RMG - Communication from Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime regarding the end of his mandate as Rector Major of the Salesians

16 August 2024


(ANS - Rome) - ‘Since the time set by the aforementioned decree has come to an end, as of today I cease to hold the office of Rector Major of the Society of St Francis de Sales’. In a short communiqué, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime declares that as of today, 16 August 2024, his mandate as Rector Major comes to an end. 

At the same time, his Vicar, Fr Stefano Martoglio, will take over the governance of the Society ad interim, until the election of the Rector Major, which will take place during the 29th General Chapter, convened in Turin from 16 February to 12 April 2025.

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