Pope appoints Fr Zampini as
adjunct secretary for the Dicastery
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| Reverend Father Augusto Zampini (Cns) |
Pope Francis designates Argentinian priest, Fr Augusto
Zampini, as adjunct secretary in the Dicastery in which he was dedicated to the
fields of economic and finance, labor and social moments, indigenous
populations and peace.
By Vatican News
Yesterday, Wednesday, 8 April Pope Francis appointed
50-year-old Father Augusto Zampini to the position of adjunct secretary of the
Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development. In this position, he
will be a close collaborator to the Dicastery's Prefect, Cardinal Peter
Turkson. The Dicastery was created in 2016. It's purpose is to work with the Pope
in promoting the integral development of men and woman in the light of the
Gospel, fostering justice, peace, safeguarding creation. It also is concerned
with health issues, works of charity and migrants.
In an interview published two days ago, the Pope, risponding
to a question regarding how to live this Covid-19 crisis, said: "I’m
thinking of my responsibilities now, and what will come afterwards. What will
be my service as Bishop of Rome, as head of the church, in the
aftermath? That aftermath has already begun to be revealed as tragic and
painful, which is why we must be thinking about it now. The Vatican’s Dicastery
for the Promotion of Integral Human Development has been working on this, and
meeting with me.
Biography
Fr. Augusto Zampini-Davies, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
on 25 July 1969, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of San Isidro,
Province of Buenos Aires, on 22 October 2004 by Bishop Jorge
Casaretto.
Before entering the seminary, he studied law at the Catholic
University in Argentina (1987-1993), and worked as a lawyer at the Central Bank
of Argentina and at the international law firm Baker & McKenzie
(1993-1997).
As a priest, he served in different parishes and
institutions in Argentina and England, including Nuestra Señora de Fátima (Dique
Lujan, Tigre); Nuestra Señora de La Guardia (Florida, Vicente López); Santa
María del Camino (Bajo Boulogne); Nuestra Señora de Fátima (Olivos), St John
the Baptist (Bath), and Holy Apostles (London).
Trained as a moral theologian at the Colegio Maximo,
Universidad del Salvador (2004-6), he holds a Masters Degree in International
Development (University of Bath, 2009-10, Chevening Scholar), a Doctorate in
Theology (Roehampton University, London, 2010-14, Sacred Heart Scholar), and
has been a post-doctoral research fellow at Margaret Beaufort Institute,
University of Cambridge (2013-14, Cardinal Hume Scholar). His area of expertise
is moral theology, with a focus on economics and environmental ethics. He is an
Honorary Fellow at Durham University (UK), Roehampton University (London, UK)
and Stellenbosch University (South Africa), and has been lecturing since 2004
at different universities in Argentina and the UK.
When Pope Francis created the Dicastery for Promoting
Integral Human Development in 2016, Cardinal Turkson invited him to be the
Coordinator of Development and Faith, an area dealing with economics and
finance, labour and social movements, indigenous people and peace, and new
technologies. In 2018, Pope Francis appointed him as one of the experts/advisors
to the Synod of the Amazon in 2019.
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