Benno Gut | |
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Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 8 May 1969 |
Term ended | 8 December 1970 |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro (1967–70) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 10 July 1921 |
Consecration | 18 June 1967 by Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant |
Created cardinal | 26 June 1967 by Pope Paul VI |
Rank | Cardinal-deacon |
Personal details | |
Born | Walter Gut 1 April 1897 |
Died | 8 December 1970 Rome, Italy | (aged 73)
Buried | Archabbey of Maria Einsiedeln |
Alma mater | University of Basel Pontificio Sant'Anselmo Pontifical Biblical Institute |
Motto | Gaudete in Domino semper |
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Benno Gut OSB (1 April 1897 – 8 December 1970) was a Benedictine monk of the Archabbey of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland, and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship in the Roman Curia from 1969 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.