Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Samuele Sangalli, hitherto secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and the new particular Churches, as adjunct secretary with the role of head of the administration of the aforementioned Dicastery, in the same Section.
Samuele Sangalli was born in Lecco (Italy) on 10 September 1967. He entered the seminary of the Archdiocese of Milan at the age of 14 and was ordained a priest on 8 June 1996 in the Archdiocese of Milan by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini.
He holds a degree in Educational Sciences from the University of Roma Tre; a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome; He also holds a canonical licentiate in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical Theological University and the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality "Teresianum" in Rome. He is an Official of the Dicastery for Bishops and Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Guido Carli Free International University of Social Studies in Rome. (Agenzia Fides, 1/10/2024)