What was the birth name of the pope who appointed the current secretary of the Congregation for Bishops?
Ilson de Jesus Montanari Ilson de Jesus Montanari (born 18 July 1959) has been secretary of the Congregation for Bishops since his appointment by Pope Francis on 12 October 2013.
Christophe Pierre Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre (born 30 January 1946) is French-born Roman Catholic prelate and diplomat in the service of the Holy See. An archbishop since 1995, he was appointed the apostolic nuncio (ambassador) to the United States on 12 April 2016, after serving as nuncio to Mexico from 2007 to 2016. He previously held the post of nuncio to Haiti and Uganda.