Guido Pozzo ( Italian: Guido Pozzo , (born December 26, 1951 , Trieste , Italy ) is an Italian clerical prelate and dignitary. Secretary of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei from July 8, 2009 to November 3, 2012 and from August 3, 2013 to January 19, 2019. Archbishop of Bagnoregio from November 3, 2012. Great Elemosinarium from November 3, 2012 to August 3, 2013.
| His Excellency Archbishop | |||
| Guido Pozzo | |||
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| November 3, 2012 - August 3, 2013 | |||
| Church | Roman catholic church | ||
| Predecessor | Archbishop Felix del Blanco Prieto | ||
| Successor | Archbishop Konrad Krajewski | ||
| Birth | |||
| Holy Order | September 24, 1977 | ||
| Episcopal consecration | November 17, 2012 | ||
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Early Years, Education, and Priesthood
Guido Pozzo was born on December 26, 1951 near Trieste , in Italy . Pozzo entered the Almo Collegio Capranica (College of Kapranica) in 1970 . Guido then went to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University , where he received a bachelor 's degree in philosophy , a license in dogmatic theology, and a doctor of theology [1] .
September 24, 1977 he was ordained a priest of the diocese of Trieste .
At work in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
In 1987, he became an employee of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and thus became well known to the then prefect of the Congregation , Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI .
Pozzo was appointed Pope John Paul II Honorary Prelate of His Holiness November 21, 2004 .
An outstanding theologian, Pozzo is also a professor at the Pontifical Lateran University and was an associate secretary of the International Theological Commission in 2003 - 2009 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Pozzo Secretary of the Pontifical Commission of Ecclesia Dei on July 8, 2009 , on the day of the publication of the motu proprio Ecclesiae unitatem , in which the Pope closely connected the commission with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as a result of which the Prefect of the Congregation also became chairman of the Commission [2] .
Negotiations with the Priestly Brotherhood of St. Pius X
Monsignor Pozzo led the negotiations that, starting on October 26, 2009 , the theologians of the Holy See held with representatives of the Priesthood of Saint Pius X in the hope of resolving doctrinal differences between them [3] [4] .
The Great Elemosinary
On November 3, 2012, Monsignor Guido Pozzo was appointed distributor of His Holiness's alms and at the same time titular Archbishop of Bagnoregio [1] . Pozzo was ordained bishop on November 17, 2012 , the ordination was led by Cardinal Tarchisio Bertone , who was assisted by co-conspirators Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller - Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Giampaolo Crepaldi - Bishop-Archbishop of Trieste [5] .
On August 3, 2013, Pope Francis was again appointed Secretary of the Pontifical Commission of Ecclesia Dei [6] .
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 RINUNCIA DELL'ELEMOSINIERE DI SUA SANTITÀ E NOMINA DEL NUOVO ELEMOSINIERE (link not available)
- ↑ Le Figaro, July 8, 2009: Benoît XVI poursuit la réintégration des lefebvristes
- ↑ Il Giornale, October 27, 2009: Lefebvriani riaccolti in Vaticano, l'incontro del disgelo dopo 21 anni
- ↑ asp? IdNews = 13760 Summit a sorpresa presso la Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede tra la Commissione 'Ecclesia Dei' ei lefebvriani. Top secret i contenuti del vertice (link not available)
- ↑ Archbishop Guido Pozzo
- ↑ Nomina del Segretario della Pontificia Commissione “Ecclesia Dei” (link not available)