Guido Pozzo (born 26 December 1951) is a Catholic prelate and an official of the

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Biography

Pozzo was born near

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. He entered the Almo Collegio Capranica in 1970. He studied at the

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in Rome, earning a license and then a doctorate in dogmatic theology. On 24 September 1977 he was ordained a priest of the diocese of Trieste. In 1987 he became a member of the staff of the

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is a department of the Roman Curia in charge of the religious discipline of the Catholic Church. The Dicastery is the oldest among the departments of the Roman Curia. Its seat is the Palace of t ...

(CDF). Pozzo was appointed

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness A Prelate of Honour of His Holiness is a Catholic prelate to whom the Pope has granted this title of honour. They are addressed as Monsignor (typically abbreviated 'Mgr') and have certain privileges as regards clerical clothing.

on 21 November 2004. A distinguished theologian, Pozzo is also a professor at the

Lateran University The Pontifical Lateran University (; ), also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. The university ...

and Adjunct Secretary of the

International Theological Commission The International Theological Commission (ITC) is a body of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church; it advises the magisterium of the church, particularly the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), a dicastery of the Roman Curia. Its m ...

. Pope Benedict XVI named him secretary of the

Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei The Pontifical Commission ''Ecclesia Dei'' () was a commission of the Catholic Church established by Pope John Paul II's ''motu proprio'' '' Ecclesia Dei'' of 2 July 1988 for the care of those former followers of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre who b ...

on 8 July 2009, the day the Pope linked the Commission closely to the CDF, making the Congregation's Prefect also President of the Commission. Pozzo headed the Vatican delegation that began discussions on 26 October 2009 with representatives of the

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in the hope of resolving the doctrinal differences between them. The discussions proved difficult, but after several years Pozzo, now Secretary of the Commission, described them as "constructive". On 3 November 2012, Pozzo was appointed Almoner of His Holiness and at the same time

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of Bagnoregio. He was consecrated on 17 November by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, assisted by Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, then

Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is a department of the Roman Curia in charge of the religious discipline of the Catholic Church. The Dicastery is the oldest among the departments of the Roman Curia. Its seat is the Palace of t ...

, and Giampaolo Crepaldi. On 30 April 2013 he was named a Consultor to the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). On 3 August 2013 he was released from his duties as Almoner and assigned once more to the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, now as Secretary.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pozzo, Guido 1951 births Living people Almo Collegio Capranica alumni 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI