Luigia Coccia
S.M.C, is an Italian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, one of the first seven women appointed members of the
the second highest-ranking department of the
Roman Curia, the administrative institution of the
Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome ...
since 8 July 2019, when was appointed by
Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
.
On 21 September 2016 she was elected the new Superior General of
Comboni Missionary Sisters
The Comboni Missionary Sisters (S.M.C.; it, Suore Missionarie Comboniane) are a Catholic religious institute originally founded under the name ''Piae Madres Nigritiae'', translated as the "Pious Mothers of the Nigritia" or "The Devout Mothers of ...
, succeeding
Luzia Premoli
Luzia Premoli Comboni Missionary Sisters, S.M.C (born 23 March 1955), is a Brazilian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, Superior General of the Comboni Missionary Sisters between 2010 and 2016 and the second female appointed in an office of the Rom ...
.
COMBONI SISTERS: NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM
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Living people
21st-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
Women officials of the Roman Curia
Superiors general
Comboni Missionary Sisters
Italian Roman Catholic missionaries
Female Roman Catholic missionaries
Members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Christian nuns
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