Luigi Ernesto Palletti (born 29 October 1956) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato since 2012. Luigi Palletti was born in Genoa on 29 October 1956. After secondary school he enrolled at the "Nicolò Paganini" Conservatory in Genoa where he attended musical courses, graduating in piano in 1978. He entered the Major Seminary of Genoa at the age of 20 and later studied theology at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy (Genoa Section). He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Genoa on 29 June 1983.