Pope cannot even bring peace to his own Diocese of Rome. Is he at war with his Diocese over Rupnik?

The Diocese of Rome is somewhat special: it is one of the largest dioceses in Europe and its Bishop is the Pope. Francis has recently begun to thoroughly overhaul his diocese - especially in terms of personnel.

The Diocese of Rome is not at pace. This week, Pope Francis once again transferred one of the Roman Auxiliary Bishops to a post in the Italian province. As announced on Tuesday, he appointed Auxiliary Bishop Paolo Ricciardi, who was previously responsible for the east of the Diocese, as the new Bishop in the Adriatic town of Jesi. Before that, he was also responsible for the area, "Church that reaches out to the people" (chiesa in uscita) in Rome. The Pope did not initially appoint a successor.

The Pope had previously transferred the Roman Auxiliary Bishop Riccardo Lamba to Udine in February 2024. On April 6, a change took place at the top of the administration of the diocese of Rome: the Pope's Cardinal Vicar for Rome, Angelo De Donatis, was transferred to the Vatican to the politically insignificant post of "Grand Penitentiary".

Other auxiliary bishops were transferred

The busy Roman Auxiliary bishop Daniele Libanori found himself at the same time as "Assessor of the Holy Father for the Consecrated Life" in a newly created post with unclear responsibilities (Cathcon: and a key player in the Rupnik affair). At the same time, the "Rome Center Area", which Libanori had headed up until then, was dissolved. In December, Auxiliary Bishop Daniele Salera was finally transferred from Rome to Ivrea in Piedmont.

The strong men in the Pope's Diocese are now the new Cardinal Vicar Baldassare Reina - who is also Archpriest of the Roman Episcopal Church in the Lateran - and the so-called "Vice-General" of the Diocese, Renato Tarantelli Baccari. He was consecrated bishop on January 4 in the presence of the Pope. Following the new appointments, further structural changes in the diocese are expected in the near future.

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Cathcon:  One suspects that this is all to do with unwillingness to do the Pope's bidding on the Rupnik case.