Enrico dal Covolo
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Enrico dal Covolo | |
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| Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University | |
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| Appointed | 30 June 2010 |
| Term ended | 2 June 2018 |
| Predecessor | Salvatore Fisichella |
| Successor | Vincenzo Buonomo |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Heraclea (2010–) |
| Previous post | Vice-Rector of the Salesian Pontifical University (2000–03) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 December 1979 |
| Consecration | 9 October 2010 by Tarcisio Bertone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Enrico dal Covolo 10 May 1950 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Eritis mihi testes |
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| Styles of Enrico dal Covolo | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Enrico dal Covolo SDB (born 5 October 1950) is a Catholic bishop and Italian theologian, the Assessor of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences since 15 January 2019. He previously served as the rector of the Pontifical Lateran University from 30 June 2010 to 2 June 2018. He was also the postulator of the cause of canonization of Pope John Paul I from 2003 until 2016.
Enrico dal Covolo was born in Feltre, Italy. He made his novitiate at Albarè and took his first vows on 2 October 1973. He was ordained at age 29, in Milan, on 22 December 1979 as a Salesian of Don Bosco.
In 1986, dal Covolo was transferred to the Vice Province of the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome and in the following years. Dal Covolo held a number of academic appointments: professor of ancient Christian literature and a specialist in the Fathers of the Church,[1] dean of the faculty of Literature between 1993 and 2000, and between 2000 and 2003 Vice-Rector of the University.
Dal Covolo is a member of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a member of the Commission dealing with dispensations from priestly obligations, and a consultor of the Congregation for the Clergy.[2]
In 2003, dal Covolo was appointed by the Rector Major of the Salesians, Pascual Chávez, to serve as Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family.[3] Dal Covolo is the second Salesian on the Commission for Sacred Archaeology- Antonio Baruffa was confirmed for a further five-year period.
From 21 to 27 February 2010, he preached the Lenten spiritual exercises to Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Curia at the Redemptoris Mater chapel.[4] He selected the priestly vocation as the theme of the meditations.
He was appointed rector of the Pontifical Lateran University, on 30 June 2010, replacing Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, who had been appointed the first president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation.
In recognition of his new responsibilities as the Pontifical Lateran University's rector, dal Covolo was appointed titular bishop of Heraclea on 15 September 2010. Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State, was the principal consecrator at his episcopal ordination.
On 18 September 2012, dal Covolo was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as one of the papally-appointed Synod Fathers for the October 2012 General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization.[5]
On 15 January 2019 Pope Francis appointed him Assessor of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, a new role inside the committee.[6]
