Guido Marini (born 31 January 1965) is a Roman Catholic priest, currently serving as the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations. He was appointed to this post on 1 October 2007, replacing Piero Marini (no relation). He previously served as chief liturgist for the Archdiocese of Genoa.
Marini was ordained on 4 February 1989 by Cardinal Giovanni Canestri. He earned a doctorate in the psychology of communication in early 2007, in addition to a...
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Guido Marini (born 31 January 1965) is a Roman Catholic priest, currently serving as the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations. He was appointed to this post on 1 October 2007, replacing Piero Marini (no relation). He previously served as chief liturgist for the Archdiocese of Genoa.
Marini was ordained on 4 February 1989 by Cardinal Giovanni Canestri. He earned a doctorate in the psychology of communication in early 2007, in addition to an earlier JUD, a degree in both canon and civil law, from the Pontifical Lateran University
From 1988 to 2003 he served as secretary to the cardinal archbishops of Genoa Canestri (until 1995), Tettamanzi (until 2002) and Bertone.
Marini has received praise for returning traditional elements of the church's liturgical history to the papal Masses and other liturgical celebrations.
While his predecessor, Piero Marini, was raised to the episcopacy and eventually elevated to the rank of archbishop, this is not the norm for this post, as it is with...
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