Gualtiero Bassetti

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)
Previous 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 (age 82)
Popolano di Marradi, Kingdom of Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoIn 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[pronunciation?] (born 7 April 1942) is an Italian Catholic prelate who served as 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.