Gualtiero Bassetti
| His Eminence Gualtiero Bassetti | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve | |
| Archdiocese | Perugia-Città della Pieve |
| See | Perugia-Città della Pieve |
| Appointed | 16 July 2009 |
| Installed | 4 October 2009 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Chiaretti |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
29 June 1966 by Ermenegildo Florit |
| Consecration |
8 September 1994 by Silvano Piovanelli |
| Created Cardinal |
22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 April 1942 Popolano di Marradi, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post |
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| Motto |
"In Charitate Fundati" ("Grounded in Charity") |
| Coat of arms |
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| Ordination history of Gualtiero Bassetti | |
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Priestly ordination | |
| Date of ordination | 29 June 1966 |
Episcopal consecration | |
| Principal consecrator | Silvano Piovanelli |
| Co-consecrators |
Antonio Bagnoli Giovanni Bianchi |
| Date of consecration | 8 September 1994 |
Cardinalate | |
| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 22 February 2014 |
Bishops consecrated by Gualtiero Bassetti as principal consecrator | |
| Giovanni Santucci | 5 December 1995 |
| Giuseppe Piemontese, OFM | 21 June 2014 |
| Nazzareno Marconi | 13 July 2015 |
| Paolo Giulietti | 10 August 2014 |
| Styles of Gualtiero Bassetti | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Gualtiero Bassetti (born 7 April 1942 in Popolano di Marradi in Italy) is an Italian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Priesthood
He attended the minor and major seminary of the archdiocese of Florence and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1966 in Florence. He served as vicar in the parish of St. Michael in San Salvi. In 1968 he became assistant at the minor seminary of Florence and then rector in 1972. Seven years later, he was subsequently appointed rector of the major seminary of Florence. He served there for 11 years and was then appointed pro-vicar and vicar general of the archdiocese.
Episcopate
On 9 July 1994 he was appointed bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino and consecrated on 8 September 1994 by Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, Archbishop of Florence. He was named bishop of Arezzo on 21 November 1998. He was named the archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve on 16 July 2009.
He was elected head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Umbria in 2012[1] and is deputy president of the Italian Episcopal Conference.[2]
Cardinal
On 22 February 2014, the archbishop, along with 18 others, was inducted into the College of Cardinals by Pope Francis.[3] Bassetti commented in response to his nomination: "My aims have not changed. I want to visit factories and hospitals, because as the Pope says, we must 'be pastors with the odor of sheep.' This is the time to roll our sleeves back."[2] He also praised the Pope's nomination of Archbishop Loris Capovilla as "a direct reference the Second Vatican Council".[4] La Stampa called it a "surprise nomination".[2] It was the first time a bishop of Perugia had been named a cardinal since Gioacchino Pecci (later Pope Leo XIII) in 1853.[5] His selection was seen, according to John L. Allen, as a demonstration of Francis' preference for "traditionally neglected locales" and for "political moderates".[6] Another observer described him as "instantly papabile, a man cut from the same cloth as Francis".[5] Giovanni Paciullo, Rector of the University for Foreign Students of Perugia, called the nomination a tribute to Bassetti's "constant concern for the least, the excluded, the foreigner ... which brought him into the paths of marginalization and suffering..."[4]
Bassetti has been praised by traditionalists for being a strong proponent of the traditional Tridentine Latin mass.[7] Pope Francis named him a member of Congregation for Bishops, Congregation for the Clergy, and Pontifical Council in Promoting Christian Unity.
See also
References
- ↑ "Perugia, monsignor Gualtiero Bassetti è cardinale". Giornale dell'Umbria. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 Galeazzi, Giacomo (15 January 2014). "The importance of Gualtiero Bassetti's nomination". Vatican Insider. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ Pope Francis announces names of new Cardinals - Vatican Radio, 12 January 2014
- 1 2 "Papa Francesco nomina cardinale l'arcivescovo di Perugia Gualtiero Bassetti". La Nazione (Umbia). 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- 1 2 Winters, Michael Sean (January 13, 2014). "The New Cardinals". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Allen Jr., John L. (January 13, 2014). "Four new echoes in 'Francis revolution'". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/2996/francis_and_traditionalist_catholics.aspx
External links
- Gualtiero Bassetti
- Christmas sermon, 2013(Italian)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Angelo Comastri |
Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino 9 July 1994-21 November 1998 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Santucci |
| Preceded by Flavio Roberto Carraro |
Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro 21 November 1998-16 July 2009 |
Succeeded by Ricardo Fontana |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Chiaretti |
Archbishop of Perugia-Citta della Pieve 16 July 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Carlo Maria Martini, SJ |
Cardinal Priest of Santa Cecilia 22 February 2014–present | |