Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Giovanni Battista Re as Dean of the College of Cardinals

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals. Re becomes dean emeritus and will continue to hold the title of the suburbicarian see of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto.

On October 8, 2026, the Pope approved the election of Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle as the new dean. Tagle will take the title of the suburbicarian see of Ostia while retaining the title of Albano.

The Pope also accepted the resignation of Bishop Giuseppe Giuliano from the Diocese of Lucera-Troia in Italy. Archbishop Giorgio Ferretti, the metropolitan archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, was appointed bishop of Lucera-Troia, uniting the two sees.