Cebu bishop named Vatican Dicastery for Culture, Education member

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (Photo courtesy of CBCP)

By Janine Dumaguin

Pope Francis appointed Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education, the Archdiocese of Cebu announced Monday, Feb. 13.

According to the Archdiocese of Cebu, the Dicastery for Culture and Education is an administrative unit of the Roman Curia formed through the merger of the Vatican’s former Pontifical Council for Culture and the Congregation for Catholic Education.

It comprises the Section for Culture, dedicated to the promotion of culture, pastoral activity and the enhancement of cultural heritage, and the Section for Education, which develops the fundamental principles of education regarding schools, Catholic and ecclesiastical institutes of higher education and research, the Archdiocese said.

The Dicastery is headed by Portuguese Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, who was appointed by the pontiff in September. – gb

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