Pope Leo XIV assigns Tagle as titular of church he once held

CBCP News, Philippine News Agency

Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, succeeds Pope Leo, who had held the title of cardinal bishop of Albano since February 2025. (File Photo: Archdiocese of Manila – Office of Communications/Facebook)

MANILA – Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new titular of Albano, a suburbicarian diocese the pontiff held before his election, according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.

Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, succeeds Pope Leo, who had held the title of cardinal bishop of Albano since February 2025.

Before his election as pope, Leo served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under the late Pope Francis.

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. (CBCP News)