| Raffaella Petrini | |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Institute: | Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (FSE) |
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| Known For: | Doctor from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas Professor at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Education: | Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli |
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| Nationality: | Italian |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
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| Previous Post: | Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples |
| Present Post: | Secretary General of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State#Governorate of Vatican City State |
Raffaella Petrini (born 15 January 1969) is an Italian religious sister of the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist and a Roman Curia official.
She was born in Rome on 15 January 1969[1] and graduated with a degree in Political Science from the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli of Rome. She received a doctorate from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), where she was later appointed professor of Welfare Economics and Sociology of Economic Processes.[2] [3] She also studied organizational behavior at the University of Hartford (Connecticut), receiving a masters degree in 2001.[4] From 2005 to 2021 she has worked on the staff of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
On 4 November 2021, Pope Francis appointed her to be the first woman to hold the office of Secretary General of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.[5] He noted that since she held the number two position in the governorship of Vatican City, Petrini had become the highest-ranking woman in the world's smallest state.[6]
On 13 July 2022, Pope Francis appointed women as members of the Dicastery for Bishops for the first time, two religious sisters and one consecrated virgin: Raffaella Petrini, Yvonne Reungoat, and María Lía Zervino.[7] [8]