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- ↑ Pope names Spanish nun undersecretary of congregation for religious
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Resignations and Appointments, 23.02.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ La religiosa española Carmen Ros Nortes, subsecretaria en la Curia Romana (in Spanish)
- ↑ Una española, nueva subsecretaria de la Congregación para la Vida Consagrada (in Spanish)
- ↑ LA ESPAÑOLA SOR CARMEN ROS NORTES, SUBSECRETARIA DE LA CIVCSVA (in Spanish)