Umbrian Bishops' Conference assigns new pastoral tasks

The Umbrian Bishops' Conference assigned new pastoral roles and delegations during its ordinary session at the Pontifical Umbro Seminary "Pio XI" on October 26. These changes follow the appointments of Felice Accrocca as bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino and Alfonso Raimo as bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia.

Luciano Paolucci Bedini, bishop of Città di Castello and Gubbio, is the new secretary of the conference, succeeding Francesco Antonio Soddu, who was appointed by Pope Leo XIV to lead the Archdiocese of Sassari.

Bishop Accrocca is the new delegate for the pastoral area of Evangelization and Liturgy, which includes regional commissions for Catechesis, Liturgy, Missions, Ecumenism, and Interreligious Dialogue. Bishop Raimo is the new delegate for the pastoral area of Carità and Salute, which includes the Delegazione Caritas Umbria, the Fondazione Contro l’Usura, and the regional commissions for Salute and Sociale.

During the meeting, the bishops expressed solidarity with conference president Renato Boccardo following defamatory attacks against him on social media.