12 Facts About Mauro Gambetti

Mauro Gambetti was consecrated a titular archbishop on 22 November 2020 just before Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020.

Mauro Gambetti was born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy, on 27 October 1965.

Mauro Gambetti earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Bologna.

Mauro Gambetti joined Order of Friars Minor Conventals in September 1992 and took his final vows on 20 September 1998.

Mauro Gambetti obtained a bachelor's degree in theology at the Theological Institute of Assisi and a licentiate in theological anthropology at the Theological Faculty of Central Italy in Florence.

Mauro Gambetti was ordained a priest on 8 January 2000 in Longiano.

Mauro Gambetti was animator of youth and vocation ministry for Emilia-Romagna there and, from 2005 to 2009, leader and animator of the religious community.

Mauro Gambetti held that position until 22 February 2013 when the leadership of the order appointed him to head the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of San Francesco in Assisi for a four-year term from 2013 to 2017, with the title General Custos.

Mauro Gambetti was confirmed for another term as Custos General in 2017.

Mauro Gambetti was elected President of the Intermediterranean Federation of Provincial Ministers of the Friars Minor Conventual in September 2017.

Mauro Gambetti is the first Conventual Franciscan to be made a cardinal since 1861.

Mauro Gambetti became the third youngest member of the College of Cardinals.