Private Secretary to the Pope is an official of the Roman Curia that serves the Pope. The current Private Secretary is Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, appointed by Pope Leo XIV. Since September 2025, he has been supported by Father Marco Billeri as second private secretary.
List of private secretaries to the Pope Number Secretary Pope Years 1 Giovanni BressaniPius X 1903–1914 2 Attilio BianchiBenedict XV 1914–1917 3 Carlo ConfalonieriPius XI 1922–1939 4 Robert Leiber, SJPius XII 1939–1958 5 Loris Francesco CapovillaJohn XXIII 1958–1963 6 Pasquale MacchiPaul VI 1963–1978 7 Diego Lorenzi, F.D.P.John Paul I 1978 8 Stanisław DziwiszJohn Paul II 1978–2005 9 Georg GänsweinBenedict XVI 2005–2013 10 Alfred XuerebFrancis 2013–2014 11 Fabián Pedacchio 2014–201912 Gonzalo Aemilius, S.J. 2020–202313 Daniel Pellizzon 2023–202514 Juan Cruz Villalón2020–2025 14 Edgard Iván Rimaycuna IngaLeo XIV 2025–present
List of second private secretaries to the Pope N.º Secretary Pope Years 1 John Magee, S.P.S.Paul VI 1970–1982John Paul IJohn Paul II 2 Emery Kabongo Kanundowi 1982–1987 3 Vincent Trần Ngọc Thụ 1988–1996 4 Mieczysław Mokrzycki 1996–2007Benedict XVI 5 Alfred Xuereb 2007–2013 6 Fabián Pedacchio LeanizFrancis 2013–2014 7 Yoannis Lahzi Gaid 2014–20208 Fabio Salerno2020–20259 Marco BilleriLeo XIV2025–present
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