Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Joseph Kennedy, currently secretary of the disciplinary section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, as titular bishop of Ossero, Croatia, conferring upon him the personal title of archbishop. This dicastery, one of the most important in the Vatican, established by Pope Paul III in to preserve the deposit of faith and the magisterium, is currently headed by Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez. Other members of the dicastery are the secretary of the doctrinal section, Monsignor Armando Matteo; the adjunct secretary, Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna; and the promoter of justice, Father Robert Joseph Geisinger.
He holds a licentiate in philosophy and a doctorate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He has held the following positions in his archdiocese: parochial vicar, spiritual director of the Pius XI University Seminary and St. Cyprien Seminary, and professor of dogmatic theology at the Catholic Institute, where he was also dean of the theology department.
Since September he has been an official of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith since July Since he has been an official of the Congregation now Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and since he has been the head of the disciplinary section of the same dicastery.
He has been the secretary for the disciplinary section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith since April It has been translated and adapted by CNA. Your monthly donation will help our team continue reporting the truth, with fairness, integrity, and fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church. The new appointments come as the Vatican office continues to grapple with the ecumenical fallout from Fiducia Supplicans.
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