Diego Giovanni Ravelli

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Monsignor

Diego Giovanni Ravelli
Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations
Diego Giovanni Ravelli 1 (cropped).jpg
Diego Giovanni Ravelli, 2015.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed11 October 2021
PredecessorGuido Marini
Orders
Ordination15 June 1991
by Alessandro Maggiolini
Personal details
Birth nameDiego Giovanni Ravelli
Born (1965-11-01) 1 November 1965 (age 56)
Lazzate, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater

Diego Giovanni Ravelli (born 1 November 1965) is an Italian priest of the Catholic Church who has worked for the papal household since 1998 and now serves as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations and head of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir.

Biography[]

Diego Giovanni Ravelli was born on 1 November 1965 in Lazzate. He was ordained a priest for the Public Clerical Association Priests of Jesus Crucified in 1991 and then incardinated in the diocese of Velletri-Segni.[1]

In 2000 he obtained a diploma in pedagogical methodology from the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. He earned a doctorate in sacred liturgy at the Liturgical Institute of the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in 2010.[1]

He joined the Office of Papal Charities in 1998 and was named head of that office on 12 October 2003[2][3] and served in that post until October 2021.[1] He directed the new annual lottery that raised funds for papal charities by raffling off gifts received by the pope.[4] He was also chaplain at a spiritual center and assisted at a local parish in Rome.[5]

He worked at the same time for the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, where he was an Assistant Master of Ceremonies. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him a Papal Master of Ceremonies on 25 February 2006,[6] renewing that appointment in 2011.[2] On 11 October 2021, Pope Francis named him Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations and head of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir.[1]

In 2012 he published his academic research, a historical study of the celebration of the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter in the Vatican basilica.[5]

In December 2017, his home town of Lazzate awarded him its highest honor, the Pila d'Oro.[5]

Writings[]

  • La solennità della cattedra di San Pietro nella Basilica Vaticana: Storia e formulario della Messa (in Italian). Florence: Libreria Studio Bosazzi. 2012. ISBN 978-8873671640. "a manual with a detailed historical component"[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Resignations and Appointments, 11.10.2021" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "La carità del Papa nelle mani di un sacerdote di Lazzate". Il Notiziario (in Italian). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.10.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 October 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Beltrán, José (11 October 2021). "El Papa estrena ceremoniero: Diego Giovanni Ravelli, el liturgista de los pobres". Vida Nueva Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Giudice, Sara (1 January 2018). "Lazzate, la Pila d'oro a monsignor Diego Giovanni Ravelli". Il Saronno (in Italian). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.02.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2021.


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations
2021 – present 		Incumbent
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