Vincenzo Di Mauro (born 1 December 1951) is an Italian Catholic bishop,

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emeritus of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Vigevano The Italian Catholic Diocese of Vigevano ( la, Dioecesis Viglevanensis) lies almost entirely in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy. It has existed since 1530. The diocese is suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan,

, and prior to that was an official of the Roman Curia. He was appointed coadjutor-bishop of Vigevano, which is part of the Province of Milan, by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

on Monday, 22 November 2010, and given the "ad personam" (personal) title of archbishop. He succeeded Bishop Claudio Baggini as Bishop of Vegevano on March 12, 2011. He was appointed as secretary of the

Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See The Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See was an office (a technical category of dicastery) of the Roman Curia, erected on 15 August 1967, and entrusted with overseeing all the offices of the Holy See that manage finances, regardle ...

and as the

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'' in 2007. He was ordained a bishop by Pope Benedict XVI (principal consecrator) and

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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 of ...

and

Marian Jaworski Marian Franciszek Jaworski ( uk, Мар'ян Францішек Яворський, 21 August 1926 – 5 September 2020) was a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lviv of the Latins in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a close friend of Pope Jo ...

on 29 September 2007. He was born in

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

and was ordained a priest in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

on 12 June 1976. He graduated in modern literature and journalism at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. He served as vicar of the parish of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Milano, from 1976 to 1981. He served as vicar of the parish of Sant’Ambrogio from 1981 to 1983. He was Assistant Diocesan Catholic Action for children and Assistant Masters Catholics (AIMC) from 1984 to 1987. He served as

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of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Milan and assistant to the archbishop of Milan in 1991. He went to Rome on 1 November 1994 to work with the

Pontifical Council for the Laity The Pontifical Council for the Laity was a pontifical council of the Roman Catholic Curia from 1967 to 2016. It had the responsibility of assisting the Pope in his dealings with the laity in lay ecclesial movements or individually, and their co ...

, which oversees movements and associations, and where he was appointed head of office (capo d'ufficio) on 29 April 1995. He left the service in the Curia and returned to Milan in June 1998. After parish work in Milan, he was appointed as delegate to the Ordinary Section to the

Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA; it, Amministrazione del Patrimonio della Sede Apostolica, link=no) is the office of the Roman Curia that deals with the "provisions owned by the Holy See in order to provide the fun ...

on 2 January 2004. He speaks English and French. He was appointed as secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See in 200

On July 21, 2012 he resigned as Bishop of Vigevano. He resigned after just 16 months, stating health concerns. His resignation was accepted under Canon 401 § 2 of the

1983 Code of Canon Law The 1983 ''Code of Canon Law'' (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title ''Codex Iuris Canonici''), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church". It is the second and current comp ...

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Catholic-HierarchyLetter from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò to Pope Francis stating the homosexuality of Bishop di Mauro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Di Mauro, Vincenzo Bishops in Lombardy Roman Catholic archbishops in Italy 1951 births Living people