Mauro Piacenza

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Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (2010–13)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alle Tre Fontane (2010-21)
President of the Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to the Sacred Order (2013)
Alma materPontifical Lateran University
MottoUna quies in veritate
Coat of armsMauro Piacenza's coat of arms

Mauro Piacenza

Congregation for the Clergy from 7 October 2010 to 21 September 2013. where he had been Secretary since 2007. At that Congregation, Pope Benedict XVI, according to one report, valued "his efficiency and in-depth knowledge of how the Congregation worked and its problems" and "his traditionalist ecclesiastical line of thought".[1]

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Mauro Piacenza
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Early life

Piacenza was born in

ordained to the priesthood by Giuseppe Siri on 21 December 1969. He then completed his studies at the Pontifical Lateran University, where he obtained a doctorate summa cum laude in canon law
.

After serving as a

canon of the Genoa Cathedral
in 1986.

Service in the Roman Curia

He joined the staff of the

Congregation for the Clergy in 1990[1] and was named its Undersecretary
on 11 March 2000.

On 13 October 2003,

episcopal consecration on 15 November from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, with Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos and Bishop Alberto Tanasini as co-consecrators
.

He was named president of the

Claudio Hummes.[5] He was appointed Prefect of that Congregation on 7 October 2010.[6] His appointment was unusual as few who serve as secretary are appointed prefect of the same dicastery.[citation needed
]

On 20 November 2010

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Congregation for Catholic Education, and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.[8]

He was one of the

2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.[9]

Piacenza, like all officers of the Roman Curia, lost his position with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis reappointed them temporarily[10] and then moved Piacenza from his position as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy to head the Apostolic Penitentiary on 21 September 2013.[11] His new role was described as "a decidedly lower command post" as head of "a little-known Vatican tribunal that deals with confessions of sins so grave only a pope can grant faculties to absolve from them, such as the case of a priest who violates confessional secrecy".[12] He had arrived years earlier at the Congregation for the Clergy as a check upon the Congregation's prefect Cardinal Hummes, one of Pope Francis' closest allies.[5]

After ten years at the rank of cardinal deacon, he exercised his option to assume the rank of cardinal priest, which Pope Francis confirmed on 3 May 2021.[13]

He was succeeded as major penitentiary by Angelo De Donatis on 6 April 2024.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Tosatti, Marco. "Francis makes key new appointments". La Stampa. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.10.2003". Holy See Press Office (Press release) (in Italian). 13 October 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.08.2004". Holy See Press Office (Press release) (in Italian). 28 August 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.05.2007". Holy See Press Office (Press release) (in Italian). 7 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b de Souza, Raymond J. (6 July 2022). "Even After Retirement, Cardinal Hummes Was a Central Figure in the Pontificate of Pope Francis". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.10.2007". Holy See Press Office (Press release) (in Italian). 7 October 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  7. ^ Pullella, Philip (20 November 2010). "Pope puts his stamp on Catholic Church future with new cardinals". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.12.2010". Holy See Press Office (Press release) (in Italian). 29 December 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  9. ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  10. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (17 May 2013). "Francis temporarily reappoints curial heads, mulls new appointments". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2013". Holy See Press Office (Press release) (in Italian). 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  12. ^ D'Emilio, Frances (21 September 2013). "Pope keeps cleric who leads nun crackdown in job". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per il Voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione, 03.05.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 06.04.2024" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Antonio Silvestrelli
Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Clergy

11 March 2000 – 13 October 2003 		Succeeded by
Giovanni Carrù
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Titular Bishop of Victoriana
13 October 2003 – 7 May 2007 		Himself as Titular Archbishop
Preceded by President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church
13 October 2003 – 7 May 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology
28 August 2004 – 3 September 2007
Himself as Titular Bishop Titular Archbishop of Victoriana
7 May 2007 – 20 November 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Csaba Ternyák
Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy

7 May 2007 – 7 October 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy

7 October 2010 – 21 September 2013 		Succeeded by
Titular church established Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alle Tre Fontane
20 November 2010 – 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Major Penitentiary

21 September 2013 – 6 April 2024 		Succeeded by
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