Pope Francis has finally accepted the resignation of his close confidant, the scandal-ridden Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. as the Archbishop of Tegucigalpa in Honduras.
Maradiaga’s resignation at the age of 80 was announced by the Holy See Press Office in its daily bulletin January 26, nine months after the Honduran prelate announced he would soon be resigning, and five years after he tendered his mandatory aged 75 resignation.
In place of Maradiaga, Francis has appointed a parish priest, Father José Vicente Nácher Tatay, as the new archbishop. Nácher is also the Regional Superior of the Congregation of the Mission.
Maradiaga had held the archdiocesan see since since 1993, having previously been the auxiliary of Tegucigalpa from 1978 to 1993. Four weeks after Francis’ ascension to the papacy, Maradiaga was appointed by the Argentinian Pope to be president of Francis’ famous “C9” council of cardinal advisers. As such, he is deemed one of the Pontiff’s closest advisors and has even been dubbed the “vice-pope.”
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