Michele Di Ruberto

Michele Di Ruberto
Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Titular Archbishop of Biccari
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Rome
In Office	5 May 2007—29 December 2010
Predecessor	Edward Nowak
Successor	Celso Morga Iruzubieta
Personal details
Born	August 28, 1934 ( 1934-08-28) (age 77) Pietra Montecorvino, Foggia, Italy

Styles of Michele Di Ruberto
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Michele Di Ruberto (born 28 August 1934) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Di Ruberto was born in Pietra Montecorvino, and was ordained to the priesthood on 29 September 1957. He graduated from the Pontifical Lateran University and the University of Naples, and then entered the Roman Curia in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 1969. In 1984, Di Ruberto was placed in charge of verifying miracles attributed to candidates for canonization, and in 1993 was named the Congregation's Undersecretary.

On 5 May 2007, he was appointed Secretary of Causes of Saints and Titular Archbishop of Biccari by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 30 June from Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, SDB, with Cardinal José Saraiva Martins and Bishop Francesco Zerrillo serving as co-consecrators.

He is an expert in canon and civil law.

External links

• Interview with 30 Days
• Whispers in the Loggia: "On 'Swiss Day,' a Changing of the (Curial) Guard"
• Catholic-Hierarchy

Persondata
Name	Di Ruberto, Michele
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Short description
Date of birth	28 August 1934
Place of birth	Pietra Montecorvino, Foggia, Italy
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