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Raffaella Petrini
Personal
Born (1969-01-15) January 15, 1969 (age 55)
Rome, Italy
ReligionCatholic
NationalityItalian
EducationLibera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli
Known forDoctor from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Professor at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Organization
InstituteFranciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (F.S.E)
Senior posting
Previous postMember of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Present postSecretary General of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State#Governorate of Vatican City State

Raffaella Petrini (born 15 January 1969)[1] is an Italian Franciscan nun and Roman Curia official.

She was born in Rome on 15 January 1969 and graduated in Political Science from the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli of Rome and D. from Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, where she is also a professor of Welfare Economics and Sociology of Economic Processes[2][3]

Since 2005 she is member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[2]

On 4 November 2021, Pope Francis appointed her to be the first woman to hold the office of Secretary General of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State[4]position that can be assimilated to that of a deputy mayor of Vatican City, under the leadership of Fernando Vérgez Alzaga.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sr Raffaella Petrini appointed Secretary General of Vatican Governorate". Vatican News. 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Vaticano, per la prima volta una suora nominata segretario del Governatorato". la Repubblica. 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Verdú, Daniel (4 November 2021). "El Papa nombra a una mujer como 'número dos' del Gobierno del Vaticano". El País.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 04.11.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.