Fabio Fabene
| His Excellency Fabio Fabene | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Aquipendium | |
 Fabene on 30 May 2014. | |
| Appointed | 8 April 2014 |
| Predecessor | Pietro Parolin |
| Other posts | Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
26 May 1984 by Luigi Boccadoro |
| Consecration |
30 May 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Fabio Fabene |
| Born |
12 March 1959 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Motto | In communione gaudium' ("In the communion of joy") |
| Coat of arms |
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Fabio Fabene (born 12 March 1959) is the current Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops since his appointment on 8 February 2014 by Pope Francis. He was raised to the rank of bishop on 30 May 2014 pending consecration by the pope himself at the Vatican.
Biography
Early life
Fabene studied at the minor seminary in the diocese of Montefiascone. He went on to complete his studies in theology at the Pontifical Regional Seminary in Viterbo and was ordained a priest for the diocese of Montefiascone on 26 May 1984. He was sent to Rome where he earned a doctorate in Canon law (JCD) from the Pontifical Lateran University.[1]
Priesthood and career
He did pastoral work in the diocese and was later appointed chancellor, serving from 1984 until 1998. After this appointment, he taught canon law. Since 1 January 1998 he entered the service of the Roman Curia serving in the Congregation for Bishops where he went on to become head of office in 2010.[2] Since 1996 he worked as a judge in the marriage tribunal of Lazio for Diocese of Rome.
| Ordination history of Fabio Fabene | |
|---|---|
Priestly ordination | |
| Ordained by | Luigi Boccadoro |
| Date of ordination | 26 May 1984 |
Episcopal consecration | |
| Principal consecrator | Pope Francis |
| Date of consecration | 30 May 2014 |
| Place of consecration | Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| Styles of Fabio Fabene | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
He was appointed Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops on 8 February 2014 by Pope Francis, Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re and Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri.
He was elevated to the episcopate by Francis as Titular Bishop of Aquipendium on 8 April and was consecrated on 30 May 2014.[3]
Other
Fabene serves as the postulator in the cause of canonization of the late Venerable Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo (1640-1706).