The Holy Father has appointed as secretary of the Pontifical International Marian Academy the Reverend Fr. Gilberto Cavazos González, O.F.M.
The Holy Father also has appointed as office head in the Pontifical Council for Culture the Reverend Msgr. Lech Piechota, study assistant in the same Pontifical Council.
Pope Francis also has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Asansol, India, presented by Bishop Cyprian Monis.