[HIGHLIGHTS] The new Archbishop of Buenos Aires said that his appointment surprised him: 'I thought I was going to go to a diocese in the Conurbano'

The current Bishop of Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego was appointed by Pope Francis. He said he felt "a lot of emotion" when the supreme pontiff told him what his next ministry would be.

"I acted for the good of the Church and because we never have to give up truth and justice," he said. The appointment was officially announced at 7 a.m. local time (GMT-4) in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The new archbishop will take up his post on July 15.