San Giovanni Maria Vianney, Rome

The church of San Giovanni Maria Vianney is a church in Rome, the Borghesiana area, wide Monreale. It was built in the eighties, in the place of an earlier church built above ground in 1952, and solemnly consecrated by Cardinal Ugo Poletti 4 November 1990; It is dedicated to Saint John Mary Vianney, known simply as "the holy Cure of Ars", which was inspired of the Prado, priestly Association International which took charge of the parish in his first decades of life.

St. John Maria Vianney
Chiesa di San Giovanni Maria Vianney (in Italian)
Sancti Ioannis Mariæ Vianney (in Latin)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictLazio
ProvinceRome
RiteRoman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusTitular church
LeadershipRainer Maria Woelki
PatronJohn Vianney
Location
LocationVia Lentini 6, Rome, Italy
Shown within Rome
Geographic coordinates41°51′41″N 12°40′14″E
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleModernist
Groundbreaking1952
Website
sangiovannimariavianney.it

The church is home parish, erected July 26, 1963, with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Clemente Micara Quo efficacius, initially entrusted to the Institute of the Prado, then, since 1974, to the clergy of the Diocese of Treviso, and finally, since 1999, to the priests of the diocese of Rome. On 27 February 1983, the church was visited by Pope John Paul II. Currently the parish priest is Msgr. Marco Gandolfo.

In the consistory of February 18, 2012, it is instituted by Pope Benedict XVI the title of cardinal of St. John Mary Vianney. The current owner is Cardinal Rainer Woelki.

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