Vatican bank IOR has sacked
Deputy Director-General Giulio Mattietti for so-far unknown
reasons, sources said Wednesday.
Mattietti was escorted out of the Vatican two days ago, they
said.
The deputy head of the Vatican Press Office, Paloma García
Ovejero, told ANSA that Mattietti "ceased his service on Monday
November 27".
Vatican experts said the decision, although its reason was as
yet unknwon, appeared to have been a sudden one.
Mattietti was appointed in November 2015 along with
Director-General Gian Franco Mammì. Another IOR staffer was also
sacked recently, sources said. Asked about the report, the
Vatican press office confirmed that Mattietti had been
dismissed.
The IOR, Istituto per le Opere Religiose (Institute for
Religious Works) has been through a painful process of reform
recently after past financial scandals.
Mattietti had had a successful career at the IOR and had been
tipped for the top job.
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