Br Francesco Ielpo, an Italian national, was born in Lauria (PZ) on May 18, 1970. He professed his solemn vows in 1998 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2000. From 1994 to 2010, he served as a religious education teacher and, since 2000, as Rector of the Franciscanum Luzzago Institute in Brescia. Between 2006 and 2010, he was a member of the National Council of FIDAE (Federation of Educational Activity Institutes), and from 2007 to 2010, served as Provincial Definitor of the Lombard Province.
From 2010 to 2013, he ministered as parish priest of the Franciscan Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua in Varese. In September 2013, he was appointed Commissioner of the Holy Land for Lombardy, with his mandate extended in 2016 to include the entire Province of Northern Italy. Since 2014, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Pro Terra Sancta Association. Since 2022, he has also held the role of President of the Holy Land Foundation, while simultaneously serving as Delegate of the Custos of the Holy Land for Italy and as General Delegate for the restructuring of the Provinces in Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria.
