Resignation and appointment of bishop of Harrisburg, U.S.A.
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
Appointment of under-secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for first evangelization and the new particular Churches
Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World
Appointment of consultors of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World
Resignation and appointment of bishop of Harrisburg, U.S.A.
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Harrisburg, United States of America, presented by Bishop Ronald W. Gainer.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Timothy C. Senior, until now titular bishop of Floriana and auxiliary of Philadelphia.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Timothy C. Senior was born on 22 March 1960 in Philadelphia, in the archdiocese of the same name. He attended the Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania, where he was awarded a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in theology.
He received priestly ordination on 18 Mary 1985, and was incardinated in the archdiocese of Philadelphia.
After ordination, he first held the offices of parish vicar of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Feasterville (1985-1988); adjunct director of the Office for Youth Pastoral Care (1987-1988); and teacher at Archbishop Kennedy High School (1988-1989). He then obtained a master’s degree in administration and social work at Boston College (1992). He went on to serve as deputy secretary (1992-1997) and archdiocesan secretary (1997-2004) of Catholic Human Services, and vicar for the clergy (2004-2009).
He was appointed titular bishop of Floriana and auxiliary of Philadelphia on 8 June 2009, and received episcopal consecration the following 31 July.
As auxiliary of Philadelphia, he was vicar general and moderator of the Curia (2009-2012), rector (2012-2022), and chancellor (since 2022) of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, and episcopal vicar of Montgomery County and South Philadelphia.
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Julius Sullan Tonel as metropolitan archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines, transferring him from the diocese of Ipil.
Curriculum vitae
Archbishop-elect Julius Sullan Tonel was born in Davao City, Philippines, on 31 August 1956. He attended the seminary in Davao and Manila, and was ordained a priest for the archdiocese of Davao on 12 April 1980.
He first served as parish vicar and director of the Family Apostolate, and subsequently studied for a licentiate in liturgical theology at the Pontifical Saint Anselm Athenaeum in Rome (1986-1990). He went on to serve as director of the Archdiocesan Liturgical Centre and vice rector, professor, and spiritual director of the Major Regional Seminary of Davao (1992-1997), of which he became rector in 1997.
From 2002 to 2007 he was parish priest and vicar general of the archdiocese of Davao.
On 30 June 2007 he was elected bishop-prelate of Ipil, and was consecrated the following 20 August. He then became ordinary of the same circumscription with the erection of the new diocese in 2010.
Within the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, he chairs the Episcopal Commission for Healthcare.
Appointment of under-secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for first evangelization and the new particular Churches
The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. Samuele Sangalli, until now official of the Dicastery for Bishops, as under-secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for first evangelization and the new particular Churches.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Sangalli was born in Lecco, Italy, on 10 September 1967 and was ordained a priest on 8 June 1996 for the archdiocese of Milan. He was awarded a degree in educational sciences from the University of Rome Tre, a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Theological University and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality “Teresianum”, Rome. He is an official of the Dicastery for Bishops and professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS), Rome.
Appointment of members of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World
The Holy Father has appointed the following as members of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World: Their Eminences Cardinals Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the new particular Churches; José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education; Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life; Lazzaro You Heung-sik, prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy; Josip Bozanić, archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia; Francisco Robles Ortega, archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico; Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil; Timothy Michael Dolan, archbishop of New York, United States of America; Matteo Maria Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna, Italy; and Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Damão, India;
Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches; Archbishop Leo William Cushley, archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Great Britain; Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou, bishop of Kpalimé, Togo; the Reverend Msgr. Eugene Robert Silva, episcopal vicar for Special Projects and for the Cathedral of the diocese of Paterson, United States of America; the Reverend Sr. Maria Eliane Azevedo da Silva, M.S.C., superior general; Dr. Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication; Dr. Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho, founder and moderator general of the Shalom Catholic Community; Professor Marta Maria Carla Cartabia, president emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court and lecturer at the “A. Sraffa” Department of Legal Studies of Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; Ms. María Ascensión Romero Antón, member of the International Team responsible for the Neocatechumenal Way.
Appointment of consultors of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World
The Holy Father has appointed the following as consultors of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World: Msgr. Georg Austen, secretary general of the Bonifatiuswerk, Germany; Msgr. Marco Frisina, Maestro of the Lateran Pontifical Pious Chapel Choir; Msgr. Walter Insero, lecturer in the Faculty of Theology of the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy; Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz Braña, prelate of the Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei Personal Prelature; Msgr. Antonio Pitta, pro-rector of the Pontifical Lateran University; don. Paolo Gherri, dean of the Faculty of Canon Law of the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome; Fr. Richard Gibbons, rector of the Our Lady of Knock International Shrine, Ireland; don Xavier Morlans i Molina, lecturer in the Facultat de Teologia de Catalunya dell’Ateneu Universitari Sant Pacià, Barcelona, Spain; Fr. Mario Magro, R.C.I., president of the National Network of Shrines of Italy (CNS); the Reverend Br. Enzo Biemmi, F.S.F., lecturer at the San Pietro Martire Higher Institute of Religious Sciences, Verona, Italy; the Reverend Sr. Cettina Cacciato Insilla, F.M.A., lecturer at the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences “Auxilium”, Rome; Dr. Chiara Amirante, founder and president of the New Horizons Community; Professor John Docherty, former rector of Saint Ninian’s High School, Glasgow, Great Britain; Dr. Curtis A. Martin, founder and chief executive of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, United States of America; and Dr. Petroc Willey, lecturer in the Department of Theology of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, United States of America.
