Private Secretary to the Pope is an official of the Roman Curia that serves the Pope. The current Private Secretary is Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, appointed by Pope Leo XIV.[1] Since September 2025, he has been supported by Father Marco Billeri as second private secretary.[2]
List of private secretaries to the Pope
edit| Number | Secretary | Pope | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giovanni Bressani |
 |
1903–1914 |
| 2 | Attilio Bianchi |
 |
1914–1917 |
| 3 | Carlo Confalonieri |
 |
1922–1939 |
| 4 |  Robert Leiber, SJ |
 |
1939–1958 |
| 5 | Loris Francesco Capovilla |
 |
1958–1963 |
| 6 | Pasquale Macchi |
 |
1963–1978 |
| 7 | Diego Lorenzi, F.D.P. |
 |
1978 |
| 8 |  Stanisław Dziwisz |
 |
1978–2005 |
| 9 | Georg Gänswein[3] |
 |
2005–2013 |
| 10 |  Alfred Xuereb[4] |
 |
2013–2014 |
| 11 |  Fabián Pedacchio[4] |
2014–2019 | |
| 12 |  Gonzalo Aemilius, S.J.[5] |
2020–2023 | |
| 13 | Daniel Pellizzon[6] |
2023–2025 | |
| 14 | Juan Cruz Villalón [7][8] |
2020–2025 | |
| 14 |  Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga[1] |
 |
2025–present |
List of second private secretaries to the Pope
edit| N.º | Secretary | Pope | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Magee, S.P.S. |
|
1970–1982 |
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| 2 |  Emery Kabongo Kanundowi |
1982–1987 | |
| 3 |  Vincent Trần Ngọc Thụ |
1988–1996 | |
| 4 | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
1996–2007 | |
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| 5 | Alfred Xuereb |
2007–2013 | |
| 6 | Fabián Pedacchio Leaniz[4] |
|
2013–2014 |
| 7 |  Yoannis Lahzi Gaid[4] |
2014–2020 | |
| 8 | Fabio Salerno[9] |
2020–2025 | |
| 9 | Marco Billeri[2] |
|
2025–present |
References
edit- 1 2 Provincias, Las. "Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, chi è l'uomo-ombra di Prevost dal Perù a Roma: sarà segretario particolare di Papa Leone XIV". www.open.online (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- 1 2 Mancini, Marco (2025-09-27). "Pope Leo XIV appoints new personal secretary". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ↑ Provincias, Las. "Gänswein, el fiel secretario que le seguirá en su retiro". lasprovincias.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "AICA: Un argentino al frente de la secretaría personal del Papa". aica.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Padre Gonzalo Aemilius es el nuevo secretario particular del Papa - Vatican News". vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "El sacerdote argentino Daniel Pellizzon, nuevo secretario del papa Francisco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ "Quién estuvo al lado del Papa Francisco hasta el final: los tres sacerdotes secretarios, las monjas y el enfermero que le había "salvado la vida"". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "La «familia» que cuidó del Papa en sus últimos días". La Razón (in Spanish). 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Don Fabio Salerno nuevo secretario del Papa tras concluir su servicio p. Gaid - Vatican News". vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.