# Giuseppe Petrocchi

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Italian Catholic prelate (born 1948)

His Eminence Giuseppe Petrocchi Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of L'Aquila Petrocchi in 2018 Church Catholic Church Archdiocese L'Aquila See L'Aquila Appointed 8 June 2013 Term ended 1 August 2024 Predecessor Giuseppe Molinari Successor Antonio D'Angelo Other post Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (2018–) Previous post Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno (1998–2013) Orders Ordination 14 September 1973 by Marcello Morgante Consecration 20 September 1998 by Silvano Montevecchi Created cardinal 28 June 2018 by Pope Francis Rank Cardinal-Priest Personal details Born Giuseppe Petrocchi (1948-08-19) 19 August 1948 (age 77) Ascoli Piceno, Italy Alma mater Pontifical Roman Major Seminary Pontifical Lateran University Sapienza University of Rome University of Macerata Motto Ante omnia caritas (Above all, love) Coat of arms

**Giuseppe Petrocchi** (born 19 August 1948) is an [Italian Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church_in_Italy) prelate who served as [Archbishop of L'Aquila](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_L'Aquila) from 2013 to 2024. [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) made him a [cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)) on 28 June 2018.

## Life

Giuseppe Petrocchi was born on 19 August 1948 in [Ascoli Piceno](/source/Ascoli_Piceno).

Petrocchi commenced his ecclesial studies in his [home diocese](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ascoli_Piceno) on 4 October 1965 where he finished his high school education before being sent to the [Pontifico Seminario Romano Maggiore](/source/Pontifical_Roman_Major_Seminary) in September 1967. He completed his studies at [the Lateran](/source/Pontifical_Lateran_University) where he obtained a [bachelor's degree](/source/Bachelor's_degree) before pursuing further studies at [Sapienza University of Rome](/source/Sapienza_University_of_Rome) and at the [University of Macerata](/source/University_of_Macerata).

He was [ordained](/source/Ordination_in_the_Catholic_Church) to the [priesthood](/source/Priesthood_in_the_Catholic_Church) on 14 September 1973 in the church of San Pietro Martire and began work as a teacher and pastor.[1] [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) appointed him [Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno) on 27 June 1998 and he received [episcopal consecration](/source/Episcopal_consecration) the following 20 September in [Ascoli Piceno](/source/Ascoli_Piceno) from Bishop [Silvano Montevecchi](/source/Silvano_Montevecchi), the [co-consecrators](/source/Co-consecrators) being Bishops [Domenico Pecile](/source/Domenico_Pecile) and [Marcello Morgante](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcello_Morgante&action=edit&redlink=1).[1] He took possession of his diocese on 18 October.

He was appointed [Archbishop of L'Aquila](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_L'Aquila) on 8 June 2013, took possession the following month,[2] and received the [pallium](/source/Pallium) from the Pope on 29 June 2013 in [Saint Peter's Basilica](/source/Saint_Peter's_Basilica). On 28 June 2018 [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) made Archbishop Petrocchi a [cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)), assigning him the titular church of [San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini](/source/San_Giovanni_Battista_dei_Fiorentini).[3]

On 22 September 2018 Petrocchi was appointed a member of the [Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State](/source/Pontifical_Commission_for_Vatican_City_State),[4] of the [Congregation for Catholic Education](/source/Congregation_for_Catholic_Education) on 6 October 2018,[5] and of the [Congregation for the Causes of Saints](/source/Congregation_for_the_Causes_of_Saints) on 27 April 2019.[6] In April 2020 he was appointed to head a [second commission](/source/Study_Commission_on_the_Women's_Diaconate) that was to study the question of the ordination of women to the diaconate.[7][8]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation as archbishop on 1 August 2024.[9]

He participated as a [cardinal elector](/source/Cardinal_electors_in_the_2025_papal_conclave) in the [2025 papal conclave](/source/2025_papal_conclave) that elected [Pope Leo XIV](/source/Pope_Leo_XIV).[10]

## See also

- [Cardinals created by Francis](/source/Cardinals_created_by_Francis)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pr20180520_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pr20180520_1-1) ["Annuncio di Concistoro il 29 giugno per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali, 20.05.2018"](http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/05/20/0374/00807.html) (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Rinunce e Nomine, 08.06.2013"](http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/06/08/0365/00826.html) (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 28.06.2018"](http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/06/28/0495/01091.html) (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Rinunce e nomine, 22.09.2018"](http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/09/22/0674/01469.html) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rinunce e nomine, 06.10.2018"](http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/10/06/0729/01545.html) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Resignations and Appointments, 27.04.2019"](http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/04/27/190427c.html) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Winfield, Nicole (8 April 2020). ["Pope creates new expert commission to study women deacons"](https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2020/04/pope-creates-new-expert-commission-to-study-women-deacons/). *Crux*. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Istitution of a new Study Commission on the female diaconate, 08.04.2020"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/04/08/200408b.html) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Rinunce e nomine, 01.08.2024"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/08/01/0594/01211.html) (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Cardinal Electors"](https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 6 May 2025. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250506193115/https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/scardc3.html) from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

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