Raffaello Martinelli


Raffaello Martinelli is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was born in Villa d'Almè, and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bergamo on 8 April 1972. He served as bureau chief at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
On 2 July 2009 he was appointed Bishop of Frascati by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 12 September from Benedict XVI, with Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone and William Levada serving as co-consecrators, at St. Peter's Basilica.