Angelo Comastri
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His Eminence Angelo Comastri |
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| President of the Fabric of Saint Peter, Vicar General of His Holiness for the State of Vatican City, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica | |
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| Appointed | 5 February 2005 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Marchisano |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro |
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| Ordination | 11 March 1967 by Luigi Boccadoro |
| Consecration | 12 September 1990 by Bernardin Gantin |
| Created Cardinal | 24 November 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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| Born |
17 September 1943 Sorano, Tuscany, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Angelo Comastri (born 17 September 1943) is an Italian clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the President of the Fabric of Saint Peter, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, and Vicar General for the Vatican City State. He previously served as Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino (1990–1994) and Territorial Prelate of Loreto (1996–2005). He was named a cardinal in 2007.
Comastri was born in Sorano to Fernando and Beneria (née Scossa) Comastri. He received his early education at schools in his native town and attended the seminary of Pitigliano and the Regional Seminary S. Maria della Quercia in Viterbo. He continued his studies at the Pontifical Lateran University where he earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology) and at the Pontifical Roman Seminary. On 11 March 1967, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Luigi Boccadoro.
Comastri served as vice-rector of the minor seminary of Pitigliano and, at the same time, did pastoral work in the parish of San Quirico'. He was later assigned to the Roman Curia as an official of the Congregation for Bishops. He served as spiritual director of the Pontifical Minor Roman Seminary and a chaplain at Roman jails before returning to Pitigliano, where he became rector of the seminary in 1971. In 1979, he was named pastor of the parish of San Stefano Protomartire in Porto Santo Stefano. He was also a member of the diocesan college of consultors, and served as episcopal delegate for the seminarians residing outside of the diocese and professor of religion at the Professional Institute for Maritime Activities in Porto Santo Stefano.
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