Vittorio Francesco Viola | |
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Secretary for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 27 May 2021 |
Predecessor | Arthur Roche |
Other post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Tortona (2021-) |
Previous post(s) | Custos for the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli (1999-2005) Custos for the Basilica di Santa Chiara (2005-14) Bishop of Tortona (2014-21) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 July 1993 by Luca Brandolini |
Consecration | 7 December 2014 by Domenico Sorrentino |
Personal details | |
Born | Vittorio Francesco Viola 4 October 1965 |
Alma mater | Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy |
Motto | In tuis te invenio sacramentis ("I discover You in Your sacraments") |
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Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. (born 4 October 1965) is an Italian Catholic prelate who joined the Roman Curia in May 2021 as secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments with the rank of archbishop. A member of the Order of Friars Minor, he was Bishop of Tortona from 2014 to 2021.
Viola's education specialized in liturgy; he has taught sacred liturgy at several institutions, managed the liturgy office of the Ecclesiastical Region of Umbria for almost two decades, and served as a member of the Italian Bishops Conference's commission for liturgy.