Marcello Bartolucci
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Marcello Bartolucci is the current secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
on 29 December 2010. He had previously served as under-secretary of the dicastry.
Bartolucci was born in 1944 in Bastia Umbra in the diocese of Assisi. He studied at the philosophy and theology and the regional seminary and was ordained
on 9 November 1968. He received his doctorate in theology and a Diploma in Pastoral Theology, specializing in catechesis from the Pontifical Lateran University
and a licentiate
in canon law
at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
in Rome.
After ten years of pastoral experience, first as curate and then as parish priest, with a number of positions within the diocese, and also as a teacher of religion in state schools
in 1977, he joined the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
, in the service of the Office of the Judicial Ministry. Following the reform of the Congregation and the process in 1983, he collaborated with various superiors that have followed in the preparation of opinions on individual cases in the study of processes and practices in the Secretariat.
For over twenty years he was in charge of drafting the decrees on the virtues, martyrdom and miracles, both in Italian and Latin for publication on "Acta Apostolicae Sedis", taking care of the writing in the Italian Papal Bulls of canonisation and Briefs Apostolic beatification. He served as Secretary of the Commission for the revision of the rite of beatification. He teaches at the "Studium" of the congregation.
He was appointed as Under-Secretary of Congregation on 14 July 2007 serving until 29 December 2010 when Pope Benedict appointed him Titular Archbishop of Mevania and secretary of the dicastry. He was ordained to the episcopate in 5 February 2011 by Pope Benedict along with Archbishop
Celso Morga Iruzubieta
, secretary of the Congregation of the Clergy who was named on the same day and Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai
, S.D.B., secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The co-consecrators were Angelo Cardinal Sodano and Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
, SDB.
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 29 December 2010. He had previously served as under-secretary of the dicastry.
Bartolucci was born in 1944 in Bastia Umbra in the diocese of Assisi. He studied at the philosophy and theology and the regional seminary and was ordained
Holy Orders
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on 9 November 1968. He received his doctorate in theology and a Diploma in Pastoral Theology, specializing in catechesis from the Pontifical Lateran University
Pontifical Lateran University
The Pontifical Lateran University is a university by pontifical right based in Rome, Italy. The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family...
and a licentiate
Licentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in canon law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum, is the Dominican university of Rome, and one of the principal pontifical universities. As such, it is directly dependent on the Pope for its recognition as outlined in the Apostolic Constitution Sapientia Christiana,...
in Rome.
After ten years of pastoral experience, first as curate and then as parish priest, with a number of positions within the diocese, and also as a teacher of religion in state schools
Education in Italy
Education in Italy is compulsory from 6 to 15/16 years of age, and is divided into five stages: kindergarten , primary school , lower secondary school , upper secondary school and university...
in 1977, he joined the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Congregation for the Causes of Saints
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the complex process that leads to the canonization of saints, passing through the steps of a declaration of "heroic virtues" and beatification...
, in the service of the Office of the Judicial Ministry. Following the reform of the Congregation and the process in 1983, he collaborated with various superiors that have followed in the preparation of opinions on individual cases in the study of processes and practices in the Secretariat.
For over twenty years he was in charge of drafting the decrees on the virtues, martyrdom and miracles, both in Italian and Latin for publication on "Acta Apostolicae Sedis", taking care of the writing in the Italian Papal Bulls of canonisation and Briefs Apostolic beatification. He served as Secretary of the Commission for the revision of the rite of beatification. He teaches at the "Studium" of the congregation.
He was appointed as Under-Secretary of Congregation on 14 July 2007 serving until 29 December 2010 when Pope Benedict appointed him Titular Archbishop of Mevania and secretary of the dicastry. He was ordained to the episcopate in 5 February 2011 by Pope Benedict along with Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Celso Morga Iruzubieta
Celso Morga Iruzubieta
Celso Morga Iruzubieta is the Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 29 December 2010....
, secretary of the Congregation of the Clergy who was named on the same day and Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai
Savio Hon Tai-Fai
Savio Tai Fai Hon SDB is a Roman Catholic archbishop and the current secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 23 December 2010. He had previously served as professor of Theology at the Holy Spirit Seminary of Hong Kong.Hon was...
, S.D.B., secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The co-consecrators were Angelo Cardinal Sodano and Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B. is an Italian prelate and diplomat. A Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he currently serves as Cardinal Secretary of State and Camerlengo, having previously served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the...
, SDB.