Renato Corti


Renato Corti
Cardinal
Bishop emeritus of Novara
Corti in 2009
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseNovara
SeeNovara
Appointed19 December 1990
Installed3 March 1991
Term ended24 November 2011
PredecessorAldo Del Monte
SuccessorFranco Giulio Brambilla
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (2016–2020)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 July 1959
by Giovanni Battista Montini
Consecration6 June 1981
by Carlo Maria Martini
Created cardinal19 November 2016
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal priest
Personal details
Born(1936-03-01)1 March 1936
Died12 May 2020(2020-05-12) (aged 84)
Rho, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholicism
MottoCor ad cor loquitur
('Heart speaks to heart')
Ordination history of
Renato Corti
History
Priestly ordination
Date28 June 1959
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorCarlo Maria Martini
Co-consecrators
Date6 June 1981
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date19 November 2016
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Renato Corti as principal consecrator
Germano Zaccheo16 September 1995
Styles of
Renato Corti
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Renato Corti (1 March 1936 – 12 May 2020) was an Italian cardinal and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Novara from 1990 to 2011. Pope Francis raised Corti to the rank of cardinal on 19 November 2016.