Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti
{{Short description|Italian policeman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox military person
| birth_date = 3 June 1974
| allegiance = {{flag|Vatican City State}}
{{flag|Holy See}}
| branch = Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State
| rank = {{Flagicon image|COM.GendarmeriaVaticana.png|size=15px}} Inspector General
| alma_mater = Sapienza University of Rome
}}
Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, commonly known as Gianluca Gauzzi, (born 3 June 1974) is an Italian police commissioner who has been director of the Directorate for Security Services and Civil Protection of the Vatican City State and commander of the Gendarmerie Corps since 15 October 2019. He was previously deputy director and deputy commander.
Biography
Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti was born in Gubbio, Perugia, on 3 June 1974. He graduated from Sapienza University of Rome with a safety engineering and protection degree. He and his wife have two children.{{cite press release |publisher=Holy See Press Office |access-date=17 October 2019 |title=Resignations and Appointments, 15.10.2019 |date=15 October 2019 |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/10/15/191015a.html}}
He joined the Gendarme Corps in 1995. In 1999, he was given responsibility for the design and development of the networking technology and security infrastructure of the Vatican City State and for cybersecurity as well. In 2010, he was transferred to the Operational Security Center. He became a manager in 2017 and a deputy director and deputy commander in 2018.
He coordinated security at Castel Gandolfo when Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI used it as their summer residence. He helped manage technological security during the 2005 and 2013 conclaves. He has represented the Security and Civil Protection Services in its relations with the City of Rome and other police forces. He also occasionally testified as an expert witness at Vatican criminal proceedings.{{cite news |access-date=17 October 2019 |date=12 November 2012 |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-court-finds-computer-tech-guilty-aiding-abetting-butler |work=National Catholic Reporter |title=Vatican court finds computer tech guilty of aiding, abetting butler |first=Cindy |last=Wooden |agency=Catholic News Service}}{{cite news |access-date=17 October 2019 |work=National Catholic Reporter |date=25 May 2016 |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatileaks-investigator-says-consultant-admitted-leaking-documents |title='VatiLeaks': Investigator says consultant admitted leaking documents |agency=Catholic News Service |first=Junno |last=Arocho Esteves}}{{cite news |work=Crux |access-date=17 October 2019 |url=https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/06/22/former-vatican-diplomat-admits-accessing-child-porn-during-trial/ |date=22 June 2018 | title = Former Vatican diplomat admits accessing child porn during trial }}
On 15 October 2019, Pope Francis appointed Broccoletti to succeed Domenico Giani,{{cite news |access-date=17 October 2019 |work=America |url=https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/10/15/pope-francis-appoints-cybersecurity-expert-head-vatican-security-services |date=15 October 2019 |first=Gerard |last=O'Connell |title=Pope Francis appoints cybersecurity expert to head Vatican Security Services}} who resigned after the Italian weekly magazine L'Espresso published confidential material relating to an ongoing investigation of financial crimes by several Vatican employees.{{cite news |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/42544/pope-francis-appoints-new-head-of-vatican-security |work=Catholic News Agency |title=Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican security |date=15 October 2019 |access-date=17 October 2019 |first=Hannah |last=Brockhaus}}
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- {{cite news |work=La Stampa |language=it |url=https://www.lastampa.it/topnews/primo-piano/2019/10/16/news/gauzzi-fedelissimo-di-papa-e-parolin-uomo-forte-ma-anti-militarizzazione-1.37749418 |title=Gauzzi, fedelissimo di Papa e Parolin: uomo forte ma anti-militarizzazione |trans-title=Gauzzi, very loyal to Pope and Parolin: strong man but anti-militarization |date=16 October 2019 |first=Domenico |last=Agasso Jr.}}
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