On 31 May 2005 Pope Benedict XVI ordered the Basilica to come under the control of an Archpriest and he named Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo as its first archpriest.
Pope Benedict XVI ordered the Basilica to come under the control of an Archpriest. This was on 31 May 2005. He named Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo as its first archpriest.