Raffaello Martinelli

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Raffaello Martinelli (born June 21, 1948 in Villa d'Almé , Bergamo province , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Frascati .

Life

Raffaello Martinelli studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the seminary of Bergamo and at the Pontifical Roman Seminary . Martinelli received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Bergamo on April 8, 1972 . Martinelli received his doctorate in theology in 1978 at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome with a pastoral - catechetical dissertation entitled "Rinnovamento psicopedagogico della pastorale giovanile: ricerche e orientamenti" ("Psychological renewal of youth pastoral care : research and guidelines") . In 1979 he received his doctorate in education from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan .

From 1974 to 1979 Raffaello Martinelli was vicar at Bergamo Cathedral . Then Martinelli was pastor of the parish of Santa Maria delle Grazie until 1980 . In 1980 he joined the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith . Raffaello Martinelli was the coordinator of the preparatory work for the Catechism of the Catholic Church . He then was the coordinator and editor in the Secretariat for the preparation of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church . In addition, Martinelli was pastor of the parish Natività in Rome from 1980 to 1986 . On January 27, 1986, Pope John Paul II awarded him the honorary title of Chaplain to His Holiness ( Monsignor ). In 1987 Raffaello Martinelli became rector of the Collegio Ecclesiastico Internazionale “San Carlo” in Rome and Primicerius of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso . On January 9, 1999, Martinelli was called to serve as office manager in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. On July 10, 1999, John Paul II awarded him the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness .

On July 2, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Frascati. The episcopal ordination received his Benedict XVI. on September 12 of the same year in St. Peter's Basilica ; Co-consecrators were Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone SDB and the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , William Joseph Cardinal Levada .

On December 22, 2009 Benedict XVI called him. as a member of the Congregation for the Processes of Beatification and Canonization .

At the invitation of Martinelli, Benedict XVI celebrated. on July 15, 2012 a mass in the Piazza San Pietro in Frascati.

Works (selection)

  • Note di pastorale catechistica , Rome 1985
  • Missione inculturata , Rome 1987
  • Incontro al Catechismo della Chiesa Cattolica , Rome 1998
  • Frammenti di sintesi teologica-schemi catechistici , Rome 2000
  • L'Eucaristia: dono incomparabile di Dio agli uomini , Zauli, Rome 2006, ISBN 88-86441-17-7
  • Catechesi dialogica su argomenti di attualità , Zauli, Rome 2006, ISBN 88-86441-18-5
  • La Confessione - Il sacramento dell'Amore misericordioso di Dio Padre , Zauli, Rome 2007, ISBN 88-86441-28-2
  • L'Eucaristia, Pane di Vita Eterna , Zauli, Rome 2007, ISBN 88-86441-45-2
  • Cinquanta argomenti di attualità. Frammenti di verità cattolica , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2008, ISBN 88-209-8081-9
  • Sacramento della confessione. Con quaderno didattico , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2009, ISBN 88-209-8178-5
  • Quale amore? Catechesi dialogica per giovani, fidanzati, sposi , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano 2009, ISBN 978-88-209-8208-9

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1987 , Città del Vaticano 1987, p. 1942.
  2. ^ Nomina di Capi Ufficio nella Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede ( Memento of April 21, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of January 9, 1999.
  3. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2009 , Città del Vaticano 2009, p. 2202.
  4. ↑ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Frascati (Italia) e Nomina del Successore , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of July 2, 2009.
  5. ↑ Capella Papale per l'ordinazione episcopale di cinque Ecc.mi Presuli , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of September 12, 2009.
  6. ^ Nomina di membri della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi , in: Press Office of the Holy See: Daily Bulletin of December 22, 2009.
  7. ↑ Vatican Information Service, Bulletin of May 3, 2012, VISnews120503
predecessor Office successor
Giuseppe Matarrese Bishop of Frascati
since 2009 		---
personal data
SURNAME Martinelli, Raffaello
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, theologian and Bishop of Frascati
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Villa d'Almé , Bergamo Province , Italy