Santo Bartolomeo Quadri

Santo Bartolomeo Quadri ( born December 2, 1919 in Ossanesga, Bergamo, Italy Province; † October 17, 2008 in Bergamo, Italy) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Modena.

Life

Santo Bartolomeo Quadri studied theology, canon law and social sciences. He was ordained a priest on March 6, 1943 In 1955 he was appointed Deputy Director General of the Catholic workers movement in Italy ACLI -. Associations Cristiane Lavoratori Italiani. In 1959 he became a member of the Preparatory Committee of the Second Vatican Council, for the decree Apostolicam Actuositatem, 1962 Member of the Committee.

He was called by Pope Paul VI. 1964 appointed Titular Bishop of Villanova and appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Pinerolo. He received his episcopal consecration on May 7, 1964 Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri. Co-consecrators were Archbishop Pietro Sigismondi, secretary of the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide, and Bishop Luigi Civardi. In 1983 he was appointed apostolic administrator in Pinerolo. In 1973 he was appointed bishop of the diocese of Terni - Narni- Amelia. 1983 Pope John Paul II appointed him archbishop of the Archdiocese of Modena - Nonantola.

His resignation was accepted in 1996 by John Paul II. He was buried in the cathedral of Modena.

Work

Santo Bartolomeo Quadri was instrumental in the drafting of the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes on the Church in the world today and the Decree Apostolicam Actuositatem of the Second Vatican Council.

Bishop Quadri represented in the Italian Episcopal Conference Commission for the Pastoral Care of family and career. He has published numerous texts, including the writings of " Appunti di etica sindacale " ( Notes for a uniform ethics) and " L' uomo e le cose. Il lavoro come risposta a un comando di Dio " ( people and things. Working as a response to a command from God).