Zeremonienmeister vatican guido marini biography

Before joining the papal household, Marini worked in the Archdiocese of Genoa , where he was the personal secretary to three archbishops from to , chief liturgist from to , and chancellor from to Marini was born in Genoa on 31 January and studied at the Liceo Colombo. He earned his B. He then earned a degree in both canon and civil law JUD from the Pontifical Lateran University with a dissertation on problems of church-state relations in the early 20th century.

He held the following positions in Genoa: secretary to the archbishop of Genoa from to ; [ a ] master of liturgical celebrations from to ; member of the archdiocesan Council of Priests from to ; spiritual director of the seminary in Genoa from to ; and Chancellor of the Archdiocese from to He earned a degree in the psychology of communication in from the Salesian Pontifical University.

Marini was named Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies on 1 October , [ 4 ] appointed to another five-year term by Benedict XVI, confirmed in that office by Pope Francis in April , [ 5 ] and appointed to another five-year term in Following his appointment as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, the Papal Altar was rearranged with the seven candles and crucifix placed in a line across the altar rather than clustered on the sides.

Discussing the changes he was implementing he said that compared to the liturgies celebrated under his predecessor, "now there is a different style, one that is more sober and more attentive to the essential things". In a January speech, Marini supported calls in the Church for a "reform of the reform" of the liturgy.

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He said: "For some years now, several voices have been heard within Church circles talking about the necessity of a new liturgical renewal," adding that a new renewal movement would be "capable of operating a reform of the reform, or rather, move one more step ahead in understanding the authentic spirit of the liturgy and its celebration.

In Pope Francis made changes to the public ceremony of investiture of the pallium on metropolitan archbishops emphasizing that the investiture is an ecclesial event of the whole diocese, and not merely a juridical or ceremonial event. Marini said that from now on — starting from 29 June — the ceremony of investiture of the pallium will take place in each metropolitan archbishop's home diocese and not in the Vatican.

Marini also made decisions about the use of vestments at Mass and other pontifical celebrations, dressing cardinal deacons in dalmatics when serving at pontifical celebrations. In , Pope Francis made Marini's office responsible for the Sistine Chapel Choir , which until then operated independently within the papal household.