Gualtiero Bassetti

Gualtiero Cardinal Bassetti (2015)

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Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti (born April 7, 1942 in Popolano, Marradi ) is an Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve .

Life

Gualtiero Bassetti occurred in 1956 in the seminary of Florence and studied philosophy and Catholic theology . The Archbishop of Florence , Cardinal Ermenegildo Florit , ordained him on June 29, 1966 . He then worked as a chaplain in the parish of San Michele in San Salvi and later at the Minor Seminary , of which he became rector in 1972. In 1979, Gualtiero Bassetti was appointed rector of the seminary in Florence by Cardinal Giovanni Benelli . In 1990 he became Pro-Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Florence, from 1992 Vicar General .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino on July 9, 1994 . The Archbishop of Florence, Silvano Cardinal Piovanelli , donated him episcopal ordination on September 8th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Antonio Bagnoli , Bishop of Fiesole , and Giovanni Bianchi , Bishop Emeritus of Pescia . As a motto he chose In charitate fundati .

On November 21, 1998 he was appointed Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro and on February 6 of the next year he was appointed to the office. On July 16, 2009 he was appointed Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve and on October 4, 2009 he was appointed to the office. On June 29, 2010 he received the pallium in St. Peter's Basilica .

Gualtiero Bassetti was Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and since 2009 Prior of the Order in Umbria . In 2017, Cardinal Grand Master Edwin Frederick O'Brien was appointed Grand Cross Knight.

Since 2009 he has been Vice-President of the Italian Bishops' Conference . On October 5, 2012, he was elected President of the Regional Bishops' Conference of Umbria. Pope Francis appointed him President of the Italian Bishops' Conference on May 24, 2017.

In the consistory of February 22, 2014 Pope Francis took him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in the College of Cardinals on.

Memberships in the Roman Curia

Cardinal Bassetti is a member of the following dicasteries of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for the Clergy (since 2014)
Congregation for Bishops (since 2013, confirmed in 2014)
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (since 2008, confirmed in 2014)

Web links

Bassetti, Gualtiero. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 5, 2016.
Entry on Gualtiero Bassetti on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 5, 2016.

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italia) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 16, 2009, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina del Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 24, 2017, accessed May 24, 2017 (Italian).
^ Concistori ordinario pubblico per la creazione dei nuovi Cardinali: Assegnazione dei Titoli o delle Diaconie ai nuovi Porporati. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2014, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).
^ ^A ^b ^c Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri e degli organismi della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 22, 2014, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).
^ Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 10, 2008, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino 1994–1998	Giovanni Santucci
Flavio Roberto Carraro OFMCap	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro 1998–2009	Riccardo Fontana
Giuseppe Chiaretti	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve since 2009	---
Angelo Cardinal Bagnasco	Chairman of the Italian Bishops' Conference since 2017	---

personal data
SURNAME	Bassetti, Gualtiero
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bassetti, Cardinal Gualtiero
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve and cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH	April 7, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Popolano, Marradi

[1] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italia) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 16, 2009, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).

[2] Nomina del Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 24, 2017, accessed May 24, 2017 (Italian).

[3] Concistori ordinario pubblico per la creazione dei nuovi Cardinali: Assegnazione dei Titoli o delle Diaconie ai nuovi Porporati. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2014, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).

[Bulletin-2014-4] A ^b ^c Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri e degli organismi della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 22, 2014, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).

[5] Conferma del Prefetto della Congregazione per i Vescovi e Nomine e Conferme di Membri e Consultori nel medesimo Dicastero. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 16, 2013, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).

[6] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 10, 2008, accessed February 6, 2016 (Italian).