Claudio Maria Celli
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Styles of Claudio Celli |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Claudio Maria Celli (born 20 July 1941), is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. An archbishop, is President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
Archbishop Celli was born in Rimini, and ordained to the priesthood on 19 March 1965. He graduated from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1966. In 1990, he became Undersecretary of the Relations with States (deputy foreign minister) section of the Vatican Secretariat of State.
On 16 December 1995, Celli was appointed Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See and Titular Archbishop of Cluentum. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1996 from Pope John Paul II, with Archbishops Giovanni Battista Re and Jorge María Mejía serving as co-consecrators.
Pope Benedict XVI named him President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications on 27 June 2007. Celli succeeded the long-time incumbent and future cardinal, John Patrick Foley.
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