- Guido Marini
Guido Marini (born 1965) is a
Roman Catholic priest , currently serving as the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations (It. "Maestro delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche Pontificie"). He was appointed to this post onOct 1 ,2007 , replacing Archbishop Piero Marini (no relation). Guido Marini previously served as Chief Liturgist for the Archdiocese of Genoa [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=53856] , serving bothDionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi andTarcisio Cardinal Bertone .In traditional and reform circles, Marini has received praise [http://wdtprs.com/blog/2007/12/the-return-of-triumphalism/] for returning traditional elements of the church's liturgical history to the
Papal Mass es and other liturgical celebrations.Msgr. Marini earned a doctorate in the "
psychology of communication" in early 2007, alongside an earlierJUD -- the dual-laurea in canon and civil law.It is expected that
Pope Benedict XVI will raise Msgr. Marini to the episcopate as his predecessors were after a period in office.
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