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Episcopal consecration
De Donatis was admitted as a knight to the Equestrian Order
of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in 1989. On 10 April Principal Pope Francis
1990, he was appointed a Chaplain of His Holiness, consecrator
receiving the title of monsignor.[6] In 2017 he was a spiritual Co-consecrators Agostino Vallini,
assistant to the Don Andrea Santoro Association, which
Beniamino Stella
marks the anniversary of the assassination in Turkey in 2006
of Andrea Santoro, an Italian priest and seminary classmate Date of consecration 9 November 2015
of De Donatis.[7] De Donatis has maintained a connection Place of consecration Archbasilica of St. John
with his hometown by leading spiritual exercises annually Lateran, Rome
during the summer at the Crypt of the Crucifix in
Casarano.[8]
He was among seven Roman priests chosen by Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu to eat lunch with Pope
Francis after the chrism mass in 2013, just two weeks after the Pope's election.[9] In October 2013, Pope
Francis, who had met De Donatis only once at that lunch, chose him to preach the 2014 Lenten spiritual
exercises of the Roman Curia, an assignment that for fifty years had been given to a cardinal or well known
theologian.[9][2]
Episcopal ministry
Coat of arms
Blazon
Tierced inverted pall: in the first, red division of the field is contained a
winged lion with a halo, with the head front-facing, while crouching and
holding with its front legs in front of its chest a golden book bearing in
black, capital letters PAX TIBI MARCE in four rows on the first side, and
EVANGELISTA MEUS in four rows on the second side. In the second,
blue division is a charge of a silver umbraculum. In the third, silver
division is a branch with an open pomegranate. A gothic patriarchal cross
is behind the shield and a galero, signifying De Donatis' archepiscopal
status.[23]
Before being appointed the Vicar General of Rome, De Donatis' coat of Angelo De Donatis' coat of arms
arms as auxiliary bishop was divided into red and silver fields, without the
umbraculum on the blue field.[24]
Episcopal motto
The words of De Donatis' Latin episcopal motto, nihil caritate dulcius, ("nothing is
sweeter than love" in English) are taken from St. Ambrose's De officiis
ministrorum (in English: On the Duties of the Clergy): "Be among you the peace
that surpasses all feeling. Love one another. Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing
more pleasing than peace."[24]
De Donatis' former coat
Interpretation of arms
The lion of St. Mark the Evangelist, chosen in honor of the saint to whom is
dedicated the parish he led before being appointed a bishop, stands on red, which is the color of love and blood.
The umbraculum, the symbol of the Bishop of Rome, is over a blue background, representing the detachment
from earthly values and the ascent of the soul to God. At the bottom is a pomegranate, the symbol of the
Passion of Christ, on a background of silver, which symbolizes the purity of the Virgin Mary to whom De
Donatis entrusts his episcopal ministry.[24]
See also
Catholic Church in Italy
Cardinal Vicar
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nard-Gallipoli
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mottola
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
Notes
a. In 1558 Pope Paul IV decreed that the Vicar General of Rome is always a cardinal or is made a cardinal
soon after being appointed.[18] De Donatis was not created a cardinal at the consistory that followed the
announcement of his appointment as Vicar by a month, and Vatican observers disagreed as to whether he
would be made a cardinal at the next consistory. A source close to Pope Francis said: "Tout comme le
pape a cr cardinal un vque auxiliaire qui continuera l'tre, cela correspond bien la volont de
Franois de bien sparer, d'un ct, le rle pastoral de l'vque et, de l'autre, la charge cardinalice au
service de l'glise universelle." ["Just as the pope made an auxiliary bishop a cardinal while remaining an
auxiliary, that suits his desire to distinguish the bishop's pastoral role on the one hand from a cardinal's
responsibility for service to the universal church."][19] Other reports predicted De Donatis would be
made a cardinal: "A decree instituted by Pope Paul IV in 1558 also holds that the Vicar of Rome must be
a cardinal. Since Pope Francis has already named him as an archbishop, it's likely Donatis could be added
to the list of 5 prelates who will get a red hat during the June 28 consistory."[20][21]
References
External links
Vicariate of Rome website
"Archbishop Angelo De Donatis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
De Donatis, Angelo. Nulla pi dolce dell'amore. Paoline Editoriale Libri, 2016. ISBN 9788831548205
Catholic Church titles
TITULAR
Preceded by
Bishop of Mottola
Bernard Joseph McLaughlin
2015present
Vicar General of His Holiness for the
Diocese of Rome
2017present
Incumbent
Archpriest of the Archbasilica of St. John
Preceded by
Lateran
Agostino Vallini
2017present
Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran
University
2017present