Mario Pezzi (born Gottolengo, 19 September 1941) is an Italian Catholic priest, theologian and catechist. He is one of leading names of the

Neocatechumenal Way The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW is a program in the Catholic Church. It is inspired by the catechumenate of the early Catholic Church where converts from paganism were prepared for baptism through a process ...

, with

Kiko Argüello Francisco José Gómez de Argüello y Wirtz (born January 9, 1939) is a Spanish artist and, together with Carmen Hernández and Father Mario Pezzi, an initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way. Early life Argüello was born in León, he studied f ...

and

Carmen Hernández María del Carmen Hernández Barrera (24 November 1930 in Ólvega – 19 July 2016 in Madrid) was a Spanish Catholic catechist and the co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way. Her cause for canonization has been initiated. Biography Carmen Hernán ...

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He entered the

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seminary in 1951, aged 10 years old. He was ordained a priest on 18 March 1969. He joined the

in 1970, becoming a priest of their International Responsible Team the following year. He first met

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in 1979, together with the two founders of the

. His work is to present a theological-pastoral view inside the NCW, where he is the leading priest. Every year he carries out the work of collating texts from the Magisterium and Tradition of the Church to help the catechists and members of the NCW. His work is presented each year at the beginning of the catechesis of the NCW courses.

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1941 births Living people 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests Neocatechumenal Way {{Italy-RC-clergy-stub

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