Pope appoints his successor in Buenos Aires

Pope Francis has announced today the appointment of his successor to the archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Agrentina.

Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli has been appointed as metropolitan archbishop of Buenos Aires, handing him the succession of a diocese with 2.6 million catholics.

The archbishop-elect was born in Buenos Aires in 1947, was ordained a priest in 1978, and received episcopal ordination in 2002. Since ordination he has served in several pastoral and academic roles, most recently as bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina.

On the Argentine Episcopal Conference he was a member of the Episcopal Commissions for Catholic Education and for Ministers and is currently president of the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and Biblical Ministry.