President

Bishop Mariano Crociata

Bishop of Latina

Born in Castelvetrano, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Mariano Crociata was ordained as a priest in 1979. He studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome, where he was awarded a doctorate in theology in 1984.

He ran the theology of religions department at Palermo’s Theological School. From 2003 he was Vicar General of the Diocese of Mazara del Vallo. On 16 July 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Noto. He was consecrated on 6 October 2007. Between 2008 and 2013 he was General Secretary of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI).

He is the Bishop of the Diocese of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno since 19 November 2013. He is the Delegate of the Italian Bishops’ Conference to COMECE since 2017. He served as First Vice-President of COMECE in the period 2018-2023. In March 2023, Mgr. Crociata was elected President of COMECE.