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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Frances d'Emilio and Nicole Winfield

Pope appoints bishop from his Argentine homeland to lead powerful Vatican doctrinal watchdog office

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Pope Francis on Saturday chose a bishop who is a trusted theological advisor from his Argentine homeland for one of the Vatican’s most powerful positions — head of the watchdog office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy.

Monsignor Victor Manuel Fernández, now serving as archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, is tapped to head the Department for the Doctrine of the Faith.

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