Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St Peter in the Vatican, Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City and President of the Fabric of St Peter.
The Holy See announced the appointments in a statement issued on Saturday.
Archbishop Viola, a member of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), previously served as Secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Born in Biella, Italy, on October 4, 1965, he made his solemn profession in the Franciscan order in 1991 and was ordained a priest in 1993.
He holds a doctorate in sacred liturgy from the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Sant’Anselmo in Rome. In 2014, he was appointed Bishop of Tortona before being named Secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 2021.
New secretary for Divine Worship
In a separate appointment, Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Aurelio García Macías as Secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Bishop García Macías has served as the Dicastery’s Undersecretary since May 27, 2021, when Pope Francis also appointed him a bishop.
Born in Pollos, Spain, on March 28, 1965, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Valladolid in 1992.
He holds a doctorate in liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome.
Before joining the Dicastery in 2015, Bishop García Macías served as rector of the diocesan seminary in Valladolid, Spain.
