Francesco Moraglia
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His Beatitude Francesco Moraglia |
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| Patriarch of Venice | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Venice |
| Province | Italy |
| Metropolis | Patriarch of Venice |
| Diocese | Venice |
| See | Venice |
| Appointed | 31 January 2012 |
| Installed | 25 March 2012 |
| Term ended | incumbent |
| Predecessor | Angelo Scola |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1977 by Giuseppe Siri |
| Consecration | 3 February 2008 by Angelo Bagnasco |
| Rank | Patriarch |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Francesco Moraglia |
| Born |
25 May 1953 Genova, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | CUM MARIA MATRE IESU (Mary the Mother of Jesus) |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
Francesco Moraglia (born 25 May 1953) is Patriarch of Venice since his appointment was announced on 31 January 2012.
Moraglia was born in Genoa. He attended the seminary of Genoa and on 29 June 1977 was ordained a priest by Cardinal Giuseppe Siri. He then continued his studies at the Pontifical Urbaniana University, earning a doctorate in dogmatic theology in 1981. From 1977 to 1978, he taught in the archdiocesan major seminary.
From 1979 to 1988 he was assistant parish priest in a parish in the city centre of Genoa city and until 1986 Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the Faculty of Theology of Northern Italy. From 1986 he was a professor and, later, dean at the Ligurian Institute of Religious Studies. In 1996 he was appointed Director of the Diocesan Office for Culture. He became a member of the Genoa Diocesan Priests' Council in 2001.
He served as a consultor to the Congregation for the Clergy from 2003. In 2004 he was appointed a canon of the cathedral chapter. In addition to teaching at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy and at the Ligurian Institute of Religious Studies, he was also, at the time of his appointment as bishop, directing the "Didascaleion" Centre of Studies and helping in a large parish in the centre of the city of Genoa.
He was appointed Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato on 6 December 2007. and received episcopal ordination on 3 February 2008 at the hands of Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, with Cardinal Mauro Piacenza and Bishop Bassano Staffieri as principal co-consecrators. He took possession of the diocese on 1 March 2008.
In 2008 he inaugurated the practice of diocesan Marian pilgrimage on the first Saturday of the month, while in 2012 he established perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the chapel of the Crucifix in the church of Santa Maria La Spezia. Between 23 and 24 April 2010 he presided over the two days on the diocesan educational challenge.
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