Giuseppe Siri | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Genoa | |
Archdiocese | Genoa |
See | Genoa |
Appointed | 14 May 1946 |
Installed | 29 May 1946 |
Term ended | 6 July 1987 |
Predecessor | Pietro Boetto |
Successor | Giovanni Canestri |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1953–89) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 22 September 1928 by Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti |
Consecration | 7 May 1944 by Pietro Boetto |
Created cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal-priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Giuseppe Siri 20 May 1906 |
Died | 2 May 1989 Genoa, Italy | (aged 82)
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Motto | Non Nobis Domine (Not to Us, Lord) — Psalm 115:1 |
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Giuseppe Siri (20 May 1906 – 2 May 1989) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1946 to 1987, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1953. A protege of Pope Pius XII, he took part in the Second Vatican Council, and was at one point considered a papabile.