Pope Leo Picks Pro–Women’s Ordination Priest to Lead One of the Church’s Most Influential Dioceses
Josef Grünwidl’s appointment to Vienna is Leo XIV’s clearest signal yet: diversity of thought is welcome at the top.
Pope Leo XIV has made his most significant appointment to date by naming Father Josef Grünwidl as the new Archbishop of Vienna — a prominent post traditionally held by a cardinal.
This is the first cardinalatial see that Leo has filled, and it’s a striking choice.
Grünwidl, 62, isn’t a typical candidate for such a high office.
A native of Lower Austria …
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