Pierbattista Pizzaballa

The Most Reverend Monsignor
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.
Archbishop of Verbe
Pierbattista Pizzaballa on the day of his episcopal consecration (2016).
Church Catholic Church
Appointed 24 June 2016
Predecessor Teodoro Mendes Tavares
Other posts Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem
Pro-Grand Prior of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Orders
Ordination 15 September 1990
by Cardinal Giacomo Biffi
Consecration 10 September 2016
by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri
Personal details
Born (1965-04-21) April 21, 1965
Cologno al Serio, Italy
Previous post Custos of the Holy Land (2004–2016)
Motto Sufficit tibi gratia mea
("My grace is sufficient for you")
Coat of arms

Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. (born 21 April 1965 in Cologno al Serio, Italy) is a titular Archbishop of Verbe, and Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem.

Pizzaballa has a reputation for personal integrity and simplicity that he earned during his pastoral care of Hebrew-speakers around Jerusalem.[1]

Early life and education

Pierbattista Pizzaballa was born in Cologno al Serio, Bergamo on 21 April 1965, son of Pietro and Maria Maddalena Tadini.[2]

He attended minor seminary in Rimini. In September 1986 he entered the seminary of the friars minor of Emilia Romagna and was ordained a priest on September 15, 1990, in the Cathedral of Bologna by Cardinal Giacomo Biffi.[3]

He obtained his diploma in classical studies at the Archiepiscopal Seminary of Ferrara.[4]

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Theology at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome.

He earned his Licenciate Degree in Biblical Theology at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem in 1993.

Besides his native Italian, Pizzaballa speaks Hebrew, English, and Arabic.[4][1]

Presbyterate

After completing his postgraduate studies, he taught Biblical Hebrew at the Franciscan Faculty of Biblical and archaeological sciences in Jerusalem, was responsible for the publication of the Roman Missal in Hebrew in 1995, and translated liturgical texts in Hebrew.[4]

He entered service at the Custody of the Holy Land in July 1999 and was responsible for the pastoral care of Hebrew-speaking Catholics. In May 2001, he was appointed Superior of the Convent of Saints Simeon and Anna in Jerusalem. From 2005 until 2008 he served Patriarchal Vicar.[5]

He is a member of Board of Directors of Caritas Jerusalem.[6]

In May 2004 he was elected Custos of the Holy Land for a period of six years, re-elected in March 2010 for a mandate of three years and reconfirmed for a further three-year period in 2013.

In 2008 he was appointed a Consultor in the Commission for relations with Judaism of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

In June 2014 Pope Francis entrusted Pizzaballa with organizing the peace prayer in the Vatican gardens, which brought together a President of Israel Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Episcopate

On 24 June 2016, Pope Francis nominated him Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and elevated him to the dignity of Archbishop with a titular see of Verbe. On 10 September 2016, he was consecrated Bishop by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Archbishop Fouad Twal, and Bishop Francesco Beschi, in the Bergamo Cathedral, Italy.[7]

In 2016 Pizzaballa joined the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and became its Pro Grand Prior.[8][9] In May 2017 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Distinctions

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giovanni Battistelli		 Custode of the Holy Land
2004–2016		 Succeeded by
Francesco Patton
Preceded by
Teodoro Mendes Tavares		 Archbishop of Verbe
2016-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. 1 2 "Pope's potential masterstroke takes charge in the Holy Land". Crux. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Patriarch Twal hands over powers to Apostolic Administrator Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa". en.abouna.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Biography PBP - Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem". Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Very Rev. Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa OFM". www.custodia.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Pope Francis: Fr. Pizzaballa nominated as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem | AgenSIR". AgenSIR - Servizio Informazione Religiosa. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  6. ↑ "The Catholic Church Of The Holy Land » Caritas Jerusalem". catholicchurch-holyland.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  7. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  8. ↑ "The Grand Magisterium of the Order - Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  9. ↑ "The Grand Magisterium's autumn meeting" (PDF). Newsletter of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. N° 44, Fall 2016: 12.
  10. ↑ "The Order of Malta receives the Reverend Pizzaballa, Custos of the Holy Land". Order of Malta. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  11. ↑ web, Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi informatici- reparto. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". Quirinale. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  12. ↑ www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info, www.jp-newsgate.net &. "HIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM DECORATES THE FRANCISCAN CUSTOS OF THE HOLY LAND". www.jp-newsgate.net. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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