Pope Francis appointed Bishop Mario Delpini as the new archbishop of Milan after accepting the resignation from Cardinal Angelo Scola, who handed over his resignation last November on reaching the age of 75. The Vatican made this announcement of appointment on July 7, 2017.
His Excellency Bishop Delpini was the vicar general of the archdiocese of Milan and is a man of simplicity who rides a bicycle and lives with elderly priests. His Grace is much liked by the priests and the faithful because of his humbled nature and promising faith. Bishop Delpini was ordained as Auxiliary Bishop after the nomination by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007 and he was appointed as the vicar general in 2012 by Cardinal Scola. As reported by the americamagazine , the Vatican Insider quoted that , “ Those who know Bishop Delpini well describe the new archbishop as a very spiritual man , humble but not submissive, a great worker, far from the profile of a manager- bishop, very attentive to the personal relationship with the priests.”
The installation ceremony of Bishop Delpini as the archbishop of Milan is anticipated to be on 8th September 2017.
Source : www.americamagazine.com
