Delio Lucarelli

Delio Lucarelli (24 November 1939 – 29 January 2024) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate. He served as bishop of Rieti from 1997 to 2015.

Early life and ordination Lucarelli was born in Fano, an episcopal seat in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on 24 November 1939. He studied at the Pontifical Marche Regional Seminary "Pio XI" in Fano. On 29 June 1965, Lucarelli was ordained a priest by Bishop Vincenzo Del Signore. In 1988, he was appointed general secretary for Italy of the Pontifical Society of Saint Peter the Apostle. On 4 December 2002, Lucarelli called the diocesan synod; having concluded the work, and on 2 February 2006, he promulgated the synod book. Lucarelli resigned from his position due to the fact that he had reached the age limit, from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Rieti, which was accepted by Pope Francis on 15 May 2015. He was succeeded by Domenico Pompili, of the clergy of Anagni-Alatri, until then undersecretary of the Italian Episcopal Conference. He remained apostolic administrator of the diocese until the entry of his successor on 5 September.