His Eminence

Gualtiero Bassetti
Cardinal
Archbishop emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve
ArchdiocesePerugia-Città della Pieve
SeePerugia-Città della Pieve
Appointed16 July 2009
Installed4 October 2009
Term ended27 May 2022
PredecessorGiuseppe Chiaretti
SuccessorIvan Maffeis
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1966
by Ermenegildo Florit
Consecration8 September 1994
by Silvano Piovanelli
Created cardinal22 February 2014
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Gualtiero Bassetti

(1942-04-07) 7 April 1942
Popolano di Marradi, Kingdom of Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Motto"In Charitate Fundati"
("Grounded in Charity")
Coat of armsGualtiero Bassetti's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Gualtiero Bassetti
History
Priestly ordination
Date29 June 1966
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorSilvano Piovanelli
Co-consecratorsAntonio Bagnoli
Giovanni Bianchi
Date8 September 1994
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date22 February 2014
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gualtiero Bassetti as principal consecrator
Giovanni Santucci5 December 1995
Giuseppe Piemontese, OFM21 June 2014
Nazzareno Marconi13 July 2015
Paolo Giulietti10 August 2014
Marco Salvi31 March 2019
Giuseppe Baturi5 January 2020
Styles of
Gualtiero Bassetti
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Gualtiero Bassetti (born 7 April 1942) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve from 2009 to 2022. He has been a bishop since 1994 and was made a cardinal in 2014. He was president of the Italian Episcopal Conference from 2017 to 2022.

Priest

Gualtiero Bassetti was born on 7 April 1942 in Popolano di Marradi. 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.

Bishop and archbishop

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 was appointed deputy president of the Italian Episcopal Conference.[2]

Cardinal

On 22 February 2014, Bassetti was raised to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis.[3][4] Bassetti commented in response: "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".[5] 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.[6] His selection was seen, according to John L. Allen, as a demonstration of Francis' preference for "traditionally neglected locales" and for "political moderates".[7] Another observer described him as "instantly papabile, a man cut from the same cloth as Francis".[6] 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..."[5]

Bassetti has celebrated Mass in Latin using the Missal promulgated by Pope John XXIII in 1962 and delivered homilies at such liturgies.[8] Pope Francis named him a member of Congregation for Bishops, Congregation for the Clergy, and Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.[9]

In 2016 at the request of Pope Francis he authored the meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross service at the Colosseum.[10]

On 23 May 2017, Pope Francis named Bassetti to a five-year term as head of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI). Bassetti's name was one of three presented to the Pope by the Conference membership and the one who had received the most votes from them. At the same time he extended Bassetti's appointment as Archbishop of Perugia for five years despite the fact that Bassetti had submitted his resignation as required on his 75th birthday a few weeks earlier.[11] Opening the CEI's annual meeting on 25 September, Bassetti called for collegiality and dialogue between bishops and with the entire Church. He said he planned to end the practice of beginning the annual meeting with the president's address and would instead conclude the meeting by summarizing their debate and "seeking a point of equilibrium". As a starting point, he said Catholics could not be divided into those who prioritize personal morality and those who advocate for social justice.[12] He spoke of the need to integrate migrants into Italian society, implying support for citizenship for those born in Italy. A reform of the tax system, he said, could support families, especially large ones, promote childbirth and provide employment.[13]

Pope Francis named him a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches on 6 August 2019.[14]

According to Vatican journalist Sandro Magister, Bassetti was resistant to Pope Francis's desire to convene a synod of the Church in Italy, leading to tension with the pope.[15][16][17][18]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation as archbishop of Perugia on 27 May 2022.[19]

Health

After experiencing a fever, Bassetti tested positive for COVID-19 on 28 October 2020. He was admitted to Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital in Perugia on 31 October, and was in the intensive care unit from the night of 2-3 November[20] until 13 November; his condition remained critical.[21] On 19 November he was transferred to Rome's Agostino Gemelli University Policlinic to continue his convalescence.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Perugia, monsignor Gualtiero Bassetti è cardinale". Giornale dell'Umbria. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Galeazzi, Giacomo (15 January 2014). "The importance of Gualtiero Bassetti's nomination". Vatican Insider. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pope Francis announces names of new Cardinals". Vatican Radio. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "19 new cardinals created in Consistory in the presence of two Popes". 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Papa Francesco nomina cardinale l'arcivescovo di Perugia Gualtiero Bassetti". La Nazione (Umbria). 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 Winters, Michael Sean (January 13, 2014). "The New Cardinals". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ Allen Jr., John L. (January 13, 2014). "Four new echoes in 'Francis revolution'". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ Carosa, Alberto (12 March 2014). "Francis and Traditionalist Catholics". Catholic World Report. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "New Cardinals Given Work in Curia". Zenit. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Marcolivio, Luca (24 March 2016). "Author of Colosseum Via Crucis: Very Simply, We Must Raise Our Gaze to the Crucifix". Zenit. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Tornielli, Andrea (24 May 2017). "Bassetti presidente della Cei: 'Lavorerò con tutti i vescovi'". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Vecchi, Gian Guido (25 September 2017). "Cei, la prima (e ultima) prolusione del cardinale Bassetti: un richiamo all'essenziale e alla semplicità" [CEI, the First (and Last) Inaugural Address of Cardinal Bassetti: a return to essentials and simplicity]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Decrestina, Paolo (25 September 2017). "Migranti, Bassetti: "L'integrazione passa anche dallo ius soli. Il fisco aiuti le famiglie"" [Migrants, Bassetti: Integration includes citizenship by birth. Tax reform aids families.]. Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 06.07.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  15. ↑ Magister, Sandro (2019-12-11). "Conclave Rehearsals. The Next Pope Will Take His Name From Sant'Egidio". Settimo Cielo. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01.
  16. ↑ Magister, Sandro (2019-06-10). "McCarrick Case. The Question Was There, But Francis Didn't Want To Hear It". Settimo Cielo. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  17. ↑ Magister, Sandro (2019-03-05). "From Santa Marta an Order Has Gone Forth. But Cardinal Bassetti Is Not Obeying". Settimo Cielo. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  18. ↑ Magister, Sandro (2022-05-05). "Francis's Criteria for Appointing or Dismissing Bishops. A Sampling". Settimo Cielo. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  19. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 27.05.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  20. ↑ Gambassi, Giacomo (3 November 2020). "Coronavirus. Perugia, il cardinale Bassetti in terapia intensiva. L'Italia in preghiera". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "Cardinal Bassetti moved out of ICU, remains in critical condition with COVID-19". Catholic News Agency. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "Convalescing cardinal prays for coronavirus sufferers". Catholic News Agency. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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