// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Marco Valenti? A valent guy, naturally.
Marco Valenti | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Rome | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Diocese | Rome |
| Appointed | 25 February 2026 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Arpi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 April 1986 by Ugo Poletti |
| Consecration | 2 May 2026 by Pope Leo XIV, Baldassare Reina and Angelo De Donatis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1961 Cantalupo in Sabina, Italy |
| Alma mater | Almo Collegio Capranica, Pontifical Lateran University, Pontifical Alphonsian Academy |
| Motto | Sicut olive fructifera (Latin for 'Like a faithful olive tree') |
| Coat of arms |  |
Marco Valenti (born 28 February 1961) is an Italian Catholic prelate serving as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and Titular Bishop of Arpi since 2026.
Biography
[edit]Early years and priesthood
[edit]Valenti was born in Cantalupo in Sabina, Province of Rieti, on 28 February 1961. He attended the Pontifical Roman Minor Seminary and then the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and a bachelor's degree in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He then earned a licentiate in Theology and a bachelor's degree in Art History from the Faculty of Letters at Sapienza University of Rome and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rome on 26 April 1986 at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome by Cardinal Ugo Poletti.[1][2]
Following his ordination, he served in various pastoral and administrative capacities within the Vicariate of Rome. He was a parish vicar of Santa Maria Goretti since 1986 until 1989; parish vicar of Santa Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi since 1990 until 1994; parish vicar of the Gran Madre di Dio since 1994 until 1996; parish priest of San Giuseppe Artigiano since 1996 until 2010; parish priest of San Saturnino since 2010 until 2024. Since 2024 until 2026 he was a parish priest of the Transfiguration parish.[1]
Episcopate
[edit]On 25 February 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed him as an Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, assigning him the titular see of Arpi.[1][3]
Simultaneously with his appointment, the Pope issued a special pontifical decree reorganizing the internal territorial boundaries and management of the sectors of the Diocese of Rome. Under this new structural configuration, Valenti was formally assigned pastoral responsibility over the Northern Sector (Settore Nord) of the diocese.[2][4] He received his episcopal consecration on 2 May 2026 at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran by Pope Leo XIV as a principal consecrator, with Cardinal Baldassare Reina and Cardinal Angelo De Donatis as co-consecrators.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Rinunce e nomine, 25.02.2026" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "S. E. Mons. Marco Valenti" (in Italian). Diocese of Rome. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Bishop Marco Valenti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Decreto del Santo Padre sui Settori della Diocesi di Roma" (PDF) (in Italian). Diocese of Rome. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Bishop Marco Valenti at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
- Living people
- 1961 births
- People from the Province of Rieti
- Pontifical Roman Seminary alumni
- Pontifical Lateran University alumni
- Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
- Sapienza University of Rome alumni
- 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Italian Roman Catholic bishops
- Bishops appointed by Pope Leo XIV