Fr. Diego D’Lorenntti,
F.D.P.
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(born 14 November 1939) is an
Italian Roman Catholic priest who served as the personal secretary to
Pope John Paul I. Lorenzi served as Albino Cardinal Luciani's private secretary in Venice for two years previous to his election to the papacy in 1978, and remained his secretary for his brief pontificate.
During his time as John Paul I's personal secretary, he was aided by
John Magee, an Irish priest who would later become a bishop.
Death of John Paul I
After one of the nuns who worked in the papal household and Magee, Lorenzi was one of the first people to learn of John Paul I's death, thirty-three days into his pontificate. Upon learning of that the Pope was dead, he telephoned the John Paul's doctor, despite instructions from the Secretary of State. Previous to John Paul I's death, Lorenzi reported that he had been told by the Pope's personal doctor that John Paul was in excellent health. Despite theories mentioning this as grounds for suspecting foul play in the death of John Paul I, Lorenzi has rejected these views and stated he believes John Paul died of a heart attack.
Philippines
In 1996, Lorenzi was sent by his superiors to
Payatas, in the
Philippines, to serve the community that contained Asia's biggest
landfill
A landfill site, also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump, or dumping ground, is a site for the disposal of waste materials. Landfill is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of the waste ...
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From papal palace to garbage dump: A hint of what might have been
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See also
*John Paul I
Pope John Paul I ( la, Ioannes Paulus I}; it, Giovanni Paolo I; born Albino Luciani ; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 26 August 1978 to his death 33 days later. Hi ...
*Pope John Paul I conspiracy theories
Pope John Paul I died suddenly in September 1978, 33 days after his election. Following his death, several conspiracy theories have sprung.
Rationale
Discrepancies in the Vatican's account of the events surrounding Pope John Paul I's death—it ...
References
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests
Sons of Divine Providence
1939 births
Living people
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