Domenico Calcagno was born in Tramontana di Parodi Ligure, in the province of Alessandria, on 3 February 1943. After a doctorate in dogmatic theology at the Gregorian, he was ordained a priest on 29 June 1967 by Cardinal Siri, taught theology, and held national posts including treasurer of the Italian bishops' conference. John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Savona-Noli in 2002 (consecrated 9 March), and in 2007 Benedict XVI brought him to Rome as secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) — the Vatican's treasury, managing its investments, real estate, and payroll — with the personal title of archbishop.
On 7 July 2011 he became APSA's president, serving until 26 June 2018 under both Benedict XVI and Francis; he also sat on the commission supervising the IOR, the “Vatican Bank.” Benedict XVI created him a cardinal on 18 February 2012, with the title of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina, and he voted in the 2013 conclave. His motto is In veritate libertas — “in truth, freedom.”
Consequential Quotes
I don't see the scandal.
Major Works & Initiatives
President of APSA
Seven years running the Vatican's asset and real-estate administration.
Bishop of Savona-Noli
Five years in the Ligurian see before Rome called.
Controversies
The Savona investigation
Italian authorities investigated him over alleged embezzlement connected with the Diocese of Savona; the outcome of the inquiry could not be verified from available sources.