
Former Archbishop of Manila replaces Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as Vatican
Former Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, has taken up a new position at the Vatican, replacing 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who resigned due to age.
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Cardinal Tagle has served as a senior Vatican official since 2020.
Former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle has served as a senior Vatican official since 2020. He was widely seen as a candidate for pope during the conclave in May 2025. However, cardinals chose Leo XIV as leader of the Church after the death of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Tagle, 69, will take the place of Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. The 92-year-old priest resigned from his position due to his age.
The dean of the college of cardinals is considered "first among equals" among the Church's highest-ranking clergy and is responsible for conducting the conclaves that take place in the Sistine Chapel after the death or resignation of a pope.
The dean, elected by his peers and approved by the pope, serves a five-year term, renewable once, in accordance with church law.
This position was held mainly by Europeans, but from 1993 to 2002 it was held by the late Cardinal of Benin, Bernardin Gantin.

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