Rino Fisichella
| His Excellency Rino Fisichella |
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| President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular Archbishop of Vicohabentia |
| In office | 30 June 2010 – present |
| Successor | Incumbent |
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| Ordination | 13 March 1976 by Ugo Poletti |
| Consecration | 12 September 1998 by Camillo Ruini |
| Rank | Archbishop |
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25 August 1951 Codogno, Lodi, Italy |
| Previous post | President of the Pontifical Academy for Life |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Rino Fisichella, baptized with the name Salvatore (born 25 August 1951), is an Italian titular archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the first President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation. He previously served as President of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Born in Codogno in the province of Lodi, he studied classics at St Francis College in Lodi. He received a degree in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and was ordained a priest on 13 March 1976 for the diocese of Rome, by Ugo Poletti, Cardinal Vicar of the Diocese of Rome.
After ordination, he held a number of positions including Professor of Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Member of the Central Committee of the Great Jubilee Year 2000 and Vice President of the Historical-Theological Commission of the same Committee.
He was appointed a Chaplain of His Holiness in 1994.
He is a specialist in the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar, on whom he did an extensive research in 1980. He taught fundamental theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Lateran University and was named rector of the Lateran on 18 January 2002. He has served as a chaplain to the Italian parliament.
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