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Pope Leo XIV appoints Luis Antonio G. Tagle as new dean of College of Cardinals

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV approved the election of Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle as the new dean of the College of Cardinals on October 8, 2026. Tagle, who serves as pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, was elected by the cardinals of the order of bishops.

Tagle will take the title of the suburbicarian church of Ostia while retaining the title of the suburbicarian church of Albano. He succeeds Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who resigned from the office of dean and becomes dean emeritus, retaining the title of the suburbicarian church of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto.

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  1. Oct 28, 5:43 AM PT Cardinal Tagle urges Catholics to put human witness at heart of evangelization
  2. Oct 28, 5:24 AM PT Cardinal Tagle to Link Macau’s 450-Year Missionary Legacy With Asia’s Evangelization in the Age of AI
  3. Oct 28, 2:01 AM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle to address Asian bishops on October 31
  4. Oct 20, 5:16 AM PT Cardinal Tagle to lead Macau diocese’s 450th anniversary celebration
  5. Oct 20, 4:00 AM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle prays for Pope Leo XIV
  6. Oct 11, 5:30 PM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV approves Tagle as first Asian dean of College of Cardinals
  7. Oct 2, 4:17 AM PT Cardinal Tagle appoints Juan José Aguirre Muñoz Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
  8. Sep 29, 3:12 AM PT · 23 sources Cardinal Tagle presides over beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen
  9. Sep 25, 9:30 AM PT · 16 sources Cardinal Tagle celebrates Mass in Peoria
  10. Sep 24, 5:45 AM PT Cardinal Tagle encourages faithful to adopt Archbishop Sheen’s virtues as beatification nears
  11. Sep 23, 9:16 PM PT · 2 sources Cardenal Luis A. Tagle to preside over beatification of Fulton J. Sheen
  12. Sep 13, 7:29 PM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle tells digital missionaries to let Jesus be top influencer
  13. Sep 10, 8:37 AM PT Cardinal Tagle celebrates father's funeral Mass in Imus
  14. Sep 10, 5:50 AM PT Cardinal Tagle urges end to wars
  15. Sep 10, 5:31 AM PT Dicastery for Evangelization sends letter of condolence to Cardinal Tagle
  16. Sep 10, 1:58 AM PT Leo XIV sends condolences to Cardinal Tagle for father’s death
  17. Sep 4, 4:16 AM PT · 3 sources Cardinal Tagle addresses new Bishops
  18. Sep 1, 4:00 AM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle appoints Father Johannes Laichner National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
  19. Aug 19, 2:08 AM PT Cardinal Tagle urges parents to guide children
  20. Aug 18, 10:37 PM PT Cardinal Tagle urges new generation
  21. Aug 18, 6:34 AM PT Cardinal Tagle celebrates 125th anniversary of Catholic faith in Bougainville
  22. Aug 17, 8:27 PM PT Cardinal Tagle concludes 3-day pastoral visit to Papua New Guinea as Papal Envoy for Bougainville's 125th Jubilee
  23. Aug 13, 8:09 PM PT Cardinal Tagle arrives in PNG for Bougainville jubilee
  24. Jul 26, 4:12 AM PT Cardinal Tagle speaks on gossip
  25. Jul 26, 12:05 AM PT Cardinal Tagle: Friendship reveals the face of Jesus and the Church

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle as Dean of the College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Monday 12 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as Dean of College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Monday 12 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints Luis Antonio G. Tagle as Dean of the College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Sunday 11 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle as new Dean of the College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Sunday 11 October

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle elected dean of the College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Saturday 10 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints Luis Antonio G. Tagle as dean of College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Saturday 10 October

Pope Leo XIV accepts Cardinal Re's resignation, appoints Cardinal Tagle as Dean of College of Cardinals

Earlier version, Friday 9 October

Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Giovanni Battista Re as Dean of the College of Cardinals and appoints Luis Antonio G. Tagle as new Dean

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 9, 4:18 AM Holy See Press Office Italiano Rinunce e nomine
  2. Oct 9, 4:27 AM Holy See Press Office Español Renuncias y nombramientos
  3. Oct 9, 6:00 AM ACI Stampa Italiano La Diocesi di Lucera-Troia unita in persona episcopi all'Arcidiocesi di Foggia-Bovino
  4. Oct 9, 4:09 AM Vatican News Français Le cardinal Tagle, nouveau doyen du Collège des cardinaux
  5. Oct 9, 5:00 AM Diocese of Lucera–Troia Italiano Messaggio di S.E.R. Mons. Giuseppe Giuliano a S.E.R. Mons. Giorgio Ferretti
  6. Oct 9, 4:55 AM Diocese of Lucera–Troia Italiano Comunicato della Conferenza Episcopale Pugliese
  7. Oct 9, 12:00 PM National Catholic Reporter Pope Leo lays groundwork for future conclave by naming Filipino cardinal as dean of cardinals
  8. Oct 9, 5:38 AM cath.ch Français Mgr Tagle remplace le cardinal Re comme doyen du Collège des cardinaux
  9. Oct 9, 5:55 AM Vatican News Latviešu Kardināls Tagle - jaunais Kardinālu kolēģijas vadītājs
  10. Oct 9, 6:33 AM ZENIT News Agency Français Le cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle élu doyen du Collège des cardinaux
  11. Oct 9, 8:52 AM Aleteia Español El cardenal Tagle ahora es decano del Colegio Cardenalicio
  12. Oct 9, 1:33 AM ACI Digital Português Cardeal Tagle é eleito decano do Colégio de Cardeais
  13. Oct 9, 8:05 PM Religión Digital Español TAGLE DECANO, ¿CASI PAPA?
  14. Oct 9, 3:30 AM ACI Africa Cardinal Tagle Elected New Dean of the College of Cardinals
  15. Oct 10, 1:37 AM Archdiocese of Huê Tiếng Việt Đức Hồng y Luis Antonio Tagle được bầu làm Niên trưởng Hồng y đoàn
  16. Oct 9, 7:28 AM Diocese of Foggia–Bovino Italiano Nomina di mons. Ferretti, comunicato della Conferenza Episcopale Pugliese
  17. Oct 12, 1:18 PM Vatican News Svenska Påve Leo tackar kardinal Re för hans insatser som kardinalskollegiets dekan
  18. Oct 13, 6:58 AM Katholiek Nieuwsblad Nederlands Luis Antonio Tagle gekozen als nieuwe deken van College van Kardinalen

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  1. Oct 28, 5:43 AM PT Cardinal Tagle urges Catholics to put human witness at heart of evangelization
  2. Oct 28, 5:24 AM PT Cardinal Tagle to Link Macau’s 450-Year Missionary Legacy With Asia’s Evangelization in the Age of AI
  3. Oct 28, 2:01 AM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle to address Asian bishops on October 31
  4. Oct 20, 5:16 AM PT Cardinal Tagle to lead Macau diocese’s 450th anniversary celebration
  5. Oct 20, 4:00 AM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle prays for Pope Leo XIV
  6. Oct 11, 5:30 PM PT · 2 sources Pope Leo XIV approves Tagle as first Asian dean of College of Cardinals
  7. Oct 2, 4:17 AM PT Cardinal Tagle appoints Juan José Aguirre Muñoz Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
  8. Sep 29, 3:12 AM PT · 23 sources Cardinal Tagle presides over beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen
  9. Sep 25, 9:30 AM PT · 16 sources Cardinal Tagle celebrates Mass in Peoria
  10. Sep 24, 5:45 AM PT Cardinal Tagle encourages faithful to adopt Archbishop Sheen’s virtues as beatification nears
  11. Sep 23, 9:16 PM PT · 2 sources Cardenal Luis A. Tagle to preside over beatification of Fulton J. Sheen
  12. Sep 13, 7:29 PM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle tells digital missionaries to let Jesus be top influencer
  13. Sep 10, 8:37 AM PT Cardinal Tagle celebrates father's funeral Mass in Imus
  14. Sep 10, 5:50 AM PT Cardinal Tagle urges end to wars
  15. Sep 10, 5:31 AM PT Dicastery for Evangelization sends letter of condolence to Cardinal Tagle
  16. Sep 10, 1:58 AM PT Leo XIV sends condolences to Cardinal Tagle for father’s death
  17. Sep 4, 4:16 AM PT · 3 sources Cardinal Tagle addresses new Bishops
  18. Sep 1, 4:00 AM PT · 2 sources Cardinal Tagle appoints Father Johannes Laichner National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
  19. Aug 19, 2:08 AM PT Cardinal Tagle urges parents to guide children
  20. Aug 18, 10:37 PM PT Cardinal Tagle urges new generation
  21. Aug 18, 6:34 AM PT Cardinal Tagle celebrates 125th anniversary of Catholic faith in Bougainville
  22. Aug 17, 8:27 PM PT Cardinal Tagle concludes 3-day pastoral visit to Papua New Guinea as Papal Envoy for Bougainville's 125th Jubilee
  23. Aug 13, 8:09 PM PT Cardinal Tagle arrives in PNG for Bougainville jubilee
  24. Jul 26, 4:12 AM PT Cardinal Tagle speaks on gossip
  25. Jul 26, 12:05 AM PT Cardinal Tagle: Friendship reveals the face of Jesus and the Church

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