Fabio Salerno

Fabio Salerno (born 25 April 1979) is an Italian Roman Catholic priest who has served since 2020 as the second private secretary to Pope Francis.

Prior to this, Salerno had been attached to the apostolic nunciature in Indonesia from 2015 to 2018 while serving in Strasbourg from 2018 until his appointment.

He completed his education in Rome first in the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and then in the Pontifical Lateran University where he earned his doctorate in utroque iure.

[1] Archbishop Antonio Ciliberti ordained him to the priesthood on 19 March 2011.

[1][2] Pope Francis appointed him on 1 August 2020 to be his second personal secretary to replace Yoannis Lahzi Gaid.