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Pope Leo XIV appoints Vittorio Francesco Viola as archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as the archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica on October 10, 2026. The Pope also named Viola as his vicar general for Vatican City and as president of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the organization responsible for the basilica's construction and maintenance.

Archbishop Viola previously served as the secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Bishop Aurelio García Macías will succeed Viola in that role.

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Vittorio Francesco Viola as archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Peter

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica

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How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 10, 3:13 AM InfoVaticana Español León XIV entrega San Pedro a Viola y asciende al español García Macías
  2. Oct 10, 5:53 AM Omnes Español Mons. Viola, Arcipreste de la Basílica de San Pedro, y el cardenal Tagle, Decano
  3. Oct 10, 3:15 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Papa Leone XIV sceglie un liturgista come arciprete della Basilica di San Pietro
  4. Oct 10, 3:33 AM Vatican News Français Le Pape nomme Mgr Viola archiprêtre de la basilique Saint-Pierre
  5. Oct 10, 3:35 AM Avvenire Italiano L’arcivescovo francescano Viola nuovo arciprete della Basilica di San Pietro
  6. Oct 10, 3:27 AM Vatican News Português Papa nomeia dom Viola arcipreste da Basílica de São Pedro
  7. Oct 10, 7:09 AM Canção Nova Português Papa nomeia novo arcipreste da Basílica de São Pedro
  8. Oct 10, 11:47 AM ACI Prensa Español El Papa León XIV nombra al nuevo arcipreste de la Basílica de San Pedro
  9. Oct 11, 4:43 AM ACI Digital Português Leão XIV nomeia novo arcipreste da basílica de São Pedro
  10. Oct 10, 4:43 AM Vatican News Svenska Påven utnämner monsignore Viola till ärkepräst vid Peterskyrkan
  11. Oct 9, 7:10 PM Catholic World News Archbishop Viola appointed Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica (CWN)
  12. Oct 10, 3:13 AM Vatican News Pope appoints Archbishop Viola as Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica
  13. Oct 10, 3:39 AM Vatican News Español Monseñor Vittorio Viola, nuevo arcipreste de la Basílica de San Pedro
  14. Oct 10, 3:27 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano Pessima notizia: Mons. Viola arciprete di S. Pietro (nemico n. 1 della Messa antica)
  15. Oct 10, 3:13 AM Vatican News Italiano Il Papa nomina monsignor Viola arciprete della Basilica di San Pietro
  16. Oct 10, 3:37 AM Vatican News Deutsch Neuer „Hausherr“ von Sankt Peter
  17. Oct 10, 4:58 AM Vatican News Lietuvių Paskirtas Šv. Petro bazilikos arkikunigas
  18. Oct 10, 4:54 AM Vatican News Čeština Papež jmenoval arcibiskupa Violu arciknězem baziliky sv. Petra
  19. Oct 10, 4:29 AM DOMRADIO.DE Deutsch Kardinal Gambetti / Papst Leo XIV. ernennt neuen Chef für den Petersdom
  20. Oct 10, 4:22 AM Vatican News Slovenčina Pápež vymenoval Mons. Violu za arcikňaza Baziliky svätého Petra
  21. Oct 12, 6:32 AM Vatican News ትግርኛ ር.ሊ.ጳ. ልዮን መበል 14 ንሊቀ ጳጳሳት ቪዮላ ሊቀ ካህናት ባዚሊካ ቅዱስ ጴጥሮስ ክኾኑ ሸይሞም
  22. Oct 11, 10:00 PM InfoVaticana Español Viola, lejos de la silla de Roche
  23. Oct 12, 1:31 AM cath.ch Français Un spécialiste de la liturgie nommé à la tête de la basilique Saint-Pierre
  24. Oct 12, 4:41 AM Rome Reports Vittorio Viola, the Franciscan who is taking over as head of St. Peter's Basilica
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  26. Oct 12, 6:40 AM Catholic News Agency Pope Leo XIV appoints new archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica
  27. Oct 12, 7:22 AM ZENIT News Agency Français Le pape nomme son nouveau vicaire général pour la Cité du Vatican
  28. Oct 12, 8:08 AM Vatican News 한국어 교황, 비올라 대주교를 성 베드로 대성전 수석사제로 임명
  29. Oct 14, 3:27 AM Vatican News Magyar XIV. Leó Viola érseket nevezte ki a Szent Péter-bazilika főpapjává
  30. Oct 15, 2:22 AM Magyar Kurír Magyar Vittorio Francesco Viola OFM érsek a Szent Péter-bazilika új főpapja

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