After being sentenced to a prison term of four and half years, Bishop Zanchetta was allowed to live under house arrest in Argentina.
But in November 2024 he received court permission to travel to Rome for medical treatment, and remains there. Despite his conviction he remains a bishop in good standing.
Bishop Zanchetta resigned his post in the Oran diocese in 2017, citing health reasons.
He was brought to Rome by Pope Francis, who created a new position in the Roman Curia for him.
He eventually returned to Argentina to face criminal charges, but his case—and the Vatican’s readiness to shelter him—causes a major scandal.