Francesco Moraglia | |
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Patriarch of Venice | |
Church | |
Metropolis | Venice |
Appointed | 31 January 2012 |
Installed | 25 March 2012 |
Predecessor | Angelo Scola |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1977 by Giuseppe Siri |
Consecration | 3 February 2008 by Angelo Bagnasco |
Personal details | |
Born | Genova, Italy | 25 May 1953
Alma mater | Pontifical Urban University |
Motto | Cum Maria Matre Iesu (Latin for 'With Mary the Mother of Jesus') |
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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.