By Marco Mancini
Rome Newsroom, Jan 4, 2025 / 16:33 pm
Pope Francis graced the episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop and vicegerent at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Thursday afternoon.
Monsignor Renato Tarantelli Baccari, 48, who was appointed auxiliary bishop of Rome and vicegerent of the Diocese of Rome by the pontiff on November 21, 2024, was ordained by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the pope’s vicar for Rome.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, and Bishop Michele Di Tolve, auxiliary bishop of Rome, were also present as co-consecrators.
In his homily, Cardinal Reina highlighted three fundamental actions that define a bishop’s vocation: “to indicate, to follow, and to remain.” These actions delineate both “the vocation of pastors” and “the mission entrusted to Don Renato.”
Tarantelli Baccari, ordained a priest by Pope Francis in 2018, will now serve as auxiliary bishop for the southern sector of the Diocese of Rome. With a background in canon law, he joins four other auxiliary bishops currently serving the Diocese of Rome under Pope Francis.
