Raniero Cantalamessa

His Eminence Raniero Cantalamessa OFM Cap
Cardinal Preacher of the Papal Household
Cantalamessa in 2020
Church	Latin Church
Appointed	23 June 1980
Predecessor	Alfredo Marchesi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine (since 2020)
Orders
Ordination	19 October 1958 by Gaetano Malchiodi [it]
Created cardinal	28 November 2020 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	(1934-07-22) 22 July 1934 (age 90) Colli del Tronto, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	University of Fribourg Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Motto	Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit)
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Raniero Cantalamessa OFM Cap (born 22 July 1934) is an Italian Catholic cardinal and priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and a theologian. He has served as the Preacher to the Papal Household since 1980, under Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.

Cantalamessa is a proponent of the Catholic charismatic renewal. Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 28 November 2020.