Oscar Cantoni

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Oscar Cantoni
Bishop of Como
Card. Cantoni 27-08-22.jpg
Church Catholic Church
DioceseComo
Appointed4 October 2016
Installed27 November 2016
Predecessor Diego Coletti
Previous post(s) Bishop of Crema (2005–16)
Orders
Ordination28 June 1975
by  Teresio Ferraroni
Consecration5 March 2005
by  Alessandro Maggiolini
Created cardinal27 August 2022
by Pope Francis
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Oscar Cantoni

(1950-09-01) 1 September 1950 (age 74)
Lenno, Italy
Nationality Italian
Denomination Catholicism
MottoFare di Cristo il cuore del mondo
("Make Christ the heart of the world")
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Oscar Cantoni - cardinal.svg

Oscar Cantoni (born 1 September 1950) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Como since 2016. He was previously Bishop of Crema from 2005 to 2016.

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On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal.

Early life

Cantoni was born in Lenno on 1 September 1950 and had moved with his family to the nearby village, Tremezzo, at the age of eight. In 1970, after completing his studies at the Pontificio Collegio Gallio founded by the Somaschi Fathers, he entered the diocesan seminary to study theology. On 28 June 1975, Cantoni was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Como by bishop Teresio Ferraroni. [1]

Until 1982 he performed pastoral activity in the parish of Santa Maria Regina in Muggiò. He then taught religion at the technical institute Pliny Como. On 11 July 2000, he was awarded the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness by Pope John Paul II. In 2003 he became the diocese's episcopal vicar for clergy.

Episcopal Ministry

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Crema on 25 January 2005. [1] [2] [3]

Cantoni was given a delegation of the Bishops' Conference of Lombardy for consecrated life and became part of the homologous episcopal commission of the CEI. He was also nominated a pastoral visit to all Italian seminars on 16 June 2005.

On 12 October 2007, Cantoni had had his first pastoral visit and was given the permission to perform in all parishes of his diocese. The permission terminated in 2011.

In 2009, after two years of intensive preparatory work in Uni-Crema, 'the free university for adulthood', he 'contributed to the promotion of cultural and social citizenship' in the groove of 'Christian humanism and Christian tradition'. In September 2010 he became the first bishop in Italy to organize and launch a 'youth mission' diocesan, a peaceful invasion of 'minstrels of God' in order to communicate His friendship and His benison not only in churches but in nightclubs, theatres, through sport, etc.

At the end of his pastoral visit, in 2011, he organized an ecclesial assembly 'in order to prepare our Church to face the times ahead,' open to all different parts of the diocese: priests, associations and groups and individual believers. It was characterized by a public discussion that takes place on three evenings, from 17 to 19 March with its closing on 10 April.

On 21 November 2010 he received the insignia of Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and was appointed the Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Northern Italy by decree of Cardinal John Patrick Foley, the grand master of the order.

On 4 October 2016, Pope Francis named Cantoni Bishop of Como. [4] He was installed there on 27 November.[ citation needed ]

In May 2022, Pope Francis announced he would make Cantoni a cardinal on 27 August 2022. [5] On 27 August, Pope Francis made him a cardinal priest, assigning him the title of Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Monte Verde. [6]

On 13 July 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the Dicastery for Bishops. [7]

Honours

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  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.01.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ↑ QuestIT s.r.l. "Archivio Corriere della Sera" . Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Adista News". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Other Pontifical Acts, 04.10.2016" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ↑ /pope-names-21-cardinals-india-mongolia-85049819 ABC News May 29, 2022
  6. ↑ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine, 13.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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