Schönborn Succession - Decision Continues to Be Delayed

Pope Leo XIV has already appointed several new bishops since he took office, but the succession of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn should take place only in the summer.

SALZBURG. An era is coming to an end - a new one is beginning. When Korbinian Birnbacher was elected to his new function in 2013, he said on an interview question from me whether he will now have this function until the end of his life: "Even if one touches his task fresh and with new ideas, then it is reasonable to leave this activity after a certain time". Korbinian Birnbacher, as a human being, is a very cosmopolitan priest, pastor and knew p…

VIENNA/ROM. Pope Leo XIV has been appointing new bishops worldwide since he took office, but the archdiocese of Vienna would have to wait a little longer.

In the Archdiocese of Vienna, it is not expected that the decision for the Schönborn succession will be made before the summer.

Although Pope Leo XIV has been appointing new bishops worldwide since taking office, the Archdiocese of Vienna will likely have to wait a little longer. Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has been retired as archbishop since mid-January, but a decision on his successor is still pending. According to APA information, the Archdiocese of Vienna does not expect a decision before the summer. The archdiocese is currently under the leadership of Apostolic Ad…