Luigi Moretti (born 7 February 1949) is an Italian

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archbishop. He was the Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno from 2010 to 2019.

Biography

Luigi Moretti was born on 7 February 1949 in the ''

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'' of Cittareale in the region of

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, Italy.

Priestly ministry

In 1960, Moretti entered the Pontifical Roman Minor Seminary from which he graduated in 1968. He was ordained a priest at the

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on 30 November 1974 by Cardinal Ugo Poletti. He then received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the

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and a licentiate in moral theology from the

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. From 1974 to 1978, he was Assistant to the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary. From 1976 to 1980, he taught moral theology at the St. Bonaventure Theological Faculty at the Regina Mundi Institute. Between 1978 and 1983, he was parochial vicar in the Parish of St. Lucia.

Episcopal ministry

On 3 July 1998,

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appointed Moretti Titular Bishop of Mopta, granting him the position of prelate secretary of the

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and appointing him an

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of Rome for the central sector of the diocese. He was consecrated a bishop in the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran on 12 September 1998 by Cardinal

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. From 17 October 2003, he held the position of

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of Rome and in 2004, he assumed the role of auxiliary bishop for the eastern sector of the diocese. Moretti also held the position of ecclesiastical assistant to ''Pius Sodalizio dei Piceni'', was a member of the committee for the foundation of religion and worship of called ''Istituto Guido and Bice Schillaci Ventura'', was on the council for economic affairs of the

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, was the episcopal president of the family and life commission of the Lazio Episcopal Conference, was a member of the family and life commission of the

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, and was the national ecclesiastical assistant to UNITALSI. On 10 June 2010, he was appointed Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. Additionally, he took the title ''ex officio'' of

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of the

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References

External links

Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno

Diocese of Rome
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Luigi Living people 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Archbishops of Salerno 1949 births People from the Province of Rieti Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II Pontifical Lateran University alumni Pontifical Roman Seminary alumni