Bishop Alfonso Raimo appoints Don Matteo Antonelli as Vicar General

Bishop Alfonso Raimo appointed Don Matteo Antonelli as Vicar General and moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia. The announcement was made on October 28 during a clergy assembly.

Don Matteo Antonelli served as diocesan administrator from April 20 to October 24, 2026. He is the parish priest of Nostra Signora di Fatima in Gabelletta and serves as episcopal vicar for the Apostolato dei Laici and episcopal vicar for the Diaconato e i Ministeri istituiti. He is also the assistant for Azione Cattolica diocesana e Giovani.

Born in Narni on October 10, 1976, Don Matteo was ordained a priest on December 8, 2009, in the Cattedrale di Terni by Bishop Vincenzo Paglia. He studied at the Liceo Classico di Terni and the Pontificio Seminario Regionale Umbro “Pio XI” of Assisi and the Istituto Teologico Assisi. He also attended the Istituto Patristico “Agostiniano” in Rome.