Augusto Zampini
Augusto Zampini-Davies (born 25 July 1969) is an Argentine Catholic priest who served in a senior position in the Roman Curia in 2020–2021.
Biography
Zampini was born in Buenos Aires on 25 July 1969. He studied law at the Universidad Católica Argentina and worked as a lawyer for banks and multinational companies. In 2004, he was ordained a priest. After studying moral theology, he obtained a master's degree in international development from the University of Bath, a doctorate in theology from Roehampton University, London, and did post-doctorate work in Cambridge.[clarification needed][1]
He served as an assistant priest and chaplain in different parishes and institutions in Argentina, many of them located in the poorest neighbourhoods of Greater Buenos Aires. He served at Holy Apostles, Archdiocese of Westminster, London and as an ad hoc adviser to Cardinal Vincent Nichols on environmental issues.[2]
On 9 April 2020, he was named Deputy Secretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, which is chaired by Cardinal Peter Turkson.[3]
He was also appointed adjunct Secretary of the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, when Pope Francis instituted it on 20 March 2020 and tasked it with proposing solutions to the socio-economic problems that the coronavirus pandemic would bring with it.[4][5][6] At the time, Zampini was the only Argentine that Pope Francis named to a Curial position during his papacy.[7]
His service in these Curial positions ended on 26 August 2021.[8]
References
- ^ Piqué, Elisabetta (10 April 2020). "Coronavirus: quién es el argentino que el Papa puso al frente de una task-force contra la pandemia". La Nación. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fr Augusto Zampini Davies". Dicastery for Integral Human Development. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Pope appoints Fr Zampini as adjunct secretary for the Dicastery". Vatican News. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rina, Raphael (19 May 2020). "Where Group Prayer Meets Group Fitness". New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Catch up: Here's the latest on the pandemic in Europe". CNN. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ San Martín, Inés (1 July 2020). "Vatican COVID-19 commission seeks to 'prepare the future'". Crux. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ González, Juan Luis (1 May 2020). "¿Quién es Augusto Zampini, el cura antivirus del Papa?". Noticias. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 26.08.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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