Filippo Iannone was born on 13 December 1957 and is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts since April 2018.
11 Facts About Filippo Iannone
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Filippo Iannone has been a bishop since 2001 and an archbishop since 2012.
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Filippo Iannone was born on 13 December 1957 in Naples.
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Filippo Iannone was a novice at the San Martino ai Monti in Rome and then studied at the Santa Maria del Carmine in Naples.
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Filippo Iannone later studied at the San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy for his bachelor's degree in theology and at the Pontifical Lateran University, where he earned a doctorate in civil and canon law.
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Filippo Iannone took his first vows on 1 October 1977 and his final vows on 15 October 1980.
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Filippo Iannone received his priestly ordination on 26 June 1982.
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Filippo Iannone was associate professor of canon law at the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy and a visiting professor at several other institutions.
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Filippo Iannone was episcopal vicar for part of the Archdiocese from 1994 to 1996 and vicar general from 1996 to 2001.
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On 12 April 2001, Iannone was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Naples and titular bishop of Nebbi by Pope John Paul II.
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Filippo Iannone received his episcopal ordination on 26 May 2001 from Cardinal Michele Giordano.