Gualtiero Bassetti
Gualtiero Bassetti Cardinal ( born April 7, 1942 in Popolano (village of Marradi ) ) is Archbishop of Perugia - Città della Pieve.
Life
Gualtiero Bassetti entered the seminary in Florence and studied philosophy and Catholic theology. The Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Ermenegildo Florite, donated to him on 29 June 1966, the ordination. Subsequently, he was a chaplain working in the parish of San Michele in San Salvi and later in the minor seminary, which he was Rector from 1972. 1979 was appointed rector of the seminary in Florence Gualtiero Bassetti by Giovanni Cardinal Benelli. In 1990 he was Pro- Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Florence, from 1992 Vicar General.
Pope John Paul II appointed him on July 9, 1994 Bishop of Massa Marittima - Piombino. The Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, donated to him on 8 September of the same year the episcopal ordination; Were co-consecrators 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 introduced into the office on 6 February of next year. On 16 July 2009 he was appointed Archbishop of Perugia - Città della Pieve and introduced into the office on October 4, 2009. On 29 June 2010 he received the pallium in St. Peter's Basilica.
Gualtiero Bassetti is Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem since 2009 and Prior of the Order in Umbria. Since 2009 he has been Vice - President of the Italian Episcopal Conference. On 5 October 2012, he was elected president of the Episcopal Conference Umbria.
In solemn consistory of February 22, 2014 Pope Francis took him a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Cecilia ' in the College of Cardinals to.
Membership in the Roman Curia
- Congregation for Bishops (since 2013)
- Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity