Marcello Bartolucci (born 9 April 1944) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has held the rank of archbishop since 2011 and was the Secretary of the

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from 2010 to 2021. He held several other posts in that Congregation beginning in 1977.

Biography

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

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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

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and a licentiate in

canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum'' 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

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in 1977, he joined the

, 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". He was also responsible for writing in the Italian Papal Bulls of

canonisation Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of s ...

and Briefs Apostolic beatification. He served as Secretary of the Commission for the revision of the rite of beatification. He taught at the "Studium" of the congregation. He was appointed Under-Secretary of Congregation on 14 July 2007 and served in that capacity until 29 December 2010 when Pope Benedict appointed him

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and secretary of the Congregation. He was consecrated on 5 February 2011 by Pope Benedict. The co-consecrators were Cardinals Angelo Sodano and

Tarcisio Bertone Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone (born 2 December 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and a Vatican diplomat. A cardinal, he served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine o ...

, SDB. He was confirmed in his position as secretary by

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on 19 December 2013. He was succeeded as secretary by Fabio Fabene on 18 January 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartolucci, Marcello 1944 births Living people People from Bastia Umbra 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops Members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Pontifical Lateran University alumni Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni Officials of the Roman Curia Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI