Matteo Zuppi

The Most Reverend Matteo Maria Zuppi
Archbishop of Bologna
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bologna
Diocese	Bologna
Appointed	27 October 2015
Installed	12 December 2015
Predecessor	Carlo Caffarra
Orders
Ordination	9 May 1981 by Renato Spallanzani, Bishop of Palestrina
Consecration	14 April 2012 by Agostino Vallini
Personal details
Born	October 11, 1955 Rome
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Gaudium Domini fortitudo vestra (The joy of the Lord is your strength)
Coat of arms

Styles of Matteo Zuppi
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Matteo Maria Zuppi (born 11 October 1955) is an Italian prelate and the Archbishop of Bologna as of 12 December 2015.

Biography

He was born on 11 October 1955 in Rome. He studied at the seminary in Palestrina and earned his degree in theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. He earned a doctorate at the Sapienza University of Rome, writing his thesis in the history of Christianity.

He was ordained a priest on 9 May 1981.

He has worked with the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic lay association devoted to ecumenism and conflict resolution.^[1] He participated with several colleagues in negotiations that helped end the civil war in Mozambique in 1992^[2] and was made an honorary citizen of that country.^[3]

On 31 January 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named him an Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rome and titular bishop of Villa Nova. He was ordained a bishop on 14 April 2012 by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome. He was the auxiliary responsible for the city center, including the Trastevere neighborhood where Sant'Egidio is headquartered. There he has led efforts to improve care for the poor and the elderly and developed outreach programs for drug addicts and gypsies.^[3]

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Bologna on 27 October 2015.^[4]

Publications

• Zuppi, Matteo Maria (2010). La Confessione, il perdono per cambiare. Cinisello Balsamo: Edizioni San Paolo. ISBN 978-88-215-6821-3.
• Zuppi, Matteo Maria (2013). Guarire le malattie del cuore: itinerario quaresimale. Cinisello Balsamo: Edizioni San Paolo. ISBN 978-88-215-7649-2.

References

1. Mastrogiacomo, Daniele (14 October 2010). "Sant'Egidio, la piccola Onu romana ultima spiaggia di tante crisi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
2. Morier-Genoud, Eric (October 2003). "Sant'Egidio et la paix. Interviews de Don Matteo Zuppi & Ricardo Cannelli". Le Fait Missionnaire - Social sciences & missions (13): 119–145.
3. Allen Jr., John L. (27 October 2015). "Francis' Pastoral Revolution rolls on with two big picks in Italy". Crux. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
4. "Rinuncia dell'arcivescovo metropolita di Bologna (Italia) e nomina del successore". press.vatican.va. Vatican Press Office. Retrieved 27 October 2015.