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'''Oscar Cantoni''' (born 1 September 1950) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been ] since 2016. He was previously ] from 2005 to 2016.
'''Oscar Cantoni''' is the ] of the ] since 25 January 2005.<ref>http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2005/01/25/0044/00119.html#NOMINA%20DEL%20VESCOVO%20DI%20CREMA%20(ITALIA)</ref><ref>http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2007/gennaio/02/Volantino_del_vescovo_supermercato_Niente_co_7_070102032.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.adistaonline.it/index.php?op=articolo&id=47329</ref><ref>http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcantoni.html</ref>

He was born in ] on 1 September 1950 and had moved with his family to the nearby village, ], at the age of eight. In 1970, after studies at the Pontificio Collegio Gallio founded by the ], he entered the diocesan seminary in order to receive specific theological preparation. In 1975, Cantoni was ordained a ] in the ] by bishop ]. Until 1982 he performed pastoral activity in the parish of Santa Maria Regina in ], and was later dedicated to teaching of religion at the technical institute of ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Pliny Como<nowiki>'</nowiki>''. On 11 July 2000 he was awarded the title of ] by ]. In 2003, all previous assignments had been terminated due to Cantoni being appointed as an ] for ], a post which he held till being appointed a ] by Pope John Paul II on 25 January 2005. On 21 November 2010 he received the insignia of Grand Officer of the ] and was appointed the Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy for Northern Italy by decree of Cardinal ], the grand master of the order.
On 27 August 2022, ] made him a cardinal.

==Early life ==
Cantoni was born in ] on 1 September 1950 and had moved with his family to the nearby village, ], at the age of eight. In 1970, after completing his studies at the Pontificio Collegio Gallio founded by the ], he entered the diocesan seminary to study theology. On 28 June 1975, Cantoni was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Como by bishop ].<ref name=vatbio/>

Until 1982 he performed pastoral activity in the parish of Santa Maria Regina in ]. He then taught religion at the technical institute Pliny Como. On 11 July 2000, he was awarded the title of ] by ]. In 2003 he became the diocese's ] for ].


==Episcopal Ministry== ==Episcopal Ministry==
] appointed him Bishop of Crema on 25 January 2005.<ref name=vatbio>{{cite press release | url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2005/01/25/0044/00119.html |date = 25 January 2005 |title=Rinunce e Nomine, 25.01.2005|publisher=Holy See Press Office | language = it |accessdate=12 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2007/gennaio/02/Volantino_del_vescovo_supermercato_Niente_co_7_070102032.shtml|title=Archivio Corriere della Sera|author=QuestIT s.r.l.|publisher=|accessdate=12 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adistaonline.it/index.php?op=articolo&id=47329|title=Adista News|publisher=|accessdate=12 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006155027/http://www.adistaonline.it/index.php?op=articolo&id=47329|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is given a delegation of the Bishops' Conference of Lombardy for the consecrated life and becomes part of the homologous episcopal commission of the CEI ; June 16th 2005 is also nominated for the seminars Italian visitor.


Cantoni was given a delegation of the ] 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.
Even Cream continues its activities as a communicator: after the release of his letter input attached to the local Catholic weekly The New Torrazzo , in the early days of 2007 newsworthy its initiative to deploy in front of supermarkets and shopping centers of the diocese 'brochure I am writing as a friend , thirty pages of frank and informal language to talk about pain and illness, christening and family, leaving their e-mail address for those wishing to contact him directly .


From 12 October 2007 performs in all the parishes of his diocese his first pastoral visit , which ends in 2011 . 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.
In May 2008 he was involved, together with the top of the curia lariana (Bishop Emeritus Alexander Beetles and former vicar general Enrico Bedetti), in ' charges of aiding towards a priest investigated for pedophilia, then archived .


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.
In 2009 , after two years of intensive preparatory work, based Uni-Cream, "free university for adulthood" that he wanted to "contribute to the promotion of cultural and social citizenship" in the groove "Christian humanism and Christian tradition ". In September 2010 is the first bishop in Italy to organize and launch a "youth mission" diocesan: a peaceful invasion "minstrels of God" to communicate the friendship and the desire of God not only in churches but also in nightclubs, through music, theater, sport.


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

On 4 October 2016, ] named Cantoni Bishop of Como.<ref>{{cite press release | access-date = 14 June 2020 | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/10/04/161004c.html | date= 4 October 2016|title = Other Pontifical Acts, 04.10.2016 | publisher = Holy See Press Office}}</ref> He was installed there on 27 November.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

In May 2022, Pope Francis announced he would make Cantoni a ] on 27 August 2022.<ref></ref> On 27 August, Pope Francis made him a ], assigning him the title of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/2022/documents/ns_lit_doc_20220827_titoli-diaconie-nuovi-cardinali_it.html|title=Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali|date=27 August 2022|website=]|publisher=]|language=it|trans-title=Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals|access-date=29 August 2022|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref>

On 13 July 2022, Pope Francis named him a member of the ].<ref>{{cite press release | access-date = 13 July 2022 | date = 13 July 2022 | language = it | url = https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/07/13/0533/01074.html | title = Rinunce e nomine, 13.07.2022 | publisher = Holy See Press Office}}</ref>


At the end of the pastoral visit, in 2011 index ecclesial assembly "to prepare our Church to face the times ahead," open to all the different parts of the diocese: priests, associations and groups, individual believers. It is characterized by a public discussion that takes place over three evenings, March 17 to 19 with the conclusion April 10.
==Honours== ==Honours==
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* Merit CerchioAperto (1998) * Merit CerchioAperto (1998)


==Episcopal genealogy== ==See also==
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Italian Catholic cardinal and bishop

His Eminence
Oscar Cantoni
Bishop of Como
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseComo
Appointed4 October 2016
Installed27 November 2016
PredecessorDiego 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
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornOscar Cantoni
(1950-09-01) 1 September 1950 (age 74)
Lenno, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationCatholicism
MottoFare di Cristo il cuore del mondo
("Make Christ the heart of the world")
Coat of arms

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.

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.

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.

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. He was installed there on 27 November.

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

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

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "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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