KALAMAZOO, Mich.: (July 28, 2026): Pope Leo XIV has appointed The Most Reverend Edward M. Lohse as a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. “I am humbled and honored to be asked to serve as a member of the Apostolic Signatura, and I am grateful for the opportunity to assist the Holy See in this capacity,” said Bishop Lohse who earned both a license and doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He also was an adjunct faculty member of the Pontifical North American College, Vatican City from 2011-2015. Bishop Lohse retains his current assignments as Bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Steubenville and as a member of the Dicastery for the Clergy. The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is composed of Cardinals, Bishops and priests appointed by the Roman Pontiff for a term of five years. It is headed by the Cardinal Prefect. The appointment was announced by the Vatican on Saturday July 25, 2026.

Bishop Edward M. Lohse has made the following appointments