This morning, the Holy Father, Pope Francis accepted the resignation from the position of Dean of the College of Cardinals which was presented by His Eminence, Cardinal Angelo Sodano. The Holy Father has assigned the title of Dean emeritus of the College of Cardinals to His Eminence.
The Holy Father has published an Apostolic Letter Moto Proprio as of this morning which concerns the Office of Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Over the centuries the Roman Pontiffs have adapted to the needs of their times the composition of the College of Cardinals, which is particularly called to provide for the election of the Supreme Pastor of the Church and to assist him in dealing with the most important issues in the daily care of the universal Church.
The Holy Pope Paul VI, of happy memory, with the Motu Proprio of 11 February 1965, had expanded the composition of the aforementioned College of Cardinals, calling it to be part of the Order of Bishops, in addition to those in possession of the suburban parishes in Rome, also including those Eastern Patriarchs who had been awarded cardinalatial dignity (cf Ad Purpuratorum Patrum Collegium, AAS, 57, 1965, 295-296).
With the Rescritto ex Audientia of 26 June 2018 I also proceeded to expand the composition of the members of the aforementioned Order of Bishops, counting among its number some Cardinals who are holders of Roman Dicasteries and equating them in all to the Cardinals awarded a suburbicarian Church and the Eastern Patriarchs ascribed to the same Order.
In this regard, the norms of the Church, with clear and precise prescriptions, have for some time wisely provided also for the singular place, which within the College of Cardinals belongs to the Cardinal Dean and in his place to the Subdecan, called to exercise among the cardinal confreres. a fraternal and fruitful presidency of primacy between peers (cf Canon 352 § 1). Furthermore, these norms also prescribe the modalities of their election by the confreres who are members of the Episcopal Order (cf Canon 350 § 1 and 352 § 2-3).
Now, however, having accepted the renunciation of the position of Dean of the College of Cardinals of the Most Eminent Cardinal Angelo Sodano, whom I warmly thank for the high service rendered to the College of Cardinals during the almost fifteen years of his mandate, and also with regard to the fact that with the increase in the number of Cardinals, ever greater commitments come to weigh on the person of the Cardinal Dean, it seems appropriate that from now on the Cardinal Dean, who will continue to be elected from among the members of the Order of Bishops according to the modalities established by Canon 352 § 2 of the Code of Canon Law, should remain in office for a possibly renewable five-year period and at the end of his service, he can assume the title of emeritus dean of the College of Cardinals.
Finally, I would like to extend my deep gratitude to all the members of the College of Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church for their generous service to the Church and to my ministry as Successor of Peter, along with my Apostolic Blessing.
Given at Rome, at Saint Peter, 21 December in the year of Our Lord 2019, the seventh of our Pontificate.
Francis
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The Holy Father has published an Apostolic Letter Moto Proprio as of this morning which concerns the Office of Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Letter of His Holiness, Pope Francis
Moto Proprio
concerning the Dean of the College of Cardinals
Over the centuries the Roman Pontiffs have adapted to the needs of their times the composition of the College of Cardinals, which is particularly called to provide for the election of the Supreme Pastor of the Church and to assist him in dealing with the most important issues in the daily care of the universal Church.
The Holy Pope Paul VI, of happy memory, with the Motu Proprio of 11 February 1965, had expanded the composition of the aforementioned College of Cardinals, calling it to be part of the Order of Bishops, in addition to those in possession of the suburban parishes in Rome, also including those Eastern Patriarchs who had been awarded cardinalatial dignity (cf Ad Purpuratorum Patrum Collegium, AAS, 57, 1965, 295-296).
With the Rescritto ex Audientia of 26 June 2018 I also proceeded to expand the composition of the members of the aforementioned Order of Bishops, counting among its number some Cardinals who are holders of Roman Dicasteries and equating them in all to the Cardinals awarded a suburbicarian Church and the Eastern Patriarchs ascribed to the same Order.
In this regard, the norms of the Church, with clear and precise prescriptions, have for some time wisely provided also for the singular place, which within the College of Cardinals belongs to the Cardinal Dean and in his place to the Subdecan, called to exercise among the cardinal confreres. a fraternal and fruitful presidency of primacy between peers (cf Canon 352 § 1). Furthermore, these norms also prescribe the modalities of their election by the confreres who are members of the Episcopal Order (cf Canon 350 § 1 and 352 § 2-3).
Now, however, having accepted the renunciation of the position of Dean of the College of Cardinals of the Most Eminent Cardinal Angelo Sodano, whom I warmly thank for the high service rendered to the College of Cardinals during the almost fifteen years of his mandate, and also with regard to the fact that with the increase in the number of Cardinals, ever greater commitments come to weigh on the person of the Cardinal Dean, it seems appropriate that from now on the Cardinal Dean, who will continue to be elected from among the members of the Order of Bishops according to the modalities established by Canon 352 § 2 of the Code of Canon Law, should remain in office for a possibly renewable five-year period and at the end of his service, he can assume the title of emeritus dean of the College of Cardinals.
Finally, I would like to extend my deep gratitude to all the members of the College of Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church for their generous service to the Church and to my ministry as Successor of Peter, along with my Apostolic Blessing.
Given at Rome, at Saint Peter, 21 December in the year of Our Lord 2019, the seventh of our Pontificate.
Francis
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