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'''Giuseppe Diana''' (July 4, 1958 – March 19, 1994), also known as Father Peppino, was a [[Roman Catholic]] parish priest in [[Casal di Principe]]. He was killed by the [[Camorra]].
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'''Giuseppe Diana''' ({{IPA-it|dʒuˈzɛppe ˈdjaːna}}; 4 July 1958 – 19 March 1994), also known as '''Father Peppino''', was an Italian writer, a scout, and a [[Roman Catholic]] priest in [[Casal di Principe]]. He was killed by the [[Camorra]].


==Defying the Camorra==
==Defying the Camorra==
In the mid-1980s, he set up a welcome centre for African immigrants in [[Campania]] to stop them being recruited by the Camorra in a direct challenge to their business practices.<ref name=gua031008>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/oct/03/worldcinema.mafia.gomorra Bosses from hell], The Guardian, Friday 3 October 2008</ref>
In the mid-1980s, he set up a welcome centre for African immigrants in [[Campania]] to stop them from being recruited by the Camorra in a direct challenge to their business practices.<ref name=gua031008>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/03/worldcinema.mafia.gomorra Bosses from hell], The Guardian, Friday 3 October 2008</ref>


On Christmas 1991, he published a letter urging his parishioners to shun the Camorra. The letter entitled "For the love of my people I will not stay silent", called on the church to resist the Camorra's rule, which he called "a form of terrorism". He also denounced the [[Casalesi clan|Casalesi clans]]' business practices: "Extortion that has left our region with no potential for development; kickbacks of 20 per cent on construction projects; illegal drug trafficking, which has created gangs of marginalised youth and unskilled workers at the beck and call of criminal organisations."<ref name=gua031008/><ref name=rep180309>{{it icon}} [http://www.repubblica.it/2009/03/sezioni/cronaca/camorra-8/camorra-8/camorra-8.html Don Peppino, eroe in tonaca], by [[Roberto Saviano]], La Repubblica, March 18, 2009</ref>
On Christmas 1991, he published a letter urging his parishioners to shun the Camorra. The letter entitled "For the love of my people I will not stay silent", called on the church to resist the Camorra's rule, which he called "a form of terrorism". He also denounced the [[Casalesi clan]]s' business practices: "[[Extortion]] that has left our region with no potential for development; kickbacks of 20 per cent on construction projects; illegal [[drug trafficking]], which has created gangs of marginalised youth and unskilled workers at the beck and call of criminal organisations."<ref name=gua031008/><ref name=rep180309>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.repubblica.it/2009/03/sezioni/cronaca/camorra-8/camorra-8/camorra-8.html Don Peppino, eroe in tonaca], by [[Roberto Saviano]], La Repubblica, 18 March 2009</ref>


==Murder==
==Murder==
In 1994 he testified in an investigation of ties linking the Camorra, politicians and businessmen after the Government's decision to suspend the local council in Casal Di Principe because of its links to the Camorra.<ref name=nyt200394/> He had threatened to stop administering sacraments to camorristi, refusing to marry them. He also sided with the newly elected left-wing mayor of Casal di Principe, who was trying to prevent firms connected to the Camorra from tendering for public contracts.<ref name=varese>[http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a913746680&fulltext=713240928 The Camorra closely observed], by Federico Varese, Global Crime, Volume 10, Issue 3, August 2009 , pages 262 – 266</ref>
In 1994 he testified in an investigation of ties linking the Camorra, politicians and businessmen after the Government's decision to suspend the local council in Casal Di Principe because of its links to the Camorra.<ref name=nyt200394/> He had threatened to stop administering sacraments to camorristi, refusing to marry them. He also sided with the newly elected mayor of Casal di Principe, who was trying to prevent firms connected to the Camorra from tendering for public contracts.<ref name=varese>{{cite journal|title=The Camorra closely observed|author=Federico Varese|journal=Global Crime|volume=10|issue=3|date=August 2009|pages=262–266|author-link=Federico Varese|doi=10.1080/17440570903079972|s2cid=144668530 }}</ref>


On March 19, 1994, he was shot twice in the head in the Church of San Nicola di Bari in the town of Casal di Principe while preparing to celebrate a [[Mass]] for the feast of [[Saint Joseph|San Giuseppe]].<ref name=nyt200394>[http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/20/world/gunmen-linked-to-the-mafia-kill-an-italian-priest-in-his-sacristy.html Gunmen Linked to the Mafia Kill an Italian Priest in His Sacristy], The New York Times, March 20, 1994</ref>
On 19 March 1994, he was shot twice in the head in the Church of San Nicola di Bari in the town of Casal di Principe while preparing to offer a [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]] for the feast of [[Saint Joseph]].<ref name=nyt200394>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/20/world/gunmen-linked-to-the-mafia-kill-an-italian-priest-in-his-sacristy.html Gunmen Linked to the Mafia Kill an Italian Priest in His Sacristy], The New York Times, March 20, 1994</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
[[File:Don_Giuseppe_Diana.jpg|thumb|right|Giuseppe Diana]]
In his book [[Gomorrah (book)|Gomorrah]], writer [[Roberto Saviano]], who personally knew father Diana, dedicated a chapter to the priest.<ref name= gua>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/oct/05/mafia.italy In the grip of Italy's bloodiest mafia clan], The Observer, October 5, 2008</ref> The title of the book comes from a letter by Diana: "time has come to stop being a Gomorrah."<ref name=varese/> "He decided to take an interest in the dynamics of power and not merely its corollary suffering," Saviano wrote. "He didn’t want merely to clean the wound but to understand the mechanisms of the [[metastasis]], to prevent the cancer from spreading, to block the source of whatever was turning his home into a gold mine of capital with an abundance of cadavers."<ref name=nyt141107>[http://www.robertosaviano.it/documenti/9091/125/129 Where Savage Parasites Rot a Nation From Within], The New York Times, November 14, 2007</ref>
In his book ''[[Gomorrah (book)|Gomorrah]]'', writer [[Roberto Saviano]], who personally knew Father Diana, dedicated a chapter to the priest.<ref name= gua>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/05/mafia.italy In the grip of Italy's bloodiest mafia clan], The Observer, October 5, 2008</ref> The title of the book comes from a letter by Diana, "time has come to stop being a Gomorrah."<ref name=varese/> "He decided to take an interest in the dynamics of power and not merely its corollary suffering," Saviano wrote. "He didn’t want merely to clean the wound but to understand the mechanisms of the [[metastasis]], to prevent the cancer from spreading, to block the source of whatever was turning his home into a gold mine of capital with an abundance of cadavers."<ref name=nyt141107>[http://www.robertosaviano.it/documenti/9091/125/129 Where Savage Parasites Rot a Nation From Within]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, The New York Times, 14 November 2007</ref>

On 20 March 2014, [[Pope Francis]] gave a speech urging the mafia to change their ways and repent, and threatened them with excommunication. After the speech, he donned a priestly ceremonial garment once worn by Diana.

==See also==
* [[Streetwise priest]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 22 August 2023

Servant of God

Giuseppe Diana
Don Peppino Diana
Born(1958-07-04)4 July 1958
Casal di Principe, Caserta, Italy
Died19 March 1994(1994-03-19) (aged 35)
Casal di Principe, Caserta, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church

Giuseppe Diana (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈdjaːna]; 4 July 1958 – 19 March 1994), also known as Father Peppino, was an Italian writer, a scout, and a Roman Catholic priest in Casal di Principe. He was killed by the Camorra.

Defying the Camorra[edit]

In the mid-1980s, he set up a welcome centre for African immigrants in Campania to stop them from being recruited by the Camorra in a direct challenge to their business practices.[1]

On Christmas 1991, he published a letter urging his parishioners to shun the Camorra. The letter entitled "For the love of my people I will not stay silent", called on the church to resist the Camorra's rule, which he called "a form of terrorism". He also denounced the Casalesi clans' business practices: "Extortion that has left our region with no potential for development; kickbacks of 20 per cent on construction projects; illegal drug trafficking, which has created gangs of marginalised youth and unskilled workers at the beck and call of criminal organisations."[1][2]

Murder[edit]

In 1994 he testified in an investigation of ties linking the Camorra, politicians and businessmen after the Government's decision to suspend the local council in Casal Di Principe because of its links to the Camorra.[3] He had threatened to stop administering sacraments to camorristi, refusing to marry them. He also sided with the newly elected mayor of Casal di Principe, who was trying to prevent firms connected to the Camorra from tendering for public contracts.[4]

On 19 March 1994, he was shot twice in the head in the Church of San Nicola di Bari in the town of Casal di Principe while preparing to offer a Mass for the feast of Saint Joseph.[3]

Legacy[edit]

Giuseppe Diana

In his book Gomorrah, writer Roberto Saviano, who personally knew Father Diana, dedicated a chapter to the priest.[5] The title of the book comes from a letter by Diana, "time has come to stop being a Gomorrah."[4] "He decided to take an interest in the dynamics of power and not merely its corollary suffering," Saviano wrote. "He didn’t want merely to clean the wound but to understand the mechanisms of the metastasis, to prevent the cancer from spreading, to block the source of whatever was turning his home into a gold mine of capital with an abundance of cadavers."[6]

On 20 March 2014, Pope Francis gave a speech urging the mafia to change their ways and repent, and threatened them with excommunication. After the speech, he donned a priestly ceremonial garment once worn by Diana.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bosses from hell, The Guardian, Friday 3 October 2008
  2. ^ (in Italian) Don Peppino, eroe in tonaca, by Roberto Saviano, La Repubblica, 18 March 2009
  3. ^ a b Gunmen Linked to the Mafia Kill an Italian Priest in His Sacristy, The New York Times, March 20, 1994
  4. ^ a b Federico Varese (August 2009). "The Camorra closely observed". Global Crime. 10 (3): 262–266. doi:10.1080/17440570903079972. S2CID 144668530.
  5. ^ In the grip of Italy's bloodiest mafia clan, The Observer, October 5, 2008
  6. ^ Where Savage Parasites Rot a Nation From Within[permanent dead link], The New York Times, 14 November 2007
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