Dionigi Tettamanzi

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Dionigi Cardinal Tettamanzi (born 14 March 1934) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Milan, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1998. Previous to his service in Milan, Tettamanzi was Archbishop of Genoa.

Contents 1 Episcopacy 2 Priesthood 3 Bishop 4 Social teaching 5 Resources

[edit] Episcopacy

Styles of Dionigi Tettamanzi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Milan

Tettamanzi was born in Renate, in the province of Milan, to Egidio and Giuditta (née Ciceri) Tettamanzi.

He was educated at the Minor Seminary of Seveso and the Seminary of Venegono Inferiore and finally at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome where he earned a doctorate in theology.

[edit] Priesthood

After studying in local seminaries, he was ordained a priest on 28 June 1957 by Archbishop Giovanni Battista Montini (the future Pope Paul VI). He served in the Archdiocese of Milan as a pastor and faculty member of the Minor Seminary of Masnago and of Seveso San Pietro from 1960 until 1966. As well as a faculty member of the Seminary of Venegono from 1966 to 1986.

[edit] Bishop

On 1 July 1989 when Pope John Paul II named Tettamanzi archbishop of Ancona-Osimo. He received his episcopal consecration from Jesuit Carlo Cardinal Martini at the cathedral on the following 23 September. Upon being chosen Secretary-General and Vice President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Tettamanzi submitted his resignation as bishop on 6 April 1991.

John Paul II called Tettamanzi back into active ministry by appointing him to the Archdiocese of Genoa. He was appointed its archbishop on April 20, 1995, and in the consistory of February 21, 1998, Tettamanzi Cardinal Priest with the title of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo. Upon the announced retirement of Cardinal Martini, Tettamanzi was reassigned as archbishop of Milan on 11 July 2002.

With the death and funeral of Pope John Paul II came intense speculation as to his successor. Tettamanzi's position as head of an archdiocese that was historically seen as a step towards the papacy (and considered one of the wealthiest and most powerful of Italian dioceses), as well as his charisma and popularity among the people, placed him in the view of the Italian press as one of the overall favorites to become John Paul II's successor. He himself seemed to count on success, arranging an elaborate photo-call on his departure from the diocese for the conclave. The press presented him as one of the leading Italian candidates, but the Italian cardinals are now a minority in the college. Moreover Tettamanzi's less than imposing figure did not impress on an international level. There were reports that he never got more than two votes in the ballots. The choice in fact fell on far better known German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who become Pope Benedict XVI. Tettamanzi remains eligible to vote in any future conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday on 14 March 2014.

Tettamanzi is said to speak only Italian, which would be a disadvantage nowadays, when national leaders, and especially popes, are sometimes required to master foreign languages. He is accordingly little known outside his own country.

On the 20 March 2008 Tettamanzi issued the New Ambrosian Rite Lectionary, previously confirmed by the Holy See, that supersedes the 1976 experimental edition.

[edit] Social teaching

Tettamanzi says that the goal of a company is not only to create a profit for the shareholders but that the company has to be a community of women and men that work together to satisfy the needs of the people involved in the company. He also affirmed that a person needs to have stability in his work in order to be able to plan his life.

[edit] Resources

• Archdiocese of Milan

Preceded by Giovanni Canestri	Archbishop of Genova 1995–2002	Succeeded by Tarcisio Bertone
Preceded by Carlo Maria Martini	Archbishop of Milan 2002 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent