El Papa nombra a Mons. García Macías secretario del Dicasterio para el Culto Divino y la Disciplina de los Sacramentos

Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Aurelio García Macías as secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He succeeds Vittorio Francesco Viola, who moved to serve as archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Peter.

Monsignor García Macías, a 61-year-old bishop from the Archdiocese of Valladolid, has served the dicastery since 2015. He previously held the position of subsecretary, a role he began on May 27, 2021. Because the current prefect, Cardinal Arthur Roche, has exceeded the age limit, the Spanish prelate will manage the daily operations of the office, including handling dispensations, files, and responses to episcopal conferences.

Born in Pollos, Valladolid, in 1965, García Macías was ordained a priest in 1992. He holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Salamanca and a doctorate in liturgy from the Pontifical Institute of Saint Anselmo in Rome. Before moving to the Vatican, he served as a liturgy delegate and seminary rector in his home archdiocese. He was appointed a subsecretary and a bishop in 2021.