Tiziana Merletti
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Tiziana Merletti | |
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| Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Pope Leo XIV |
| Preceded by | Simona Brambilla |
| Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1959 Pineto, Italy |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University |
| Occupation | Canon lawyer |
Tiziana Merletti SFP (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian religious sister who serves as Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life since her appointment on 22 May 2025 by Pope Leo XIV.[1][2] She is the second woman to serve in this position, after her predecessor Simona Brambilla,[3][4] who in 2025 became the first woman prefect in the Roman Curia.[5]
