Pope Leo XIV consecrates the first bishop and sends a papal representative to Iraq.

October 26, 2025 (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time) In the Vatican Basilica, Leo XIV celebrated the first episcopal ordination Mass of his pontificate. Bishop Mirosław Stanisław Baczowski is the new papal representative in Iraq. October 26, 2025 (30th Sunday of Ordinary Time) In the Vatican Basilica, Leo XIV celebrated the first episcopal ordination Mass of his pontificate. Bishop Mirosław Stanisław Baczowski is the new papal representative in Iraq.