Giampaolo Crepaldi

Giampaolo Crepaldi (born 29 September 1947) is a retired archbishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Trieste from 4 October 2009 until 23 April 2023. He previously served as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

His Excellency Giampaolo Crepaldi
Archbishop of Trieste
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Trieste
Appointed	4 October 2009
Term ended	23 April 2023
Predecessor	Eugenio Ravignani
Successor	Enrico Trevisi
Previous post(s)	Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1994-2001) Titular bishop of Bisarcio (2001-2009) Secretary of Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (2001-2009)
Orders
Ordination	17 luglio 1971 by Giovanni Mocellini
Consecration	19 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born	29 September 1947 Pettorazza Grimani
Motto	Fructus iustitiæ in pace
Coat of arms

Styles of Giampaolo Crepaldi
Reference style	His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Ordination history of Giampaolo Crepaldi
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Giovanni Mocellini Date 17 July 1971 Place Church of Saint Leonard, Villadose Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Pope John Paul II Co-consecrators Angelo Sodano, Giovanni Battista Re Date 19 March 2001 Place Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Early life

Crepaldi was born in Pettorazza Grimani, Rovigo. He was ordained on 17 July 1971 in the parish of Villadose. He conducted his pastoral ministry as a curate in the parish of Villanova del Ghebbo and Castelmassa.

Professor

In 1975 he obtained his degree in philosophy from the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the State University of Bologna and in 1977 the Diploma of Specialization in Philosophy at the University of Padua. In 1981 he obtained a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Urban University and, in 1989, a Licentiate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Lateran University. He was a Professor of Pastoral Company at Pontifical Lateran University.

Pastoral work

In 1977 he received the post of Episcopal Delegate for the Pastoral Care and Social Director of the Diocesan Center for Vocational Training and in 1985 he was appointed parish priest of Cambio. In 1986, he perform ministry at the Conference of Catholic Bishops as a Director of the Episcopal Social Problems and Work.

Curial duties

In 1994 he entered the service of the Holy See where he held the post of Under-Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. On 3 March 2001, he was appointed Secretary and Titular Bishop of Bisarcio. He became a Member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.

Teacher

In 2003, he founded the International Center "Cardinal Van Thuan" on the Social Doctrine of the Church, of which he is President. He published books, mainly on themes of Church social doctrine. In 2003 he founded the International Center "Cardinal Van Thuan" on the Social Doctrine of the Church, of which he is President.

Bishop

He was consecrated bishop by John Paul II on 19 March 2001. Bishop Crepaldi was appointed Bishop of Trieste with the title of Archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 July 2009. He was installed in Trieste on 4 October 2009.

He resigned from his position after reaching 75, as canon law prescribes. Pope Francis accepted his resignation and appointed him to be apostolic administrator of the Diocese, until a new bishop was appointed. He left that position on 23 April 2023, when Enrico Trevisi became the new Bishop of Trieste.

Views

Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi stated that African farmers be allowed to use new biotechnology, including genetically modified organisms, to help lift their continent out of poverty.