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Biography

Agostino Vallini was born in Poli, but moved with his family to Barra as a child. He studied at the Major Archiepiscopal Seminary of Naples and the Theological Faculty of Southern Italy, on the S. Tommaso d'Aquino campus, from where he obtained his licentiate in theology. Vallini also attended the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, earning his doctorate in canon and civil law with a dissertation on the new Code of Canon Law. Poli is a small village in Italy, situated approximately 20 miles east of Rome. ... Barra is an eastern suburb of Naples, southern Italy with a population of some 40,000 inhabitants. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ... Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... The Mezzogiorno is generally viewed as encompassing Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Apulia, and Sicily, which lie in Italys south, as well as Molise and Abruzzo, which are geographically in central or south-central Italy. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... LTh is the usual abbreviation for the Licence in Theology or Licentiate in Theology, a theological qualification commonly awarded for ordinands and laymen studying theology in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. ... The Pontifical Lateran University (in Italian: Pontificia Università Lateranense) is a Pontifical University in Rome. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... A Doctor of Canon and Civil Law, from the Latin doctor utriusque juris, or juris utriusque doctor, or doctor juris utriusque (doctor of both laws) is a scholar who has acquired a doctorate in both civil law and church law. ... This article is about the thesis in academia. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Vittorio Longo on July 19, 1964. He then taught canon law at his alma mater of the Theological Faculty of Southern Italy, and later served as dean of the S. Tommaso d'Aquino campus. Also teaching canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University, Vallini served as assessor of the Italian Catholic University Federation, of the movement Sigueme, and of the Union of Major Religious Superiors of Italy as well. He later became Rector of the Major Archiepiscopal Seminary of Naples and Regional Counselor of the Catholic Action. Catholic deacon candidates prostrate before the altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles during a 2004 diaconate ordination liturgy In a general sense, the term Holy Orders refers to those in the Christian religion who have been ordained in Apostolic Succession. ... The Ministerial Priesthood in the Catholic Church includes both the orders of bishops and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... Assessor as evaluator An assessor is an expert that calculates the amounts to be paid or assessed for tax or insurance purposes. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Look up Counselor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

On March 23, 1989, Vallini was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Naples and Titular Bishop of Tortibulum by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 13 from Michele Cardinal Giordano, with Archbishops Luigi Diligenza and Antonio Ambrosanio serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Naples. Vallini was later named Diocesan Bishop of Albano on November 13, 1999, and Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, more commonly known as the Apostolic Signatura, on May 27, 2004. As Prefect, he serves as the highest judicial authority in the Church, only below the Pope himself. On that same date, he resigned as Bishop of Albano. is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: , Polish: ) born   IPA: ; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later, making his the second-longest... This article is about the role of bishops in the Roman Catholic Church. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... His Eminence Michele Cardinal Giordano (born September 26, 1930 in San Arcangelo, Italy) is the current archbishop of Naples, Italy, and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Principal Consecrator is a term used in the Roman Catholic Church to designate a bishop who ordains a priest to the episocal state. ... The façade of the Naples Cathedral. ... Albano is a suburbicarian see of the Roman Catholic Church, comprising seven towns in the Province of Rome. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front, i. ... The Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura is the administrative appellate tribunal of the Holy See and, consequently, the highest judicial authority of the Roman Catholic Church outside of the Pope himself. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pope (disambiguation). ...

Upon the death of John Paul II on April 2, 2005, Vallini and all major Vatican officials, in accord with custom, automatically lost their positions during the sede vacante. He was later confirmed as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura by Pope Benedict XVI on the following April 21. Pope Benedict later created him Cardinal Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo in the consistory of March 24, 2006. He was appointed as the Vicar-General of Rome, Archpriest of the Basilica of St. John Lateran and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran University on 27 June 2008 to succeed Cardinl Ruini. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sede vacante is the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church in the Canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tituli cardinales // This is a list of titular churches in Rome. ... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The late Baroque façade of the Basilica of St. ... The Pontifical Lateran University (in Italian: Pontificia Università Lateranense) is a Pontifical University in Rome. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

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