Private Secretary to the Pope
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 |
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| 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
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- Back to citation Provincias, Las. "Gänswein, el fiel secretario que le seguirá en su retiro". lasprovincias.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 Back to citation occurrence 4.3 "AICA: Un argentino al frente de la secretaría personal del Papa". aica.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Back to citation "Padre Gonzalo Aemilius es el nuevo secretario particular del Papa - Vatican News". vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Back to citation "El sacerdote argentino Daniel Pellizzon, nuevo secretario del papa Francisco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- Back to citation "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.
- Back to citation "La «familia» que cuidó del Papa en sus últimos días". La Razón (in Spanish). 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- Back to citation "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.