Edoardo Aldo Cerrato (born 13 October 1949) is an Italian prelate who has serves as Bishop of
Ivrea
Ivrea (; ; ; ) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it straddles the Dora Baltea and is ...
since 2012. Prior of his appointment as Bishop, he served as the Procurator General of the
Oratory of St. Philip Neri from 1994 to 2012.
Biography
Early life
Edoardo was born in Asti on 13 October 1949. Then he moved to Turin with his family, originally from San Marazanotto, a Municipality in Italy.
Formation and Priestly ministry
In 1972, he obtained a degree in classical literature at the University of Turin, after completing two years philosophy course in Turin, he entered the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in
Biella
Biella (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the northern Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the Province of Biella, province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of ...
, where he completed his three-year theology course.
On 28 June 1975, he was ordained priest by Bishop Vittorio Piola; according to the custom of the Oratiorian Fathers, he was incardinated to the
Diocese of Biella.
He taught Italian and Latin literature in different high schools for twenty years and he was the professor of Patrology in the Seminary of Biella for ten years, in addition to the pastoral care within his Congregation aimed at young people and culture, for years he held the office of ecclesiastical consultant of the Catholic Union of Secondary School Teachers and of ecclesiastical assistant of the Association of Catholic Teachers.
From 1984 to 2005, he was the provost of the Biella Oratory, and subsequently, he was the provost of the
Roman Oratory in Rome from 2006 to 2009.
He was elected as the Procurator General of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri by the General Congress of the Oratorians, he led the congregation from 1994 until his episcopal ordination in 2012, he was being confirm for another two terms by the General Congress in 2000 and 2006. During his term as Procurator General, he accompanied 20 new congregations to the canonical foundation, making the Oratorian charism to grow throughout the world.
He is also the author of numerous articles on the history of the Congregation of the Oratory and some works on
St. Philip Neri,
St. John Henry Newman and Venerable
Cesare Baronius.
Episcopal ministry
On 28 July 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the Bishop of Ivrea,
His episcopal ordination was held on 8 September 2012 in the Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome, as known as "Chiesa Nuova". The principal consecrator in Cardinal Tarciso Bertone, co-consectator are Archbishop Arrigo Miglio, Archbishop of Turin and former Bishop of Ivrea, and Archbishop Adriano Bernadini, Apostolic Nunico in Italy and San Marino.
Eduardo was officially installed on 7 October 2012 in the Cathedral of Ivrea.
On 16 December 2024, Pope Francis accepted his regisnation due to his old age, he was succeeded by Daniele Salera, then Auxilary Bishop of Rome.
References
External links
Bishop Eduardo Aldo Cerrato ''Catholic Herarchy.''
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20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests
21st-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1949 births
Living people
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI