His Holiness Pope Leo XIV appoints Sr. Tiziana Merletti as Secretary of Dicastery for Consecrated Life

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His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sr. Tiziana Merletti as the Secretary of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life, which is responsible for orders and religious congregations, as well as secular institutes.

By Joseph Tulloch

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Tiziana Merletti, former Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, as Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

The Dicastery is responsible for orders and religious congregations, as well as secular institutes.

As Secretary, Sr Merletti will serve under Sr Simona Brambilla, who was appointed to lead the Dicastery in January—becoming the first woman ever to lead a Vatican department.

From 2023 to 2025, Sr Brambilla had served as Secretary of the Dicastery, the role now held by Sr. Merletti.

The Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life is Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime…

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