Renato Corti
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His Eminence Renato Corti |
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| Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Novara |
| In office | 19 December 1990 to 24 November 2011 |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina |
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| Ordination | 28 July 1959 by Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI) |
| Consecration | 6 June 1981 by Carlo Maria Martini |
| Created Cardinal | 19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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| Born |
1 March 1936 Galbiate, Province of Lecco, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Motto |
Cor ad cor loquitur (Heart speaks to Heart) |
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| Ordination history of Renato Corti | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 28 June 1959 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Carlo Maria Martini, SJ |
| Co-consecrators |
Libero Tresoldi Bernardo Citterio |
| Date of consecration | 6 June 1981 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 19 November 2016 |
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Bishops consecrated by Renato Corti as principal consecrator
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| Germano Zaccheo | 16 September 1995 |
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Styles of Renato Corti |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Renato Corti (born 1 March 1936) is 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 at a consistory on 19 November 2016.
Renato Corti was born in Galbiate in the province of Lecco, part of the Archdiocese of Milan on 1 March 1936. He studied at the seminary in Milan and was ordained on 28 July 1959 by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI). His assignments included serving as parrochial vicar of the Oratory of Caronno Pertusella from 19959 to 1967, spiritual director at the College of Gorla Minore from 1967 to 1969, spiritual director of the archdiocesan seminary of Saronno from 1969 to 1977. He then became rector for theology at that seminary. He became vicar general of the Milan Archdiocese in November 1980.
Pope John Paul II named him auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milan on 30 April 1981 and titular bishop of Zallata. He received his episcopal ordination on 6 June 1981 from Archbishop Carlo Maria Martini, with Bishops Libero Tresoldi and Bernardo Citterio as co-consecrators. The same pope named him Bishop of Novara on 19 December 1990 to succeed Aldo Del Monte, and he was installed on 3 March 1991.
In November 2007, a few months after Pope Benedict XVI issued rules about the use of the Tridentine Mass, three priests in the Novara diocese refused to celebrate Sunday Mass if they were not allowed to use the traditional Tridentine form exclusively. Corti suspended them.
While Bishop of Novara he served terms as vice president of the Italian Bishops Conference (2000 to 2005) and vice president of the Regional Bishops Conference of Piedmont. He also held assignments in the Roman Curia as a member of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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