Raffaella Petrini (born 15 January 1969) is an Italian religious sister of the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist and a Roman Curia official.
Raffaella Petrini
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| Born | (1969-01-15) January 15, 1969 (age 55)
Rome, Italy
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| Religion | Catholic |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli |
| Known for | Doctor from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Professor at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
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| Institute | Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (FSE) |
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| Previous post | Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples |
| Present post | Secretary General of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State#Governorate of Vatican City State |
She was born in Rome on 15 January 1969[1] and graduated with a degree in Political Science from the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli of Rome. She received a doctorate from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), where she was later appointed professor of Welfare Economics and Sociology of Economic Processes.[2][3] She also studied organizational behavior at the University of Hartford (Connecticut), receiving a masters degree in 2001.[4]
From 2005 to 2021 she has worked on the staff of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.[2]
On 4 November 2021, Pope Francis appointed her to be the first woman to hold the office of Secretary General of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.[5] He noted that since she held the number two position in the governorship of Vatican City, Petrini had become the highest-ranking woman in the world's smallest state.[6]
On 13 July 2022, Pope Francis appointed women as members of the Dicastery for Bishops for the first time, two religious sisters and one consecrated virgin: Raffaella Petrini, Yvonne Reungoat, and María Lía Zervino.[7][8]
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