Private Secretary to the Pope is an official of the Roman Curia that serves the Pope. The current Private Secretary is Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, appointed by Pope Leo XIV.[1] Since September 2025, he has been supported by Father Marco Billeri as second private secretary.[2]
List of private secretaries to the Pope
| Number | Secretary | Pope | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Bressani | Pius X | 1903–1914 |
| 2 | Attilio Bianchi | Benedict XV | 1914–1917 |
| 3 | Carlo Confalonieri | Pius XI | 1922–1939 |
| 4 | Robert Leiber, SJ | Pius XII | 1939–1958 |
| 5 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | John XXIII | 1958–1963 |
| 6 | Pasquale Macchi | Paul VI | 1963–1978 |
| 7 | Diego Lorenzi, F.D.P. | John Paul I | 1978 |
| 8 | Stanisław Dziwisz | John Paul II | 1978–2005 |
| 9 | Georg Gänswein[3] | Benedict XVI | 2005–2013 |
| 10 | Alfred Xuereb[4] | Francis | 2013–2014 |
| 11 | Fabián Pedacchio[4] | 2014–2019 | |
| 12 | Gonzalo Aemilius, S.J.[5] | 2020–2023 | |
| 13 | Daniel Pellizzon[6] | 2023–2025 | |
| 14 | Juan Cruz Villalón[7][8] | 2020–2025 | |
| 14 | Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga[1] | Leo XIV | 2025–present |
List of second private secretaries to the Pope
| N.º | Secretary | Pope | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Magee, S.P.S. | Paul VI | 1970–1982 |
| John Paul I | |||
| John Paul II | |||
| 2 | Emery Kabongo Kanundowi | 1982–1987 | |
| 3 | Vincent Trần Ngọc Thụ | 1988–1996 | |
| 4 | Mieczysław Mokrzycki | 1996–2007 | |
| Benedict XVI | |||
| 5 | Alfred Xuereb | 2007–2013 | |
| 6 | Fabián Pedacchio Leaniz[4] | Francis | 2013–2014 |
| 7 | Yoannis Lahzi Gaid[4] | 2014–2020 | |
| 8 | Fabio Salerno[9] | 2020–2025 | |
| 9 | Marco Billeri[2] | Leo XIV | 2025–present |
References
- 1.[1.2]Provincias, Las. "Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, chi è l'uomo-ombra di Prevost dal Perù a Roma: sarà segretario particolare di Papa Leone XIV". www.open.online (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- 2.[2.2]Mancini, Marco (2025-09-27). "Pope Leo XIV appoints new personal secretary". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- 3.Provincias, Las. "Gänswein, el fiel secretario que le seguirá en su retiro". lasprovincias.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4]"AICA: Un argentino al frente de la secretaría personal del Papa". aica.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 5."Padre Gonzalo Aemilius es el nuevo secretario particular del Papa - Vatican News". vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- 6."El sacerdote argentino Daniel Pellizzon, nuevo secretario del papa Francisco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- 7."Quién estuvo al lado del Papa Francisco hasta el final: los tres sacerdotes secretarios, las monjas y el enfermero que le había "salvado la vida"". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- 8."La «familia» que cuidó del Papa en sus últimos días". La Razón (in Spanish). 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- 9."Don Fabio Salerno nuevo secretario del Papa tras concluir su servicio p. Gaid - Vatican News". vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.