Manila, May 24 -- Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new titular of Albano, a suburbicarian diocese the pontiff held before his election, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.

Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, succeeds Pope Leo, who had held the title of cardinal bishop of Albano since February 2025.

Before his election as pope, Leo served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under the late Pope Francis.

The Diocese of Albano, located just outside Rome, is one of seven suburbicarian sees historically associated with cardinal bishops, the highest-ranking order within the College of Cardinals.

Before receiving the title of the Suburbicarian...