Giuseppe Siri


Giuseppe Siri
Cardinal, Archbishop of Genoa
Cardinal Siri in the 1970s
ArchdioceseGenoa
SeeGenoa
Appointed14 May 1946
Installed29 May 1946
Term ended6 July 1987
PredecessorPietro Boetto
SuccessorGiovanni Canestri
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1953–89)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination22 September 1928
by Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti
Consecration7 May 1944
by Pietro Boetto
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
Born
Giuseppe Siri

(1906-05-20)20 May 1906
Died2 May 1989(1989-05-02) (aged 82)
Genoa, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoNon Nobis Domine (Not to Us, Lord)
Psalm 115:1
Coat of armsGiuseppe Siri's coat of arms

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.