{"id":99970,"date":"2022-06-06T08:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/bishop-fernando-vergez-lc-appointed-by-pope-francis-as-first-legionary-of-christ-to-be-named-cardinal\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:49:55","slug":"bishop-fernando-vergez-lc-appointed-by-pope-francis-as-first-legionary-of-christ-to-be-named-cardinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/bishop-fernando-vergez-lc-appointed-by-pope-francis-as-first-legionary-of-christ-to-be-named-cardinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Fernando V\u00e9rgez, LC, Appointed by Pope Francis as First Legionary of Christ to be Named Cardinal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the <em>Regina Coeli<\/em> prayer \u00a0on Sunday, May 29, 2022, the Holy Father announced the creation of 21 new cardinals, including Bishop Fernando V\u00e9rgez, LC. He is the first Legionary of Christ to be named a cardinal. Bishop V\u00e9rgez, 77, was born in Salamanca, Spain, and was appointed a few months ago by Pope Francis as <a href=\"https:\/\/legionariesofchrist.org\/pope-francis-names-legionary-of-christ-as-president-of-the-governorate-of-vatican-city-state\/\">President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State<\/a>. For the decade previous to this he served as the Secretary General of the Governatorate of the Vatican City State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>50 years at the service of the Holy See<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The future Cardinal V\u00e9rgez was ordained a priest in 1969, and began working for the Holy See three years later. He has collaborated in different Vatican organizations throughout these more than 50 years, including the Congregation for Religious Life, and he has also been responsible for the Holy See\u2019s Office of Internet and Telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key stages of Bishop V\u00e9rgez\u2019s pastoral work was his service as personal secretary to Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, while he was president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity under St. John Paul II, at which time the World Youth Days were created.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31048\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44390435910_2352aa7485_k.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-31048 lazyload\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/44390435910_2352aa7485_k.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\"><\/noscript> Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, with the General Directive Committee of Regnum Christi in 2018. (l-r Jorg\u00e9 Lopez, Gloria Rodriguez, Fr. Eduardo Robles-Gil, LC, Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, Francisco Gamez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pope Francis also named Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, as a new cardinal.\u00a0 Father Ghirlanda, a canon lawyer, has served as rector of the Gregorian University in Rome as well as being a member of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life.\u00a0 His close accompaniment of Regnum Christi spanned almost a decade, beginning with his assistance to the Legionaries of Christ as an advisor to Cardinal Velasio de Paolis which began in 2010 under the direction of Pope Benedict XVI.<\/p>\n<p>His work was expanded to include becoming an advisor and accompanier to the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi, and to all members of what would become the Regnum Christi Federation, during the renewal process. His counsel, assistance, and tireless encouragement was indispensable in the work leading up to the creation of the Federation and its new Statutes in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Universality of the Church<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 21 new cardinals reflect the universality of the Church, both in their origins and in their ages. They are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong>\u00a0Arthur Roche<\/strong>, British, 72, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Lazzaro You Heung-sik<\/strong>, Korean, 72, prefect of the Congregation of the Clergy;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Fernando V\u00e9rgez Alzaga,<\/strong> LC, Spanish, 77, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and president of the Governorate of Vatican City State;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Jean-Marc Aveline<\/strong>, French, 63, archbishop of Marseille, France;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Peter Okpaleke<\/strong>, Nigerian, 59, bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Leonardo Ulrich Steiner<\/strong>, Brazilian, OFM, 71, archbishop of Manaus, Brazil;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Filipe Neri Ant\u00f3nio Sebasti\u00e3o di Ros\u00e1rio Ferr\u00e3o<\/strong>, Indian, 69, archbishop of Goa e Dam\u00e3o, India;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Robert Walter McElroy<\/strong>, American, 68, bishop of San Diego, United States;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva<\/strong>, SDB, East Timorese, 54, archbishop of Dili, East Timor;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Oscar Cantoni<\/strong>, Italian, 71, bishop of Como, Italy;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Anthony Poola<\/strong>, Indian, 60, archbishop of Hyderabad, India;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Paulo Cezar Costa<\/strong>, Brazilian, 54, metropolitan archbishop of Brasilia, Brazil;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong>\u00a0Richard Kuuia Baawobr<\/strong>, Ghanian, 62, bishop of Wa, Ghana;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>William Goh Seng Chye<\/strong>, Singaporean, 64, archbishop of Singapore, Singapore;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Adalberto Mart\u00ednez Flores<\/strong>, Paraguayan 70, archbishop of Asunci\u00f3n, Paraguay;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Giorgio Marengo<\/strong>, Italian, IMC, 47, apostolic prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.<\/p>\n<p>Among the newly named cardinals are five who are over 80 years old and therefore ineligible to vote in a conclave:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Jorge Enrique Jim\u00e9nez Carvajal<\/strong>, Columbian, 80, archbishop emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Lucas Van Looy<\/strong>, SDB, Belgian, 80, archbishop emeritus of Ghent, Belgium;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong>\u00a0Arrigo Miglio<\/strong>, Italian, who will turn 80 on July 18, before the consistory, archbishop emeritus of Cagliari, Italy;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Gianfranco Ghirlanda<\/strong>, SI, Italian, who will turn 80 on July 5, before the consistory, professor of Theology;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<strong>\u00a0Fortunato Frezza<\/strong>, Italian, 80, canon of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Regina Coeli prayer \u00a0on Sunday, May 29, 2022, the Holy Father announced the creation of 21 new cardinals, including Bishop Fernando V\u00e9rgez, LC. 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