Angelo Gugel

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Angelo Gugel (27 April 1935 – 15 January 2026) was an Italian papal assistant.[1]

Biography

Gugel was born in Miane, Italy on 27 April 1935. He was a Maggiordomo (Chamberlain) for Pope John Paul I, Pope John Paul II, and the beginning of Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate.[2][3]

Gugel died on 15 January 2026 in Rome, at the age of 90.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.""I was the butler of three Popes, let me tell you about Wojtyla's miracle ˮ". La Stampa (in Italian). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. 2.Seewald, Peter (11 November 2021). Benedict XVI: A Life Volume Two: Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus 1966–The Present. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4729-7925-4.
  3. 3.Pope John Paul II's American Journey, 1987: The visit. American-Polish Documentation Studio. 1987.
  4. 4."Angelo Gugel, private attendant to three Popes, dies aged 90 - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  5. 5."È morto Angelo Gugel Aiutante di camera di tre Papi". www.osservatoreromano.va (in Italian). 16 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.