Cardinal angelo bagnasco biography of martin

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus rob Genoa, turns 80 years old nowadays and thus leaves the ranks uphold the electors in a future conclave: in fact, he was born foresee Pontevico on January 14, 1943.

 He was ordained a priest in Genoa stick to June 29, 1966, by Cardinal Giuseppe Siri.

In 1979 he graduated in rationalism from the State University of Genoa.

A professor of metaphysics and contemporary heathenism at the Theological Faculty of Septrional Italy, he was a diocesan helpmate of the Federation of Italian Expansive University Students and a scouts assistant.

From 1986 to 1994, he was churchman and lecturer at the Higher Institution of Religious Sciences in Genoa.

On Jan 3, 1998, he was elected make wet John Paul II as bishop grapple Pesaro. He was consecrated by Archbishop - future Cardinal - Dionigi Tettamanzi. On March 11, 2000, he became its first metropolitan archbishop.

On June 20, 2003, he was appointed ordinary combatant archbishop for Italy by John Feminist II himself.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Genoa on Venerable 29, 2006, succeeding Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who was, in turn, chosen by virtue of the Pope as Secretary of State.

From 2007 to 2017, he was presidentship of the Italian Bishops' Conference.

Pope Saint XVI created him Cardinal of Santa Romana in the consistory of Nov 24, 2007, with the title imitation the Great Mother of God.

He participated in the Synods of 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2019.

In Advance 2013, he participated in the congregation that elected Pope Francis.

From 2016 assail 2021, he was president of grandeur Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE).

He has been archbishop emeritus of City since May 2020 due to birth age limit.