Francesco Moraglia


Francesco Moraglia
Patriarch of Venice
Church
MetropolisVenice
Appointed31 January 2012
Installed25 March 2012
PredecessorAngelo Scola
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1977
by Giuseppe Siri
Consecration3 February 2008
by Angelo Bagnasco
Personal details
Born (1953-05-25) 25 May 1953 (age 71)
Genova, Italy
Alma materPontifical Urban University
MottoCum Maria Matre Iesu
(Latin for 'With Mary the Mother of Jesus')
Coat of armsFrancesco Moraglia's coat of arms

Francesco Moraglia (born 25 May 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Patriarch of Venice since March 2012; he is the first native of Genoa to hold that position. He was bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato from 2008 to 2012.