尼科尔·温菲尔德 梵蒂冈城讯——周五，教皇利奥十四世迈出了为日后选举继任者做准备的第一步：他任命菲律宾籍红衣主教路易斯·安东尼奥·塔格莱为枢机团新任团长，此举也提升了塔格莱作为教皇候选人的影响力。
NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV took a first step Friday to lay the groundwork for the eventual conclave that will elect his successor: He appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as the new dean of the College of Cardinals, elevating his profile as a papal contender in the process.
现年69岁的塔格莱目前负责掌管梵蒂冈的传教事务，他接替了92岁的乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯塔·雷红衣主教。
Tagle, 69, who heads the Vatican’s evangelization office, replaces the 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
枢机团团长在教皇权力交接过程中发挥着重要作用，其本人也常被视为最有希望当选教皇的人选。该职位的持有者需主持前任教皇的葬礼，随后在闭门会议中协助各位红衣主教共同探讨教会的未来发展大计。倘若在教皇选举举行时其年龄未满80岁，他还将负责主持西斯廷教堂内的秘密投票程序以选出新任教皇。
The dean of the college plays a significant role in a papal transition and is often considered a top contender for the papacy himself. He celebrates the funeral of the previous pope and then helps run the closed-door meetings of cardinals before the vote to discuss the needs of the church going forward. If he is under age 80 at the time of the conclave, he also plays a role in running the secret election in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.
新教皇选出后，正是由枢机团团长询问新任教皇是否接受这一职位，以及他希望使用的教名。
After a pope is elected, it’s the dean who asks the winner if he accepts the job, and the name he wants to be called.
根据梵蒂冈周五发布的公告，利奥十四世批准了由六位资历最深的枢机主教共同推举塔格莱为团长的决定。塔格莱是这群人中最年轻的成员，这一情况表明诸位枢机主教希望他能长期担任此职。
According to the Vatican announcement Friday, Leo approved the election of Tagle as dean that was made by a half-dozen cardinals who hold the most senior rank within the college. Tagle was the youngest member of the group, suggesting the cardinals intended their new dean to be in the job for a while.
曾任马尼拉总主教的塔格莱此前便被视为2025年教皇选举中利奥十四世的有力竞争对手。如今获得这一备受瞩目的职位后，他在未来教皇选举中的竞争力将进一步提升，极有可能成为亚洲首位教皇的人选。
Tagle, the former archbishop of Manila, had himself been seen as a possible contender in the 2025 conclave that elected Leo. The high-profile position of dean now raises Tagle’s “papabile” profile even further for a future conclave, where he would be a leading contender to be Asia’s first pope.
此类晋升案例此前亦有先例：2005年，时任红衣主教的约瑟夫·拉辛格在当选教皇本笃十六世之前，便担任过枢机团团长一职。
There is recent precedent for such a promotion: Then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was dean of the college when he was elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
另一位被传有可能出任团长的人选是71岁的皮耶特罗·帕罗林红衣主教，他目前仍担任教皇方济各的秘书长，同样也是2025年教皇选举中的热门人选。
Another rumored contender to be dean was Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 71, Pope Francis’ secretary of state who is still in the job and was himself a top contender in the 2025 conclave.
2025年初，在自知时日无多的情况下，方济各延长了巴蒂斯塔·雷的任期，让他继续担任红衣主教团团长。当时巴蒂斯塔·雷的年龄已比梵蒂冈规定的正常退休年龄高出十岁。这一决定充分体现出方济各的意愿：即便巴蒂斯塔·雷本人并非教皇人选，他仍希望有一位忠诚的红衣主教在自己离世后主持教宗选举。
With just months to live in early 2025, Francis extended the mandate of Battista Re to keep him on the job as dean, even though he was a decade beyond the Vatican’s normal retirement age. Francis’ decision underscored how much he wanted a loyal cardinal to run the conclave after he died even if Battista Re was not a contender himself.
与此同时，方济各还将罗伯特·普雷沃斯特晋升为红衣主教，这一举措立刻提升了后者作为“潜在教宗人选”的声望——此人日后将成为教宗利奥十四世。
At the same time, Francis added a new cardinal into the senior ranks of the college in a move that immediately boosted his profile as “papabile,” or having the qualities of a pope: Cardinal Robert Prevost, the future Pope Leo XIV.
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