Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Ozoria and Morel Diplán Succeeds Him as Archbishop
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Leon XIV accepted the resignation of Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo and at the head of the Castrense Ordinariato, after turning 75, and appointed instead Monsignor Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán
SANTO DOMINGO. – Pope Leo XIV accepted on Monday the resignation of Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta as metropolitan archbishop of Santo Domingo and appointed Monsignor Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán as the new military ordinary of the Dominican Republic, leaving the latter at the head of both ecclesiastical jurisdictions. The decisions were published [...]
Pope Leo XIV accepted on Monday the resignation of Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta as metropolitan archbishop of Santo Domingo and ordinary military of the Dominican Republic, with which Monsignor Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán fully assumes the leadership of the... Read more › La entrada Tomás Morel Diplán, new archbishop of Santo Domingo was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.
Pope Leo XIV accepted on Monday the resignation of Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta as metropolitan archbishop of Santo Domingo and ordinary military of the Dominican Republic, with which Monsignor Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán fully assumes the leadership of the main archdiocese of the country and the pastoral responsibility of the Armed Forces and [...]
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta from the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and the Ordinariato Castrense, presented at the age of 75, in accordance with the Code of Canon Law. According to Ecclesiastical Law, Bishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán succeeds him, who was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo on October 18, 2025. About Bishop Tomás Morel He completed his philo…
Pope Leo XIV accepted on Monday the resignation of Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta from the pastoral government of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo and confirmed as his successor Bishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán, who until now served as coadjutor archbishop of that ecclesiastical jurisdiction.The decision was announced in the official bulletin of the Press Office of the Holy See, dated October 12, 2026, just two days after Ozoria …
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