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Composition of the Committees

The page presents the composition of the committees of the Leone XIV Study Centre and of the Secretariat Staff, offering a clear and unified overview of the individuals who support the Centre’s scientific, cultural, and institutional mission.

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The scientific and organizational structure of the Leone XIV International Study Center is articulated through a series of committees and functions that collaborate in defining, evaluating, and implementing the Center’s cultural, academic, and institutional activities. Bringing their composition together on a single page makes it possible to highlight the network of expertise supporting the Center’s mission, offering readers a clear, transparent, and integrated view of the people involved.

The committees operate in constant dialogue with the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito and with the national and international academic and cultural world, ensuring scientific quality, strong local engagement, and openness to global perspectives.

Alongside the committees, the Secretariat Staff ensures the administrative, organizational, IT, and communication coordination of the Center, supporting daily activities and facilitating relations between the governing bodies and the scientific community.

  • Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
  • Honorary Committee
  • Scientific Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • External Relations Committee
  • Secretariat

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) plays a central role in the organisation, operational coordination, and implementation of the activities of the International Study Centre Leone XIV ETS.
Pagano Giuseppe

Pagano Giuseppe ✦

Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito

Bacci Giulia

Bacci Giulia

A Minimo Incipe

Bussino Severino

Bussino Severino

Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito

Cabrera Montero Juan Antonio

Cabrera Montero Juan Antonio

Pontificium Institutum Patristicum

De Michieli Luciano

De Michieli Luciano

Order of Saint Augustine

Di Prinzio Kevin

Di Prinzio Kevin

Order of Saint Augustine

Todeschini Albino

Todeschini Albino

A Minimo Incipe

Zini Marco

Zini Marco

A Minimo Incipe

Honorary Committee

The Honorary Committee brings together distinguished figures from the academic, ecclesial, and cultural spheres who lend their symbolic support to the Centre.
Davakan Martin

Davakan Martin

Assistant General for Europe – Order of Saint Augustine

Donohue Peter

Donohue Peter

Villanova University President

Farrell Joseph

Farrell Joseph

Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine

Funaro Sara

Funaro Sara

Mayor of Florence

Gambelli Gherardo

Gambelli Gherardo

Archbishop of Florence

Giani Eugenio

Giani Eugenio

President of the Tuscany Region

Lojudice Augusto Paolo

Lojudice Augusto Paolo

Cardinal Archbishop of Siena – President of the Episcopal Conference of Tuscany

Moral Antón Alejandro

Moral Antón Alejandro

Emeritus Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine

Parolin Pietro

Parolin Pietro

Secretary of State of the Holy See

Pedicino Gabriele

Pedicino Gabriele

Provincial Prior of the Augustinian Province of Italy

Zuppi Matteo

Zuppi Matteo

Cardinal Archbishop of Bologna – President of the Italian Episcopal Conference

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee evaluates and guides research lines, study programmes, publications, and academic collaborations, ensuring methodological rigour and scientific relevance in the Centre's activities.
Pagano Giuseppe

Pagano Giuseppe ✦

Director

Cabrera Montero Juan Antonio

Cabrera Montero Juan Antonio

Pontificium Institutum Patristicum

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Priest of the Order of Saint Augustine. After completing studies in Library Science and Documentation in Madrid, he obtained a doctorate in Theology and Patristic Sciences under the supervision of Professors H. Drobner and M. Simonetti, focusing on the Christology of Julian of Toledo, at the Pontifical Patristic Institute Augustinianum in 2014. At the Augustinianum, he also served as librarian from 2005 to 2016, lecturer—first as adjunct and then as full professor—since 2009, vice president from 2016 to 2024, and president since 2024. He has taught at the Accademia Alfonsiana since 2021 and at the Pontifical Lateran University since 2024.
Cacciari Massimo

Cacciari Massimo

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan

Candido Dionisio

Candido Dionisio

University of Salzburg

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Dionisio Candido is an Italian biblical scholar and theologian specializing in Old Testament exegesis and textual criticism. He is Associate Professor of Old Testament at the University of Salzburg and visiting professor at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, while also teaching at the Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose “San Metodio” in Syracuse. He earned doctorates in Biblical Sciences from the Pontifical Biblical Institute and in Theology from the Pontifical Theological Faculty Marianum. His research focuses on the textual history of the Old Testament, particularly the Books of Esther and Judith, the Vetus Latina tradition, and Septuagint studies. He is author of numerous scholarly publications and actively collaborates with international biblical associations and the Italian Episcopal Conference.
Caruso Giuseppe

Caruso Giuseppe

Pontificium Institutum Patristicum

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Giuseppe Caruso is a priest of the Order of Saint Augustine and currently Prior of the Convent of Sant’Agostino in Palermo. Ordained in 1997, he graduated in Classical Studies from Roma Tre University and earned a doctorate in Theology and Patristic Sciences from the Patristic Institute Augustinianum, where he later served as President. A professor of Patrology, he is a member of the Association Internationale d’Études Patristiques and of the Pontificia Academia Latinitatis.
Casadei Marco

Casadei Marco

Higher Institute of Religious Sciences Alberto Marvelli of Rimini

Castellucci Erio

Castellucci Erio

Bishop of Modena and Carpi

Chabi Kolawole

Chabi Kolawole

Pontificium Institutum Patristicum

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Jean Serge Massoumou is an Augustinian friar of the Order of Saint Augustine from the Nigerian Province, born in Kilibo, Benin. After completing studies in linguistics at the University of Abomey-Calavi, he entered the Augustinian Order in 2008 and later earned a doctorate in Theology and Patristic Sciences from the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in 2017. Former librarian of the Augustinianum, where he also served as Assistant Professor, he has been Professor ordinarius since 2023, teaching courses on the thought of Saint Augustine. He also collaborates with the Accademia Alfonsiana and the Augustinian Institute of Makurdi in Nigeria, and serves on several international scientific committees. His research focuses particularly on Augustine’s preaching, Trinitarian theology, and the sacraments in the life of the Church.
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Clemens Michael

Clemens Michael

Augustinerkloster Würzburg

Czar Alvarez Manuel

Czar Alvarez Manuel

San Agustin Center of Studies Quezon City

Dianich Severino

Dianich Severino

Theological Faculty of Central Italy

Faggioli Massimo

Faggioli Massimo

Trinity College Dublin

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Massimo Faggioli is an Italian historian of Christianity and theologian specializing in contemporary Catholicism, the Second Vatican Council, ecclesiology, and the relationship between religion and politics. After graduating in Political Science from the University of Bologna and earning a PhD in Religious History from the University of Turin, he worked at the Fondazione per le scienze religiose Giovanni XXIII before moving to the United States in 2008. He taught at the University of St. Thomas and at Villanova University, and since 2025 has been Professor of Ecclesiology at the Trinity College Dublin. A prolific author translated into several languages, he collaborates with leading international journals and newspapers, including Commonweal and Il Regno, and is widely recognized as one of the foremost scholars of global Catholicism and Pope Francis’ pontificate.
Giunti Patrizia

Giunti Patrizia

University of Florence

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Patrizia Giunti has been President of the Fondazione Giorgio La Pira since 2022. She is Full Professor of Roman Law and Institutions of Roman Law at the University of Florence and also teaches at the Pontifical Lateran University. From 2015 to 2019 she directed the Department of Legal Sciences at the University of Florence. Her research focuses on family law, the status of women, and legal subjectivity in the ancient world. She has also edited numerous writings of the Italian statesman Giorgio La Pira.
Luque Teruel Andres

Luque Teruel Andres

University of Seville

Maiorelli Claudia

Maiorelli Claudia

St. Anthony Monastery, Pennabilli (RN), Italy

Mari Stefano Maria

Mari Stefano Maria

Roma Tre University

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Marin de San Martin Luis

Marin de San Martin Luis

Almoner of His Holiness

Mazzinghi Luca

Mazzinghi Luca

Pontifical Gregorian University

Morandini Simone

Morandini Simone

San Bernardino Institute for Ecumenical Studies, Venice

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Simone Morandini graduated in Physics in 1985 and later earned a doctorate in Ecumenical Theology. He is a scholar and lecturer specializing in ecumenism, environmental ethics, and the dialogue between science and theology. Since 2017 he has served as Vice-Dean of the “San Bernardino” Institute for Ecumenical Studies in Venice, where he teaches theology of creation, ecumenical dialogue, and ethics, and he also teaches at the Pontifical University Antonianum. Since 2022 he has been director of the theological journal CredereOggi. He is a member of several academic and ecclesial bodies, including the Italian Bishops’ Conference group on the Care of Creation and the SAE (Secretariat for Ecumenical Activities). A high school teacher of Mathematics and Physics since 1987, he is the author of numerous books and essays on ecology, theology, ethics, and interreligious dialogue.
Olandia Juan Manuel

Olandia Juan Manuel

Theological Institute of El Escorial, Madrid

Pagazzi Giovanni Cesare

Pagazzi Giovanni Cesare

Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church

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Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi is an Italian archbishop and theologian of the Diocese of Lodi. Educated at the Pontifical Gregorian University, he has taught systematic theology and served in several ecclesiastical academic institutions, including the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences. Appointed Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education by Pope Francis in 2022, he was named titular Archbishop of Belcastro in 2023 and since 2025 serves as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church. Author of numerous theological works, his research reflects a particular attention to spirituality, family, human relationships, and the theology of everyday life.
Pagliacci Donatella

Pagliacci Donatella

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Puliga Donatella

Puliga Donatella

University of Siena – ISSR Tuscany

Romano Francesco

Romano Francesco

Diocese of Florence

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Francesco Romano is a Florentine priest of the Order of Discalced Carmelites and Full Professor of Canon Law at the Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum. He earned his doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University and also teaches at the Theological Faculty of Central Italy. Within the Archdiocese of Florence he serves as Archbishop’s Delegate for the Causes of Saints and as judge of the diocesan tribunal, after many years of service at the Regional Etruscan Ecclesiastical Tribunal. Alongside his academic activity, he has long been engaged in pastoral ministry, particularly in the accompaniment of families, religious communities, and consecrated life.
Ronzani Rocco

Ronzani Rocco

Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Archive

Salvestrini Francesco

Salvestrini Francesco

University of Florence

Simonelli Cristina

Simonelli Cristina

San Zeno Theological Institute, Verona

Suppa Francesco

Suppa Francesco

Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa

Tarchi Elisabetta

Tarchi Elisabetta

Congregation of the Most Holy Annunciation of Rome

Turner Chesley

Turner Chesley

University of Seville

Vantini Lucia

Vantini Lucia

San Zeno Theological Institute, Verona

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee supports the Centre's financial planning and monitors the sustainability of its activities, resource management, and the pursuit of funding.
Calvani Lorenzo

Calvani Lorenzo ✦

Capecchi Riccardo

Capecchi Riccardo

Fernández Victor Santos

Fernández Victor Santos

Marazzi Lodovico

Marazzi Lodovico

Romano Francesco

Romano Francesco

External Relations Committee

The External Relations Committee of the Leone XIV Study Centre promotes and coordinates relations with academic institutions, cultural organisations, ecclesial bodies, foundations, and international organisations.
Bigalli Andrea

Bigalli Andrea ✦

Theological Faculty of Central Italy

Giovannoni Marco Pietro

Giovannoni Marco Pietro

Higher Institute of Religious Sciences of Tuscany

Iglesias Cumplido Alicia

Iglesias Cumplido Alicia

University of Seville

Quisenberry Christine

Quisenberry Christine

Villanova University

Secretariat

The Secretariat Staff provides operational support to the activities of the Leone XIV Study Centre, ensuring administrative, organisational, digital, and communication coordination.
Bacci Giulia

Bacci Giulia ✦

Secretary

Capaccioli Massimo

Capaccioli Massimo

A Minimo Incipe

Cimmino Ilaria

Cimmino Ilaria

A Minimo Incipe

Tirinnanzi Claudio

Tirinnanzi Claudio

A Minimo Incipe

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