Renato Corti (1 March 1936 – 12 May 2020) was 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 on 19 November 2016.
Renato Corti | |
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| Cardinal Bishop emeritus of Novara | |
 Corti in 2009 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Novara |
| See | Novara |
| Appointed | 19 December 1990 |
| Installed | 3 March 1991 |
| Term ended | 24 November 2011 |
| Predecessor | Aldo Del Monte |
| Successor | Franco Giulio Brambilla |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (2016–2020) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 July 1959 by Giovanni Battista Montini |
| Consecration | 6 June 1981 by Carlo Maria Martini |
| Created cardinal | 19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1936 |
| Died | 12 May 2020 (aged 84) Rho, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Motto | Cor ad cor loquitur ('Heart speaks to heart') |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Early years
editRenato 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).[1] His assignments included serving as parochial vicar of the Oratory of Caronno Pertusella from 1959 to 1967, spiritual director at the College of Gorla Minore from 1967 to 1969, and spiritual director of the archdiocesan seminary of Saronno from 1969 to 1977. He then became rector for theology at the seminary of Saronno. He became vicar general of the Milan Archdiocese in November 1980.[1]
Episcopacy
editPope John Paul II named him auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milan on 30 April 1981 and titular bishop of Zallata. He received 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.[1]
In November 2007, four months after Pope Benedict XVI issued new rules about use of the 1962 Roman Missal (see Summorum Pontificum), three priests in the Novara diocese refused to celebrate Sunday Mass unless allowed to celebrate the Tridentine Mass exclusively. Corti suspended them.[2][3]
While Bishop of Novara he served terms as vice president of the Italian Bishops Conference (2000 to 2005)[4] 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.[5]
Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as bishop of Novara on 24 November 2011.[6] In retirement he continued to lead spiritual exercises for both religious and lay groups. He lived at Rho, near the college of the Oblates of St. Ambrose and St. Charles.[7]
Corti was known for his work as a spiritual director. Pope John Paul II asked him to lead his Lenten retreat in 2005 and at the invitation of Pope Francis he wrote the meditations used at the Stations of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum in 2015.[8][9]
Pope Francis raised Corti to the rank of cardinal at a consistory held on 19 November 2016. He was given the rank of Cardinal-Priest and assigned the titular church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina.[10]
Death
editWorks
edit- Platovnjak, Ivan (2001). La direzione spirituale oggi: lo sviluppo della sua dottrina dal Vaticano II a Vita consecrata, 1962-1996. Roma: Pontificia università gregoriana. ISBN 88-7652-889-X. OCLC 47677772.
- Il miracolo sarebbe la santità. Meditazioni sul ministero sacerdotale (1999) ISBN 978-8838428289
- Corti, Renato (2003). Un giovane diventa cristiano: l'esperienza di sant'Agostino: lettera pastorale per l'anno 2003-2004. Milano: Paoline. ISBN 88-315-2536-0. OCLC 955560310.
- Corti, Renato (2005). La chiesa a servizio della nuova ed eterna alleanza : esercizi spirituali in Vaticano, 2005. Città del Vaticano: Libreria editrice vaticana. ISBN 88-209-7700-1. OCLC 60529003.
- Bianchi, Enzo (2004). La parrocchia. Corti, Renato. Magnano: Edizioni Qiqajon-Monastero di Bose. ISBN 88-8227-168-4. OCLC 971264023.
- Corti, Renato (2007). Rivestitevi di Cristo: la sorgente e l'alimento della maturità cristiana: lettera pastorale per l'anno 2007-2008. Milano: Paoline. ISBN 978-88-315-3360-7. OCLC 956001359.
- Corti, Renato (2008). Fate quello che egli vi dirà: vivere da cristiani nel mondo: lettera pastorale per l'anno 2008-2009. Milano: Paoline. ISBN 978-88-315-3537-3. OCLC 955176246.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Italian Cardinal Corti, popular spiritual guide, dies at 84". Crux. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Owen, Richard (9 June 2008). "First parish to offer Mass in the Tridentine rite opens in Rome". The Times. Retrieved 21 December 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Italian bishop suspends priests for insisting on Latin Mass". CatholicCulture. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Cardinals created by Francis". GCatholic.org. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "E' morto il cardinale Renato Corti, vescovo emerito di Novara" (in Italian). Avvenire. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.11.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Diventa cardinale l'ex vescovo di Novara Renato Corti". La Stampa (in Italian). 10 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Glatz, Carol (20 March 2015). "Way of Cross takes Jesus' point of view to help others carry crosses". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Way of the Cross Led by His Holiness Pope Francis". vatican.va. Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Il vescovo di Novara Renato Corti è diventato cardinale". La Stampa (in Italian). 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Addio al cardinale Renato Corti" (in Italian). Chiesa di Milano. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
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- "Corti Card. Renato". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- Pelizzoni, Chiara (12 October 2016). "Renato Corti, Il Pastore Appassionato Diventa Cardinale" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2017.