From Vatican News:
Pope appoints leadership at Congregation for Divine Worship
By Vatican News staff writer
The Holy Father on Tuesday chose new leadership for the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Pope Francis appointed a new Prefect, Secretary, and Under-Secretary of the Congregation, according to the Holy See Press Office.
Archbishop Arthur Roche, previously its Secretary, will take on the role of Prefect.
Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., until now Bishop of Tortona, becomes the Secretary, while the Pope also conferred on him the title Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Tortona.
Msgr. Aurelio García Marcías, who previously served as Office Manager at the Congregation, will now become its Under-Secretary. The Pope also assigned him the titular See of Rotdon.
The communique from the Press Office also contained a short biography of Bishop-elect Aurelio García Marcías:
He was born on 28 March 1965 in Pollos (Spain), and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Valladolid in 1992.
Bishop-elect García Marcías obtained a Licentiate in Philosophy from the University of Salamanca and a Doctorate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Sant'Anselmo (Rome).
He was Archdiocesan Delegate for Liturgy and Rector of the Seminary of Valladolid.
Since 1 September 2015, he has served at the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, at which he became Office Manager in 2016.
15 comments:
Well, in a 2014 interview, this is what Archbishop Roche had to say about the TLM. Let's hope this is still his position:
During a recent interview, Archbishop Arthur Roche spoke on the significance of the Traditional Latin Mass, explaining that the Mass nourishes us, and that the special rite brings us together in a unique way.
“It’s a common language, as it were, that brings us together, that holds us together,” the archbishop noted during a Feb. 13 interview with CNA, adding that “the Latin Mass…is a beautiful expression of the worship of God.”
From what I've read so far, he's not exactly "enthusiastic" about the EF.
Gee, what a shock.
I suspect John Nolan would have some unique insights on the Archbishop
Pierre, I hope what you have is more of a reflection of his views than what I've seen.
Anonymous K at 9:38 AM,
Projecting? Don't you have anything better to do then offer snark in the morning?
Tom Marcus,
It would be hard for the Archbishop to walk that statement back. With the priest shortage, I can’t imagine bishops with a brain targeting priests who say the EF, but what do I know?
HFPF is targeting the EF and I would not be surprised if the EF was suppressed again, as it was prior to HFPB put out his Moto Proprio Summorum Pontificum. The suppression is coming. I can feel it in my bones.
Tom Makin,
The suppression would be the last gasp of the Doubleknit Dinosaurs. It will be ignored because "what was once sacred, remains sacred."
Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M., until now Bishop of Tortona, becomes the Secretary, while the Pope also conferred on him the title Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Tortona.
This was interesting, that he wasn’t given a Titular See.
How can a Bishop become Archbishop Emeritus?
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has insisted that his former Pontificate, and holy Pope Francis' Pontificate, are in continuity with each other.
Cardinal Sarah declared recently:
"Pope Francis, when he appointed me, gave me two instructions: first, to implement the Constitution on the Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council and second, to bring to life the liturgical legacy of Benedict XVI.
"I am firmly convinced that these two directives form a single direction. Indeed, Benedict XVI is certainly the one who understood Vatican II most deeply.
"Continuing the liturgical work of Benedict XVI is the best way to implement the true Council."
In light of all of the above, I believe that Pope Francis, via Archbishop Roche, will continue to implement the Sacred Council, as well as liturgical reform, in line with Pope Benedict XVI's plans in question.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
@9.28
He's not Archbishop emeritus, but Archbishop-Bishop emeritus (so a bishop emeritus on whom the character of archbishop has been conferred ad personam). Emeritus bishops are not normally given titular sees when they are assigned curial posts, but just receive an ad personam title.
Whether all these curial pen-pushers really deserve the title of archbishop is another issue.
What never ceases to amuse me is the constant reiteration of the theme that the Council's Constitution on the Liturgy has yet to be implemented. I lived through the revolution of 1964 to 1970 which on the face of it far exceeded what SC envisioned.
How long did it take to implement the decrees of the Council of Trent? Not sixty years, surely. And why are we still trying to unravel the 'true' Council from what presumably is a persistent false interpretation? It beggars belief.
Arthur Roche, when he was Bishop of Leeds, came across as a middle-of-the-road committee man. In 2007, as part of a diocesan restructuring programme, the small Catholic church in Allerton Bywater was scheduled for closure, despite the objections of the parishioners, some of whom chained themselves to railings. It made the national news. The parish priest, Fr Mark Lawler, celebrated the Novus Ordo ad orientem and in Latin. Roche's Vicar-General regarded this as 'divisive' and commented 'people expect Mass facing the people and in their own language.' He announced that Fr Lawler would no longer be employed anywhere in the diocese. The bishop himself refused to comment.
Ironically, since Roche's departure Leeds cathedral has established a reputation for musical and liturgical excellence (plenty of Latin and Gregorian chant) and has a musical outreach programme to junior schools in the diocese. The present bishop, Marcus Stock, has celebrated a Pontifical Requiem Mass (EF) for his deceased predecessors. Latin was not a problem, and he was coached in the rubrics by an Ordinariate priest.
Arthur Roche, like many bishops of his generation, is a fence-sitter who will be careful to ascertain which way the wind is blowing and act accordingly.
As for Pope Francis, the Roman Rite will still be around long after his disgraceful pontificate has become a distant and disreputable memory.
John Nolan,
Thanks for your views on Archbishop Roche. I certainly hope Father Lawler found a new home and a bishop who appreciated him. I always found it perplexing that bishops and priests could take liberty after liberty with the OF, but God help the priest if he used the normative language and posture for celebrating it. Very strange, indeed
John and Pierre,
Don’t you know it is quite likely that Pope Francis will be followed by Francis II and Francis III etc...ie future popes with very similar theological and liturgical views as the present reigning Pope Francis?
The present pontificate may not be an aberration but the start of a 50 to a 100 year era in Church history....stranger things have happened in Church history (think of Rome and the papacy in large parts of the 10th and 15th centuries !)
Anonymous at 11:32,
Don't you know that many of the younger clergy in their 30s celebrate the EF? In my area, they are pastors of 3 local parishes. Most of the younger clergy is far more traditional than those in their 60s,70s, and 80s who are dying out. By necessity, bishops, and then cardinals will then come from these men and they will hold the reins of power in 25 years or less.
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