Pope Leo XIV appoints Filipino Cardinal Tagle as bishop of Rome’s diocese in Albano

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been named titular bishop of Albano in Rome, the diocese previously assigned to Pope Leo XIV — previously cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.

''The Holy Father has assigned the Title of the Suburbicarian Church of Albano to His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation in the Section for First Evangelisation and the new particular Churches,'' the Vatican said in a press release on Saturday.

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The position was previously held by Pope Leo XIV when he was still a cardinal.

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Pope Leo XIV was elected on May 8 as the new pontiff of the Catholic church after the death of Pope Francis on April 21.

Leo XIV was inaugurated as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church on May 18 in a Vatican ceremony where Tagle placed the Ring of the Fisherman on the pontiff's finger.

The Ring of the Fisherman is a symbol of the pontiff’s authority as the successor of St. Peter, a fisherman and the first head of the Church.

The Diocese of Albano

The Diocese of Albano, located just outside Rome, is one of seven suburbicarian sees historically associated with cardinal bishops, the highest-ranking order within the College of Cardinals.

Before receiving the title of the Suburbicarian Church of Albano, Tagle had served as cardinal priest of the Church of San Felice da Cantalice in Centocelle since 2012.

In 2022, Pope Francis elevated him to the order of cardinal bishops, assigning him to the same titular church.