Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Encyclopedia
The Italian Episcopal Conference is the episcopal conference
of the Italian
bishop
s of the Catholic Church and as such is the official assembly of all the bishops in Italy. The conference was founded in 1971 and carries out certain tasks as well as having authority assigned to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass
. Episcopal conferences receive their authority under universal law or particular mandates. Its president is Angelo Bagnasco
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
on 7 March 2007.
Italy is the only country where the President of the Episcopal Conference is chosen by appointment, given the Pope
's prerogative as Primate
of Italy.
Episcopal Conference
In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...
of the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of the Catholic Church and as such is the official assembly of all the bishops in Italy. The conference was founded in 1971 and carries out certain tasks as well as having authority assigned to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass
Mass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
. Episcopal conferences receive their authority under universal law or particular mandates. Its president is Angelo Bagnasco
Angelo Bagnasco
Angelo Bagnasco is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference , and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007....
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 7 March 2007.
Italy is the only country where the President of the Episcopal Conference is chosen by appointment, given the Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
's prerogative as Primate
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence ....
of Italy.
List of Presidents of the Italian Episcopal Conference
- Ildefonso Schuster (1952–1953)
- Adeodato Giovanni Piazza (1953–1954)
- Maurilio FossatiMaurilio FossatiMaurilio Fossati was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as archbishop of Turin from 1930 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933.-Biography:...
(1954–1958) - Giuseppe Siri (1959–1965)
- A temporary committee of cardinals with collective presidency: Giovanni Colombo, Ermenegildo FloritErmenegildo FloritErmenegildo Florit was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Florence from 1962 to 1977, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.-Biography:...
, Giovanni Urbani (1965–1966) - Giovanni Urbani (1966–1969)
- Antonio PomaAntonio PomaAntonio Poma was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bologna from 1968 to 1983, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.-Biography:...
(1969–1979) - Anastasio BallestreroAnastasio BallestreroAnastasio Alberto Ballestrero, OCD was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1977 to 1989, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979.-Biography:...
(1979–1985) - Ugo Poletti (1985–1991)
- Camillo Ruini (1991–2007)
- Angelo BagnascoAngelo BagnascoAngelo Bagnasco is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference , and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007....
(2007–present)
Secretaries-General of the Italian Episcopal Conference
The official that deals with the day to day affairs of the Conference is the Secretary-General.- Camillo Ruini (28 June 1986 – 7 March 1991)
- Dionigi Tettamanzi (14 March 1991 – 20 April 1995)
- Ennio Antonelli (26 May 1995 – 5 April 2001)
- Giuseppe BetoriGiuseppe BetoriGiuseppe Betori is an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current archbishop of Florence and the former Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference.-Early life:Ordained priest in 1970...
(5 April 2001–8 September 2008) - Mariano CrociataMariano CrociataMariano Crociata is the current Secretary-General of the Italian Episcopal Conference. Before this position he served as Bishop of Noto...
(25 September 2008 - present)