Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda (born Villamediana de Iregua, Logroño, Spain, 12 June 1961) is a Vatican monsignor who was jailed for leaking official documents in the Vatileaks scandal.
[1][2][3] The clergyman admitted to passing classified documents to journalists.
[4] He is highest-ranking Vatican official ever to be arrested.
[5] Pope Francis granted him clemency after he served half of the 18-month jail sentence.
This Vatican City biographical article is a stub.