrics at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, and director of the Department of Ageing, Neurological, Orthopaedic and Head and Neck Sciences at the Agostino Gemelli IRCSS University Hospital, Rome. Among other positions, he was also president of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, and member of the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing. He has published numerous scientific papers and contributions.