His Excellency Vincenzo Paglia | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Predecessor | Ignacio Carrasco de Paula; Agostino Vallini |
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| Ordination | 15 March 1970 by Angelo Dell'Acqua |
| Consecration | 2 April 2000 by Camillo Ruini |
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| Born | 20 April 1945 Boville Ernica, Frosinone, Italy |
| Motto | Gaudium et spes (Joy and hope) |
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Vincenzo Paglia (born 20 April 1945) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life and grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
Paglia was president of the Pontifical Council for the Family from 2012 to 2016 and Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia from 2000 to 2012. He was also a co-founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio in 1968. Paglia was the postulator for the cause of canonization of Óscar Romero and of Felix Varela.[1]
- ^ Salgado, Soli (12 March 2015). "Salvadoran president: Oscar Romero's beatification is a miracle for the country". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 21 July 2017.