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Pope Leo XIV has approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle to become the first Asian dean of the Catholic Church's college of cardinals. Tagle, 69, replaces Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who is stepping down at age 92. The dean serves a five-year term and is responsible for leading the conclave process that selects the next pope upon the current leader’s death or resignation. This marks the first time an Asian cardinal has held this influential position within the Church hierarchy.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle as the dean of the Catholic Church’s college of cardinals, marking the first time an Asian cleric holds this position. The 69-year-old former archbishop of Manila succeeded Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who is retiring at age 92. The dean, considered "first among equals" among the Church's highest-ranking clerics, oversees the secretive conclave process in the Sistine Chapel for electing a new pope. Tagle’s appointment signals a shift towards greater diversity within the traditionally European-dominated leadership of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo, aged 71 and in good health, was elected following the death of Pope Francis in May 2025.
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Pope Leo approves Filipino Cardinal Tagle as first Asian dean of Catholic cardinals
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Pope Leo XIV has approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle’s election as dean of the Catholic Church’s college of cardinals in the first selection of an Asian cleric to lead the elite group that one day will choose Leo’s successor.
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A former archbishop of Manila, Tagle has served as a senior Vatican official since 2020.
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He was widely seen as a likely papal successor in the May 2025 conclave that elected Leo to lead the Church after the death of the late Pope Francis.
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Tagle, 69, replaces Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who is 92 and retiring from the role.
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Leo, 71, is relatively young for a pope, plays sports and is in good health.
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The dean of the college of cardinals is considered the “first among equals” among the Church’s highest-ranking clerics and is responsible for taking charge of the secretive conclave process, held in the Sistine Chapel, once a pope dies or resigns.
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The dean, elected by his peers and approved by the pope, serves a five-year term that can be renewed once, according to Church law.
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The role has mostly been filled by Europeans, but was held by the late Beninese Cardinal Bernardin Gantin from 1993-2002.
Tagle was seen as a close ally of Francis and is known for an infectious smile.
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He is sometimes called by his diminutive nickname “Chito”.
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He leads the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelisation, effectively the Church’s missionary arm.
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