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History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Vittorio Piola
Date	28 June 1975
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Tarcisio Bertone, SDB
Co-consecrators	Arrigo Miglio, Adriano Bernadini
Date	8 September 2012
Place	Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, Rome

History
Ordination history of; Edoardo Aldo Cerrato
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Vittorio Piola
Date	28 June 1975
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Tarcisio Bertone, SDB
Co-consecrators	Arrigo Miglio, Adriano Bernadini
Date	8 September 2012
Place	Church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, Rome

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Edoardo Aldo Cerrato

Cong. Orat.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Edoardo Aldo Cerrato; Cong. Orat.
Bishop of Ivrea
	Bishop Cerrato in 2022
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Turin
Diocese	Ivrea
Appointed	28 July 2012
Previous post(s)	Procurator General of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri
Orders
Ordination	28 June 1975; by Vittorio Piola
Consecration	8 September 2012; by Tarciso Bertone, SDB
Personal details
Born	Edoardo Aldo Cerrato; 13 October 1949; Asti, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	University of Turin
Motto	Ille Fidelis; (He remains faithful)
Coat of arms

Styles of Eduardo Aldo Cerrato

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Edoardo Aldo Cerrato Cong. Orat. (born 13 October 1949) is an Italian prelate who has serves as Bishop of Ivrea 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.^[1]

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, where he completed his three-year theology course.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Episcopal ministry

On 28 July 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the Bishop of Ivrea,^[2] 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.

Bishop Eduardo was officially installed on 7 October 2012 in the Cathedral of Ivrea.^{[citation needed]}