17 Facts About Paul Tighe

Paul Desmond Tighe was born on 12 February 1958 and is an Irish Catholic prelate who has served as Secretary of the Section of Culture of the Dicastery for Culture and Education since 2022.

Paul Tighe was appointed Titular Bishop of Drivastum by Pope Francis in 2016.

Paul Tighe attended primary school at Loreto Convent and De La Salle Primary Schools and secondary school at St Patrick's Classical School and Summerhill College.

Paul Tighe undertook foundational studies in theology at Mater Dei Institute of Education, before completing a Bachelor of Civil Law from University College Dublin in 1979.

Paul Tighe subsequently completed undergraduate studies in philosophy at Holy Cross College and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Irish College.

Paul Tighe was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dublin on 10 July 1983.

Paul Tighe returned to Rome in 1984 to undertake postgraduate studies in moral theology, before returning to the Archdiocese of Dublin in 1990, where he was appointed lecturer of moral theology at Mater Dei Institute of Education, specialising in bioethics, and lecturer of moral theology and ethics at Holy Cross College.

Paul Tighe was appointed head of the theology department in Mater Dei Institute of Education in 2000.

Paul Tighe served as parish chaplain in Rathmines between 1999 and 2004, and in Cabra in 2004.

Paul Tighe became a member of the archdiocesan communications advisory committee in 2001, before being appointed director of the archdiocesan communications office in 2004.

Paul Tighe was appointed Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope Benedict XVI in January 2007, and subsequently secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications on 30 November.

Paul Tighe was appointed Prelate of Honour of His Holiness in January 2008.

Paul Tighe was appointed secretary of the Committee for the Reform for the Vatican Media, a special commission led by Lord Patten of Barnes tasked with reforming the media relations of the Holy See, by Pope Francis on 9 July 2014.

Paul Tighe was appointed to the Committee for Vatican Media, and upon the conclusion of its work, he presented the findings of the Committee for the Reform of Vatican Media to Pope Francis and the Council of Cardinals.

Paul Tighe was appointed adjunct secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture and titular bishop-elect of Drivastum by Pope Francis on 19 December 2015.

Paul Tighe was consecrated by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, on 27 February 2016, and subsequently appointed secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 28 October 2017.

Paul Tighe was appointed secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 28 October 2017, and subsequently to the Dicastery for Bishops on 13 July 2022,.