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Key facts
- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Archdiocese
- Genoa
- See
- Genoa
- Appointed
- 29 August 2006
- Installed
- 24 September 2006
- Term ended
- 8 May 2020
- Predecessor
- Tarcisio Bertone , S.D.B.
- Successor
- Marco Tasca , O.F.M. Conv.
- Other post
- Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio (2007-)
- Previous posts
- Bishop of Pesaro (1998–2000) Archbishop of Pesaro (2000–2003) Archbishop of the Military Ordinariate in Italy (2003–2006)
- Ordination
- 29 June 1966, by Giuseppe Siri
- Consecration
- 7 February 1998, by Dionigi Tettamanzi
- Created cardinal
- 24 November 2007, by Pope Benedict XVI
- Rank
- Cardinal-Priest
- Born
- Angelo Bagnasco , ( 1943-01-14 ) 14 January 1943 (age 83) , Pontevico , Brescia , Kingdom of Italy
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Alma mater
- University of Genoa
- Motto
- Christus spes mea (Christ my hope)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Angelo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Pontevico
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- University of Genoa
- Employer
- University of Genoa
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2013 conclave
- Image
- Angelo Bagnasco-03112017.jpg
- Motto
- Christus spes mea
- Work location
- Genoa
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- Angelo Bagnasco
- date of birth
- 1943-01-14
- consecrator
- Giacomo Barabino
- name in native language
- Angelo Bagnasco
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- Ballognatha typica
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Encyclopedic overview
Angelo Bagnasco ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo baɲˈɲasko]; born 14 January 1943) is an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Genoa from 2006 to 2020. He was President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) from 2007 to 2017 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007. He was President of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) from 2016 to 2021.
He is considered to be conservative in his views and a theological ally of his predecessor in the CEI, Cardinal Camillo Ruini.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Angelo Bagnasco” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.