MALTA
The Malta Independent
Pope Benedict XVI has officially appointed Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, the Vatican’s sex crimes prosecutor, as Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, the Archbishops Curia confirmed yesterday morning.
On his Episcopal ordination, scheduled for 24 November, Mgr Scicluna will become a member of the Maltese Episcopal Conference alongside the Archbishop and the Bishop of Gozo, Mgr Mario Grech. The appointment has led to speculation that Mgr Scicluna is poised to become Malta’s next archbishop, but the weight such speculation holds will remain to be seen.
The Pope has also nominated Mgr Scicluna as Titular Bishop of San Leone.
As Auxiliary Bishop, 53-year-old Mgr Scicluna will be called to be the closest collaborator and advisor of Archbishop Paul Cremona, with leadership responsibilities in the Curia and in diocesan pastoral ministry, the Curia said.
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