Bishop Checchio Appointed as a Member of Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy
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September 2, 2025The August 28 appointment was part of the broader announcement which named 22 new members and 12 new consultors to the Dicastery. The appointment does not impact Bishop Checchio’s ministry as Bishop of Metuchen.
The description of the Dicastery for the Clergy on the Vatican website is as follows: “The Dicastery for the Clergy deals with all matters relating to priests and deacons of the diocesan clergy, with regard to their persons and pastoral ministry, and everything needed for the fruitful exercise of the latter. In these matters, it provides suitable assistance to the Bishops. The Dicastery is responsible for promoting all that concerns the training of future clerics by issuing appropriate norms, such as the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis and the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Diaconorum Permanentium, as well as other documents regarding ongoing formation.”
As he begins this new task, Bishop is always grateful for your prayers in support of his ministry!