Monday, August 13, 2018

The Previous Papal Master of Ceremonies

In the previous post we learned about the current Papal Master of Ceremonies, now get to know about the Previous Master of Ceremonies that has assisted the Papal Master for Liturgical Celebrations.

Like the other post, we'll start from the Pontificate of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI up to Pope Francis and some info about them and their current status with the Holy See (if applicable).

for the current Papal Master of Ceremonies, click here.

Msgr. Massimo Boarotto
(from the Diocese of Verona. He was Master of ceremonies from 15 March 1997 until 13 October 2007. He is currently the director of the Office for liturgical pastoral care and sacred music of his home Diocese)

Ceremonies assisted:
Visit at the Basilica of Saint Paul outside of the walls (25/04/05)
Closing of the XI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and Canonisation of 5 Blesseds (23/10/05)
Homage to the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna 2005 
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2005 
Feast on the Presentation of the Lord 2006 
Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals (24/03/06)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2006 (04/06/06)
Mass of Christmas Night 2006 
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2007 (06/04/07)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2007

Msgr. William V. Millea
(the first American Papal Master of Ceremonies, from the Diocese of Bridgeport. He was Master of Ceremonies from 24 February 1997 until 2 September 2009. He was appointed by Pope Francis as Protonotary Apostolic "de numero" of the Prefecture of the Papal Household on 2 July 2018)

Ceremonies assisted:
Possession of the Lateran Archbasilica and visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (07/05/05)
Funeral of Cardinal G. Caprio (18/10/05)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2005 
Blessing of the lambs on the Feast of Saint Agnes 2006
Ash Wednesday 2006 (01/03/06)
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2006 (14/04/06)
Corpus Domini 2006 (15/06/06)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2007
Mass in Coena Domini 2007 (05/04/07)
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops in the year 2006/07 (05/11/07)
Dedication of the Roman Parish Church of S. Maria del Rosario ai Martiri Portuensi (16/12/07)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2008
Palm Sunday 2008 (16/03/08)
Vespers in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington (16/04/08)
Ecumenical meeting in the Church of St. Patrick in New York (18/04/08)
Prayer at "Ground Zero" in New York (20/04/08)
Mass at Yankee Stadium in New York (20/04/08)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2008
Welcoming ceremony at Sydney Harbor (17/07/08)
Ecumenical meeting in Sydney (18/07/08)
Meeting with a group of disadvantaged young people in Sydney (18/07/08)
Closing Mass of the 23rd World Youth Day at the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney (20/07/08)
Mass of Christmas Night 2008
Palm Sunday 2009 (05/04/09)
Prayer at the Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo (09/05/09)
Vespers in the Greek-Melkite Cathedral of Amman (09/05/09)
Blessing of the first stones of the Churches of the Latins and the Greek-Melkites at Bethany beyond the Jordan (10/05/09)
Prayer in the Cenacle of Jerusalem (12/05/09)
Mass in the Josaphat Valley of Jerusalem (12/05/09)
Mass at the Mount of the Precipice in Nazareth (14/05/09)
Prayer at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem (15/05/09)

Msgr. Giulio Viviani
(From the Archdiocese of Trento. He was Master of Ceremonies from 15 March 1997 until 1 October 2010)


Ceremonies assisted:
Solemnity of Pentecost and Priestly Ordination 2005 (15/05/05)
Eucharistic Adoration with the children of the First Communion (15/10/05)
Moment of prayer for the deceased Pontiffs (02/11/05)
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops during the year 2005/06 (11/11/05)
Veneration of the Relics of 3 Blesseds (13/11/06)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2006 
Mass for the workers (19/03/06)
Easter Vigil 2006 (15/04/06)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2006 
Funeral of Cardinal D. Monduzzi (16/10/06)
Funeral of Cardinal M. Pompedda (20/10/06)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2006 
Chrism Mass 2007 (05/04/07)
Episcopal Ordinations (29/09/07)
Baptism of the Lord 2008 (13/01/08)
Blessing of the lambs on the Feast of Saint Agnes 2008
Mass of Easter Sunday 2008 and Urbi et Orbi Blessing (23/03/08)
Liturgy of the Word in the Roman Basilica of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola Tiberina (07/04/08)
Celebration of the Ora Media with the Orthodox Patriarch Armeno Karekin II (09/05/08)
Meeting with young people in Genoa (18/05/08)
Meeting with the Cathedral Chapter and representatives of Consecrated Life in Genoa (18/05/08)
Mass in suffrage of Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (23/05/08)
Vespers in the Basilica of Notre Dame de Paris (12/09/08)
Jubilee Way of Lourdes (Parish Church - Cachot - Grotto) (13/09/08)
Adoration and Blessing at the end of the Eucharistic procession at the Prairie of Lourdes (14/09/08)
Mass on the churchyard of the Sanctuary of Lourdes (15/09/08)
Opening of the XII General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (05/10/08)
Rosary in the Shrine of Pompeii (19/10/08)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2008
Meeting with the Neocatechumenal Communities of the Diocese of Rome (10/01/09)
Chrism Mass 2009 (09/04/09)
Visit to the statue of the Child Jesus in the Church of St. Mary of Victory in Prague (26/09/09)
Mass in Stará Boleslav (28/09/09)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2010
Celebration of the Word with the Lutheran Evangelical Community of Rome at the Christuskirche in Via Sicilia (14/03/10)
Veneration of the Shroud in Turin Cathedral (02/05/10)
Funeral of Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer (03/05/10)
Priestly Ordinations 2010 (20/06/10)

Msgr. Enrico Vigano
(from the Diocese of Como. He was Master of Ceremonies from 14 February 1991 until 4 October 2011)

Ceremonies assisted:
Mass of the beginning of the Pontificate of Benedict XVI (24/04/05)
Opening of the XI Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (02/10/05)
Mass on Christmas Night 2005
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2006
Solemnity of the Annunciation 2006 - Delivery of the Ring to the new Cardinals
Recital of the Rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love (01/05/06)
First Vespers of the Solemnity of Pentecost 2006 (03/06/06)
Baptism of the Lord 2007 (07/01/07)
Blessing of the lambs in the memory of S. Agnes 2007
Palm Sunday 2007 (01/04/07)
First Vespers of the Saints Peter and Paul 2007 (28/06/07)
Moment of prayer in suffrage of the deceased Pontiffs (02/11/07)
Funeral of Cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler (14/12/07)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2008
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of S. Maria Liberatrice a Testaccio (24/02/08)
Mass in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in suffrage of the Bishop Paulos Rahho (17/03/08)
Chrism Mass 2008 (20/03/08)
Rosary in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (03/05/08)
Mass at the square in front of the Shrine of Santa Maria de finibus terrae in Santa Maria di Leuca (14/06/08)
First Vespers of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2008 and opening of the Pauline Year 
Dedication of the altar of the Cathedral of Sydney (19/07/08)
Vigil and Eucharistic Adoration for WYD at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney (19/07/08)
Prayer Meeting in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel with the Catholicos Aram I (24/11/08)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2008
Funeral of Cardinal Pio Laghi (13/01/09)
Mass on the 4th Anniversary of the Death of John Paul II (02/04/09)
Prayer in the Chapel of the "Regina Pacis" Center of Amman (08/05/09)
Blessing of the foundation stone of the Jerusalem Patriarchate University in Amman (09/05/09)
Mass at the Amman International Stadium (10/05/09)
Prayer in the Latin co-Cathedral of Jerusalem (12/05/09)
Mass at Manger Square in Bethlehem (13/05/09)
Vespers at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth (14/05/09)
Vespers for the reopening of the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace (04/07/09)
Mass in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel on the 90th birthday of Card. Tomáš Špidlík (17/12/09)
Ash Wednesday 2010 (17/02/2010)
Mass in the Pauline Chapel with the members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (15/04/10)
Funeral of Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík (20/04/10)
Funeral of Cardinal Luigi Poggi (07/05/10)
Mass in the Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia (05/06/10)
Eucharistic Adoration during the Vigil with the Priests for the conclusion of the Year for Priests (10/06/10)
Meeting with young people in Sulmona (04/07/10)
Mass at Foro Italico in Palermo (03/10/10)
Mass in the Pauline Chapel in suffrage of Memor Domini Manuela Camagni (02/12/10)
Vespers with the university students of the Diocese of Rome (16/12/10)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2011
Ash Wednesday 2011 (09/03/11)
Mass at Serravalle Stadium in San Marino (19/06/11)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2011

Msgr. Stefano Sanchirico
(from the Diocese of Tricarico. He was Master of Ceremonies from 25 February 2006 until 5 May 2015. He is currently the Prelate of Anticamera of the Pontifical Household)

Ceremonies assisted:
Palm Sunday 2006 (09/04/06)
Solemnity of All Saints 2006
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2006
Priestly Ordinations 2007 (28/04/07)
First Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent 2007 (01/12/07)
Homage to the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna 2007
Mass in Coena Domini 2008 (20/03/08)
Priestly Ordinations 2008 (27/04/08)
Mass in the churchyard of the Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria in Cagliari (07/09/08)
Vespers in the Sistine Chapel with the Synodal Fathers and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (18/10/08)
Baptism of the Lord 2009 (11/01/09)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2009 (10/04/09)
Mass in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel for the members of the organizing committee of the World Meeting of Families 2009 (23/04/09)
Solemnity of the Corpus Domini 2009 (11/06/09)
Mass at the Piazza Paulo VI in Brescia (08/11/09)
Vespers with the university students of the Diocese of Rome (17/12/09)
Palm Sunday 2010 (28/03/10)
Mass at the Granaries in Floriana (18/04/10)
Canonization of 6 Blesseds (17/10/10)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2010
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2011 (22/04/11)
Mass at the Former-Sir Area, Industrial suburb of Lamezia Terme (09/10/11)
Vespers for the opening of the Academic Year of the Pontifical Athenaeums (04/11/11)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2012
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of S. Giovanni Battista de La Salle (04/03/12)
Easter Sunday Mass and Urbi et Orbi Blessing 2012 (08/04/12)
Opening of the XIII General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (07/10/12)
Solemnity of All Saints 2012 - First Vespers on the 500th Anniversary of the inauguration of the Sistine Chapel
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of new Cardinals (24/11/12)
Chrism Mass 2013 (28/03/13)
Mass for the Confraternities on the Year of Faith (05/05/13)

Msgr. Konrad Krajewski
(possibly a well known former Papal Master of Ceremonies, the second from Poland, of the Diocese of Lodz. One of 2 assistants that served 3 Popes [St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Pope Francis]. He was Master of Ceremonies from 12 May 1999 until 3 August 2013 when he was appointed the Papal Almoner,. He was recently created a Cardinal last 28 June 2018, the very first former Master of Ceremonies to be elevated to the rank of Cardinal)

Ceremonies assisted:
Solemnity of Corpus Domini 2005 (26/05/05)
Veneration of the Relics of the Blessed J. Tapies and his companions and Maria de Los Angeles (29/10/05)
First Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent 2005 (26/11/05)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2006
Mass for the 1st Anniversary of the Death of John Paul II (03/04/06)
Mass for the 5th centenary of the founding of the Swiss Guard (06/05/06)
Consistory for the Vote on some Causes of Canonization (01/07/06)
First Vespers on the 1st Sunday of Advent 2006 (02/12/06)
Mass for the 80th Birthday of the Holy Father (15/04/07)
Funeral of Cardinal Angelo Felici (19/06/07)
Consistory for the Vote on some Causes of Canonization (24/11/07)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2008
Pastoral Visit to the International Youth Center of S. Lorenzo in Piscibus (09/03/08)
Mass for the 3rd Anniversary of the Death of John Paul II (02/04/08)
Mass at the National Stadium in Washington (17/04/08)
Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York (19/04/08)
Meeting with young people and seminarians in New York (19/04/08)
Meeting with the priests, seminarians and students of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sardinia in the Cathedral of Cagliari (07/09/08)
Mass on the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Pius XII (09/10/08)
Prayer in the Vatican Grottoes in suffrage of the deceased Pontiffs (02/11/08)
Pastoral visit at the Roman Parish of S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura (30/11/08)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2009
Blessing of the lambs in the memory of S. Agnes 2009
First Vespers on the Solemnity of St. Joseph in Yaoundé (18/03/09)
Mass at the Cimangola esplanade in Luanda (22/03/09)
Mass in Coena Domini 2009 (09/04/09)
Priestly Ordinations 2009 (03/05/09)
Meeting with Priests and Religious in San Giovanni Rotondo (21/06/09)
Solemnity of the Assumption 2009
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops during the year 2008/09 (05/11/09)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2010
Mass on the 5th anniversary of the death of John Paul II (29/03/10)
Mass at the Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon (11/05/10)
Prayer in the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fatima and delivery of the Golden Rose (12/05/10)
Vespers at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Fatima (12/05/10)
Mass and Eucharistic Adoration on the esplanade of the Sanctuary of Fatima (13/05/10)
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 2010 - Conclusion of the Year for Priests (11/06/10)
Mass at the Bellahouston Park in Glasgow (16/09/10)
Mass at the Westminster Cathedral in London (18/09/10)
Dedication of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona (07/11/10)
Solemnity of Christ the King 2010 - Delivery of the Ring to the new Cardinals (21/11/10)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2010
Palm Sunday 2011 (17/04/11)
Beatification of Pope John Paul II (01/05/11)
Diocesan Assembly in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice (08/05/11)
Vigil with young people in the Josip Jelačić square in Zagreb (04/06/11)
Mass in the Zagreb Hippodrome (05/06/11)
Vespers in the Cathedral of Zagreb (05/06/11)
Vigil with young people at the Cuatro Vientos Airport in Madrid (20/08/11)
Closing Mass of the 26th World Youth Day at the Cuatro Vientos Airport in Madrid (21/08/11)
Meeting with young couples in Piazza del Plebiscito in Ancona (11/09/11)
Mass at the Olympiastadion in Berlin (22/09/11)
Mass at the Domplatz in Erfurt (24/09/11)
Vespers in the Certosa di Serra San Bruno (09/10/11)
Liturgy of the Word in preparation for the meeting in Assisi (26/10/11)
Solemnity of Christ the King 2011 - Mass at the "Stade de l’amitié" in Cotonou (20/11/11)
Baptism of the Lord 2012 (08/01/12)
Vespers in San Gregorio al Celio with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury (10/03/12)
Mass at the Parque del Bicentenario in Leon (25/03/12)
Mass at the Plaza Antonio Maceo in Santiago de Cuba (26/03/12)
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2012 (06/04/12)
Mass at Il Prato Park in Arezzo (13/05/12)
Celebration of the Ora Media in the Milan Cathedral (02/06/12)
Visit to the Church of St. Paul in Harissa and signing of the Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in Medio Oriente (14/09/12)
Meeting with the youth in the square across from the Maronite Patriarchate of Bkerké (15/09/12)
Closing of the XIII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (28/10/12)
Pastoral visit at the Roman Parish of S. Patrizio al Colle Prenestino (16/12/12)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2013
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2013 (29/03/13)
Mass and Confirmation on the Year of Faith (28/04/13)
Mass at the Sanctuary of Aparecida (24/07/13)
Closing Mass of the 28th World Youth Day at the Waterfront of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro (28/07/13)

Msgr. Francesco Camaldo
(from the Diocese of Rome. He has the longest term as Papal Master of Ceremonies from 27 June 1984 until 24 November 2013, almost 19 years, like now Cardinal Krajewski, assisted 3 Popes. He is currently a member of the Circolo San Pietro)


Ceremonies assisted:
Urbi et Orbi blessing after the election of the Pope (19/04/05)
Concelebration with the Cardinal electors (20/04/05)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2005 
Veneration of the Relics of Card. von Galen (09/10/05)
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2005 - Mass on the 40th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council 
Baptism of the Lord 2006 (08/01/06)
Mass in Coena Domini 2006 (13/04/06)
Priestly Ordinations 2006 (07/05/06)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2007
Funeral of Cardinal A.M. Javierre Ortas (02/02/07)
Easter Vigil 2007 (07/04/07)
Solemnity of Corpus Domini 2007 (07/06/07)
Visit to the Roman Hospital S. Giovanni Battista (02/12/07)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2007
Vespers at the Roman Seminary for the feast of the Madonna della Fiducia (01/02/08)
Penitential celebration for the youth of the Diocese of Rome (13/03/08)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2008 (21/03/08)
Funeral of Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo (23/04/08)
Mass at Piazza del Popolo in Savona (17/05/08)
Mass at Piazza della Vittoria in Genova (18/05/08)
Solemnity of Corpus Domini 2008 (22/05/08)
Funeral of Cardinal Antonio Innocenti (10/09/08)
Mass at the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris (13/09/08)
Exaltation of the Cross 2008 - Mass at the Prairie of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Mass at the Sanctuary of Pompeii (19/10/08)
First Vespers on the 1st Sunday of Advent 2008 (29/11/08)
Ash Wednesday 2009 (28/02/09)
Easter Sunday Mass and Urbi et Orbi Blessing 2009 (12/04/09)
Second Vespers of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord in Montecassino (24/05/09)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2009
Prayer in the Vatican Grottoes in suffrage of the deceased Pontiffs (02/11/09)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2009
Mass in Coena Domini 2010 (01/04/10)
Mass at Piazza San Carlo in Torino (02/05/10)
Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2011
Rosary with the Italian Bishops in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (26/05/11)
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops during the year 2010/11 (03/11/11)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of new Cardinals and the Voting on some Causes of Canonization (18/02/12)
Mass in Coena Domini 2012 (05/04/12)
Mass in the Pauline Chapel for the eighty-fifth birthday of the Holy Father (16/04/12)
Closing Mass of the VII World Meeting of Families at the Parco Nord di Bresso, Milano (03/06/12)
Opening of the Year of Faith (11/10/12)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2013 - Episcopal Ordinations
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Voting on some Causes of Canonization (11/02/13)
Urbi et Orbi blessing after the election of the Pope (13/03/13)
Priestly Ordinations 2013 (21/04/13)
Rite of admission to the Catechumenate (23/11/13)
Solemnity of Christ the King 2013 - Conclusion of the Year of Faith (24/11/13)

Msgr. Jean-Pierre Kwambamba Masi
(the first African Papal Master of Ceremonies, from the Archdiocese of Kinshasa. He was Master of Ceremonies from 2 September 2009 until 5 April 2015. He is currently the Bishop of Kenge in Congo)

Ceremonies assisted:
Opening of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops (04/10/09)
Rosary with university students (10/10/09)
Closing of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops (25/10/09)
Blessing of the lambs on the Feast of S. Agnes 2010
Mass on the Feast of our Lady of Lourdes 2010
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of S. Giovanni della Croce (07/03/10)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2010 (02/04/10)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Easter Sunday 2010 (04/04/10)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2010 (23/05/10)
Closing of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East (24/10/10)
Homage to the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna 2010
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2011
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Voting on some Causes of Canonization (21/02/11)
Dedication of the Roman Parish Church of S. Corbiniano (20/03/11)
Easter Sunday Mass 2011 (24/04/11)
Prayer in the Vatican Grottoes in suffrage of the deceased Pontiffs (02/11/11)
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of S. Maria delle Grazie a Casal Boccone (11/12/11)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2012
Solemnity of Pentecost 2012 (27/05/12)
Mass at the Piazza San Pietro in Frascati (15/07/12)
First Vespers on the 1st Sunday of Advent 2012 (01/12/12)
Homage to the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna 2012
Prayer on the occasion of the XXV European Meeting of Taizé Youth (29/12/12)
Palm Sunday 2013 (24/03/13)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2013 (19/05/13)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2014
Easter Sunday Mass 2014 (20/04/14)
Funeral of Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (05/06/14)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2014
Mass at the Cathedral of Istanbul (29/11/14)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2015
Mass with the College of Cardinals at the end of the Consistory (15/02/15)
Easter Sunday Mass and Urbi et Orbi Blessing 2015 (05/04/15)

Msgr. Guillermo Javier Karcher
(the first Argentinian Papal Master of Ceremonies from the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. He was Master of Ceremonies from 23 December 2006 until 6 January 2016)


Ceremonies assisted:
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2007
Penitential celebration for the youth of Rome (29/03/07)
Canonization of 4 Blesseds (03/06/07)
Oath ceremony of the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (07/07/07)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2007
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Voting on some Causes of Canonization (01/03/08)
Easter Vigil 2008 (22/03/08)
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops in the year 2007/08 (03/11/08)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Voting on some Causes of Canonization (21/02/09)
Solemnity of Saint Joseph 2009 - Mass at Amadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé
Mass in the Church of San Paolo in Luanda (21/03/09)
Meeting with the movements for the promotion of women in Luanda (22/03/09)
Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of the Santo Volto alla Magliana (29/03/09)
Canonization of 5 Blesseds (26/04/09)
First Vespers of the Saints Peter and Paul 2009 and closing of the Pauline Year
Mass at Valle Faul in Viterbo (06/09/09)
Homage to the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna 2009
Mass of Christmas Night 2009
Chrism Mass 2010 (01/04/10)
First Vespers of the Saints Peter and Paul 2010
Mass at Monti Lepini Square in Carpineto Romano (05/09/10)
Visit to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela and veneration of the tomb of the Apostle James (06/11/10)
Mass at Plaza del Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela (06/11/10)
First Vespers on the 1st Sunday of Advent 2010 (27/04/10)
Easter Vigil 2011 (23/04/11)
Mass for Latin America on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2011
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2011
Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord 2012
Ash Wednesday 2012 (22/02/12)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2012 (06/04/12)
Solemnity of Corpus Domini 2012 (07/06/12)
Solemnity of Christ the King 2012 - Mass with the new Cardinals (25/11/12)
Mass for the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of Pope Francis (19/03/13)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Easter Sunday 2013 (31/03/13)
Profession of Faith with the Bishops of the Italian Episcopal Conference (23/05/13)
Mass for catechists in the Year of Faith (29/09/13)
Mass of Christmas Night 2013
Mass with the College of Cardinals at the conclusion of the Consistory (23/02/14)
Canonization of Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II (27/04/14)
Mass for Latin America on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2014
Funeral of Cardinal Karl Josef Becker (02/16/15)
Penitential celebration 2015 (13/03/15)
Mass for the faithful of the Armenian Rite and Proclamation of Saint Gregory of Narek as Doctor of the Church (12/04/15)
Funeral of Cardinal Giovanni Canestri (02/05/15)
Episcopal Ordination in the Lateran Archbasilica (09/11/15)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2016

Msgr. Kevin Gillespie
(the first Papal Master of Ceremonies from Ireland, of the Diocese of Raphoe. He was Master of Ceremonies from 4 October 2011 until 29 June 2017. He is now back in his home Diocese of Raphoe)

Ceremonies assisted:
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2013
Easter Sunday Mass 2013 (31/03/13)
Mass for the Day of the Evangelium Vitae in the Year of Faith (16/06/13)
Episcopal Ordinations (15/11/13)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2013
Chrism Mass 2014 (17/04/14)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2014 (18/04/14)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2014 (08/06/14)
Exaltation of the Cross 2014 - Mass with the celebration of Marriage (14/09/14)
Baptism of the Lord 2015 (11/01/15)
Canonization of Blessed Joseph Vaz at Galle Face Green in Colombo (14/01/15)
Mass at Rizal Park in Manila (18/01/15)
Palm Sunday 2015 (29/03/15)
Priestly Ordinations 2015 (26/04/15)
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2015 - Mass and Opening of the Holy Door of the Vatican Basilica for the beginning of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2016
Solemnity of Saint Joseph 2016 - Episcopal Ordinations
Mass for the Jubilee of the Boys and Girls (24/04/16)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2016
Canonization of 7 Blesseds (16/10/16)
Mass of Christmas Night 2016
Penitential Celebration 2017 (17/03/17)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of new Cardinals (28/06/17)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2017

Msgr. John Richard Cihak
(the second Papal Master of Ceremonies from America [second after Msgr. Millea], from the Archdiocese of Portland. He was Master of Ceremonies from 30 June 2010 until 14 January 2018. He is now back to his home Archdiocese)

Ceremonies assisted:
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops in the year 2009/10 (04/11/10)
Baptism of the Lord 2011 (09/01/11)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2011 (22/04/11)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Easter Sunday 2011 (24/04/11)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2011 (12/06/11)
Mass of Christmas Night 2011
Chair of Saint Peter 2012 - Concelebration with the new Cardinals (19/02/12)
Palm Sunday 2012 (01/04/12)
Priestly Ordinations 2012 (29/04/12)
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2012
Mass at the Piazza della Madonna di Loreto (04/10/12)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2012
Easter Vigil 2013 (30/03/13)
Eucharistic Adoration in the contemporary world for the Year of Faith (02/06/13)
Mass on the Day of the Family in the Year of Faith (27/10/13)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals (22/02/14)
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2014 (18/04/14)
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2014 - Mass at the World Cup Stadium in Daejeon
Beatification of the 124 Korean martyrs at Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul (16/08/14)
Mass in thanksgiving for the equipollent Canonisation of two Canadian Saints (12/10/14)
Funeral of Cardinal Jorge Maria Mejia (11/12/14)
Marian prayer at the Sanctuary of Mahdu (14/01/15)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2015
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2015 (03/04/15)
Canonization of 4 Blesseds (17/05/15)
Canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington (23/09/15)
Mass at Madison Square Garden in New York (25/09/15)
Concluding Mass of the VIII World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia (27/09/15)
Mass for Latin America on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2015
Opening of the Holy Door and Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (01/01/16)
Ash Wednesday 2016 - Sending of the Missionaries of Mercy (10/02/16)
Easter Vigil 2016 (26/03/16)
Prayer vigil to wipe away the tears (05/05/16)
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 2016 - Jubilee of Priests and Seminarians (03/06/16)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Voting on some Causes of Canonization (20/06/16)
Mass for Latin America on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2016
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2016
Ash Wednesday 2017 (01/03/17)
Priestly Ordinations 2017 (07/05/17)
Mass in the Kyaikkasan Ground of Yangon (29/11/17)
Priestly Ordinations in the Suhrawardy Udyan Park in Dhaka (01/12/17)
Mass of Christmas Night 2017
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2017
Mass on the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (14/01/18)

Msgr. Vincenzo Peroni
(from the Diocese of Brescia, appointed on 12 October 2012 and is one of the officials of the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff. His term ended on 4 October 2020 and is now a fidei donum of the Custody of the Holy Land.)


Ceremonies assisted:
Ash Wednesday 2013 (13/02/13)
Mass in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (14/04/13)
Mass for seminarians, novices and novices in the Year of Faith (07/07/13)
Blessing of the new altar of the Chapel of the Community of Varginha in Rio de Janeiro (25/07/13)
Mass in the Cathedral of San Sebastian in Rio de Janeiro (27/07/13)
Eucharistic Adoration during the Vigil for the XXVIII WYD on the Waterfront of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro (27/07/13)
First Vespers on the 1st Sunday of Advent 2013 (30/11/13)
Presentation of the Lord 2014
Priestly Ordinations 2014 (11/05/14)
Mass at Manger Square in Bethlehem (25/05/14)
Closing Mass of the 6th Asian Youth Day at Haemi Castle (17/08/14)
Mass for Peace and Reconciliation at Myeong-dong Cathedral in Seoul (18/08/14)
Mass at Mother Teresa Square in Tirana (21/09/14)
Vespers at the Cathedral of Tirana (21/09/14)
Closing of the III Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops and Beatification of Paul VI (19/10/14)
Mass of Christmas Night 2014
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Christmas day 2014
Mass in the Manila Cathedral (16/01/15)
Meeting with Families at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila (17/01/15)
Meeting with the young people in the sports field of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila (18/01/15)
Delivery of the Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee of Mercy and First Vespers on the 2nd Sunday of Easter (11/04/15)
Funeral of Cardinal Roberto Tucci (17/04/15)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2015 (24/05/15)
Mass at Koševo Stadium in Sarajevo (06/06/15)
Mass at the Bicentennial Park in Quito (07/07/15)
Mass on the esplanade in front of the Marian Shrine of Caacupé (11/07/15)
Vespers at the Cathedral of Asunción (11/07/15)
Mass at Plaza de la Revolución in Havana (20/09/15)
Vespers at the Cathedral of Havana (20/09/15)
Mass at Plaza de la Revolución in Holguín (21/09/15)
Mass at the Minor Basilica of the Shrine “Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” in Santiago de Cuba (22/09/15)
Ora Media at the Cathedral of Washington (23/09/15)
Vespers at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York (24/09/15)
Mass at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia (26/09/15)
Mass at the Campus of the University of Nairobi (26/11/15)
Mass at Barthélémy Boganda Stadium in Bangui (30/11/15)
Mass of Christmas Night 2015
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2016
Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (13/02/16)
Mass at “Venustiano Carranza” Stadium in Morelia (16/02/16)
Mass at the Ciudad Juárez fairgrounds (17/02/16)
Chrism Mass 2016 (24/03/16)
Solemnity of the Corpus Domini 2016 (26/05/16)
Mass on the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland at the Shrine of Częstochowa (28/07/16)
Way of the Cross with the young people at Błonia Park in Kraków (29/07/16)
Closing Mass on the XXXI World Youth Day at Campus Misericordiae in Krakow (31/07/16)
Mass for the Jubilee of the Catechists (25/09/16)
Mass at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi (01/10/16)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2016
Palm Sunday 2017 (09/04/17)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2017 (14/04/17)
Prayer Meeting with the Clergy, Religious, Religious and Seminarians of Egypt at the Maadi Patriarchal Seminary (29/04/17)
Prayer Meeting at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fatima at the beginning of the Pilgrimage of the Holy Father (12/05/17)
Holy Rosary at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fatima (12/05/17)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2017 (04/06/17)
Mass with the youth in the Cathedral of Yangon (30/11/17) 
Mass for Latin America on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2017
Meeting with the Priests, Religious, Religious, Consecrated and Seminarians in the Cathedral of Santiago de Chile (16/01/18)
Mass at Maquehue Airport in Temuco (17/01/18)
Prayer of the Middle Hour with the Religious of contemplative life at the Sanctuary of the Señor de los Milagros of Lima (21/01/18)
Mass at the Las Palmas Air Base in Lima (21/01/18)
Mass in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on the celebration of the transfer of the Salus Populi Romani (28/01/18)
Solemnity of Saint Joseph 2018 - Episcopal Ordinations
Mass on Easter Sunday 2018 and Urbi et Orbi Blessing (01/04/18)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2018
Mass in Santakos Park in Kaunas (23/09/18)
Ecumenical prayer in the Rigas Doms (24/09/18)
Mass at Freedom Square in Tallinn (25/09/18)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2019
Baptism of the Lord 2019 (13/01/19)
Opening ceremony of the 34th WYD in the Santa Maria La Antigua Park in Panama (24/01/19)
Via Crucis with the youth of the 34th WYD in the Santa Maria La Antigua Park in Panama (25/01/19)
Closing Mass of the XXXIV WYD in the San Juan Pablo II Park in Panama (27/01/19)
Mass in the Zayed Sports City of Abu Dhabi (05/02/19)
Easter Vigil 2019 (19/04/19)
Mass in Knyaz Alexandar I Square in Sofia (05/05/19)
Mass in Macedonia Square in Skopje (07/05/19)
Mass in the Shrine of Sumuleu-Ciuc (02/06/29)
Funeral of Cardinal Elio Sgreccia (07/06/19)
Canonization of 5 Blesseds (13/10/19)
Mass in suffrage of the Cardinals and Bishops who died during the year 2018/19 (04/11/19)
Mass with young people in Bangkok Cathedral (22/11/19)
Mass in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo (11/25/19)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2020

Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli
(together with Msgr. Stefanetti is from the Diocese of Velletri-Segni and was appointed on 25 February 2006. On 11 October 2021, he was appointed as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, the 2nd Master of Ceremonies to be appointed on this position, the first being Archbishop Piero Marini)


Ceremonies assisted:
Chrism Mass 2006 (13/04/06)
Mass in suffrage of deceased Cardinals and Bishops during the year 2005/06 (04/11/06)
Consistory for the Vote on some Causes of Canonisation (23/02/07)
Easter Sunday Mass and Urbi et Orbi Blessing 2007 (08/04/07)
Mass of Christmas Night 2007
Rosary with University students (01/03/08)
Mass on the Day of Pentecost 2008 (11/05/08)
Closure of the XII Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (26/10/08)
Homage to the Immaculate in Piazza di Spagna 2008
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2009
Easter Vigil 2009 (11/04/09)
Second Vespers of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Opening of the Year for Priests (19/06/09)
Mass at the Churchyard of the Church of San Pio da Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo (21/06/09)
Episcopal Ordinations (12/09/09)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 2010
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2010 (02/04/10)
Solemnity of the Corpus Domini 2010 (03/06/10)
Mass at Piazza Garibaldi in Sulmona (04/07/10)
Ecumenical Celebration at the Westminster Abbey in London (17/09/10)
Vigil with young people at Hyde Park in London (18/09/10)
Beatification of Card. John Henry Newman in Cofton Park in Birmingham (19/09/10)
Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of new Cardinals (20/11/10)
Episcopal Ordinations (05/02/11)
Mass at Parco San Giuliano in Mestre (08/05/11)
Inauguration of the restoration of the Chapel of the Holy Trinity in the Basilica della Salute at Venice (08/05/11)
Solemnity of the Corpus Domini 2011 (23/06/11)
Vespers with the university students of the Diocese of Rome (15/12/11)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2012 - Episcopal Ordinations
Vespers in the Cathedral of Leon (25/03/12)
Mass at the Plaza de la Revolución in La Habana (28/03/12)
Easter Vigil 2012 (07/04/12)
Canonisation of 7 Blesseds (21/10/12)
Baptism of the Lord 2013
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2013 (29/03/13)
Canonisation of 815 Blesseds (12/05/13)
Episcopal Ordinations (24/10/13)
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2014
Easter Vigil 2014 (19/04/14)
Mass at the Amman International Stadium (24/05/14)
Mass in the Upper Room in Jerusalem (26/05/14)
Mass with the elderly (28/09/14)
First Vespers of Mary Mother of God and Te Deum at the end of the year 2014
Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals and for the Voting on Causes of Canonisation (14/02/15)
Easter Vigil 2015 (04/04/15)
Mass at Samanes Park in Guayaquil (06/07/15)
Mass at Christ the Redeemer Square at Santa Cruz de la Sierra (09/07/15)
Mass at Campo Grande at Ñu Guazú in Asunción (12/07/15)
Canonisation of 4 Blesseds (18/10/15)
Funeral of Cardinal Carlo Furno (11/12/15)
Baptism of the Lord 2016 (10/01/16)
Palm Sunday 2016 (20/03/16)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Easter Sunday 2016 (27/03/16)
Priestly Ordinations 2016 (17/04/16)
Mass for the Jubilee of the sick and disabled (12/06/16)
Mass for the Jubilee of prisoners (06/11/16)
Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 2017
Easter Vigil 2017 (15/04/17)
Mass at the Simón Bolívar Park in Bogotá (07/09/17)
Meeting for National Reconciliation at Villavicencio (08/09/17)
Mass at the Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín (09/09/17)
Mass for the 1st World Day of the Poor (19/11/17)
Funeral of Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (21/11/17)
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord 2018
Ash Wednesday 2018 (14/02/18)
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2018 (30/03/18)
Via Crucis at the Colosseum 2018 (30/03/18)
Solemnity of Pentecost 2018 (20/05/18)
Canonisation of 7 Blesseds (14/10/18)
Mass of Christmas Night 2018
Chrism Mass 2019 (18/04/19)
Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2019
Mass in the Zimpeto Stadium in Maputo, Mozambique (06/09/19)
Mass at the Monument of Mary Queen of Peace in Port Louis, Mauritius (09/09/19)
Opening of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon (06/10/19)
Mass for Latin America on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2019
Presentation of the Lord 2020
Priestly Ordinations 2021 (25/04/21)

Msgr. Cristiano Antonietti  
(from the Diocese of Foligno. He was appointed Pontifical Master of Ceremonies on 11 October 2021. His term ended on 25 November 2023, one of the shortest terms of a Ceremonieri, and is now back in his home Diocese)


Ceremonies assisted:
Vespers on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul 2022
Mass in the Piazzale dei Granai in Floriana, Malta (03/04/22)
Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 2022 (15/04/22)
Mass with the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals (30/08/22)
Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2022 - Mass at the EXPO Grounds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Mass on the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council (11/10/22)
Baptism of the Lord 2023
Ash Wednesday 2023 (22/02/23)
Chrism Mass 2023 (06/04/23)
Urbi et Orbi Blessing on Easter Sunday 2023 (09/04/23)
Closing Mass of the 37th World Youth Day at Parque Tejo in Lisbon (06/08/23)
Closing of the first session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (29/10/23)

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