Sister Simona Brambilla, a Consolata missionary, has been appointed by the Holy Father Pope Francis as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
After her service as Superior General of the Congregation (from 2011 to 2023), she was appointed Secretary of the Dicastery from December 2023.
Here is the appointment in the Bulletin of the Press Office of the Holy See:
Appointment of the Prefect and Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Holy Father has appointed as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life the Most Reverend Sister Simona Brambilla, M.C., until now Secretary of the same Curial Institution.
The Holy Father has appointed as Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life His Eminence Most Reverend Cardinal Ángel Fernández
Artime, S.D.B., former Rector Major of the Salesian Society of St. John Bosco.
Our dear Sister Simona, we assure you of our prayers and our affection and we ask Our Lady Consolata and Saint Joseph Allamano, our Founder, to support and bless you in every moment of this important service to the Church and to Religious Life.