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Bishop David elected to synod commission

Published Oct 12, 2023 08:02 am

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has been elected by delegates to the ongoing Synod of Bishops at the Vatican to a commission that will handle the assembly’s communications.

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CBCP President Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (Manila Bulletin photo)

A CBCP post said, Bishop David will represent Asia in the Commission for Information of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican.

Aside from Bishop David, the assembly delegates voted for seven other representatives of geographic regions out of 17 commission members. The body is led by Dr. Paolo Ruffini, the lay head of the Vatican’s communication dicastery.

The other geographic representatives are Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Argentine prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (Latin America); Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, C.S.R., the archbishop of Newark in the United States (North America); Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya, head of the bishops’ conference of Cameroon (Africa); Bishop Anthony Randazzo of Broken Bay in Australia, head of the federation of bishops of Oceania; Jesuit Fr. Antonio Spadaro, former editor of La Civilta Cattolica who is now the undersecretary for the Dicastery for Culture and Education (Europe); and Lebanese scholar Fr. Khalil Alwan (Eastern Catholic Churches).

Dr. Ruffini is assisted in the commission by Dr. Sheila Leocádia Pires of Mozambique. Both are appointees of the Holy Father.

The commission has eight ex-officio members from the synod’s general secretariat, namely Jesuit Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, general rapporteur of the synod; Cardinal Mario Grech of Malta, secretary general; undersecretaries Bishop Luis Marín De San Martín, O.S.A. and Sr. Nathalie Becquart, X.M.C.J.; special secretaries Fr. Giacomo Costa S.J. and Fr. Riccardo Battocchio; Dr. Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office; and Dr. Thierry Bonaventura, communication manager.

The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops began on Oct. 4 and will end on Oct. 29 with a closing Mass at the St. Peter’s Basilica.

The assembly has 464 participants, of which 81 are women. In a historic first, 54 of the 365 voting participants are women.

The Synod of Bishops serves as an advisory body to the pope and has been underway since 2021 with consultations held at various levels – parish, diocesan, national, and continental. It is expected to produce a final document after the second general assembly in October 2024.

Aside from Bishop David, Filipino Church leaders in attendance include Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula and CBCP vice president Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara.

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