Archbishop Burke named to another influential Vatican post
St. Louis emeritus Archbishop Raymond Burke
Pope Benedict XVI named St. Louis emeritus Archbishop Raymond Burke to the Vatican’s influential Congregation for Bishops on Saturday.
The congregation, or Vatican office, is responsible for recommending Roman Catholic bishop candidates around the world to the pope. Over time - and Burke is only 61 - the Congregation’s members can have a significant impact on the direction of the Catholic church.
Burke will join another former St. Louis archbishop, Cardinal Justin Rigali, at the Congregation for Bishops. He’ll be the fifth American member of the office.
Burke left St. Louis to become the prefect, or leader, of the Apostolic Signatura - often described as the Vatican’s version of the Supreme Court. Burke also is a member of two other Vatican offices, the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, which interprets canon law, and the Congregation for the Clergy, which regulates the formation and training of diocesan priests and deacons.
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