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Francesco Camaldo | |
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| Prelate of Honor of His Holiness | |
| Successor | Enrico Vigano |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 June 1976 by Ugo Poletti, Italy |
| Rank | Prelate of Honor of His Holiness |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1952 |
| Occupation | Secretary at the Vatican, Official of the Vicariate of Rome at the Vatican, Assistant pastor at the Vatican |
| Motto | Mater Mea Fiducia Mea |
| Coat of arms |  |
Francesco Camaldo (born 24 October 1952) is an Italian priest of the Catholic Church. [1]
Camaldo was born on 24 October 1952 in Lagonegro, Italy.
After high school, Camaldo was a student in the Roman Seminary and later was ordained priest on 26 June 1976 by Cardinal Vicar Ugo Poletti, Francesco Camaldo also was vicar of the parish of St. Mary of Consolation, Casalbertone in Rome (1976-1990)
Bachelor of Philosophy and Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University, Bachelor of Spiritual Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Bachelor and Doctor in Sacred Liturgy at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute of San Anselmo.
The charges that were assigned as follows:
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Vicar General of His Holiness for the city of Rome, appointed Mons. Camaldo:
Dean of Pontifical Ceremonies
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