Vittorio Francesco Viola

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Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. (born 4 October 1965) is an Italian Catholic prelate who currently serves as the Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vicar General for the Vatican City State since 2026. He previously served as secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2021 to 2026. A member of the Order of Friars Minor, he was Bishop of Tortona from 2014 to 2021. Viola's education specialized in liturgy; he has taught sacred liturgy at several institutions, managed the liturgy office of the Ecclesiastical Region of Umbria for almost two decades, and served as a member of the Italian Bishops Conference's commission for liturgy.

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