Pietro Boetto


Pietro Boetto

Cardinal
Archbishop of Genoa
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseGenoa
SeeGenoa
Appointed17 March 1938
Installed3 May 1938
Term ended31 January 1946
PredecessorCarlo Dalmazio Minoretti
SuccessorGiuseppe Siri
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest pro hac vice of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1938-46)
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1935-38)
Orders
Ordination30 July 1901
by Emiliano Manacorda
Consecration24 April 1938
by Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Created cardinal16 December 1935
by Pope Pius XI
RankCardinal-Deacon (1935-38)
Cardinal-Priest (1938-46)
Personal details
Born
Pietro Boetto

19 May 1871
Died31 January 1946(1946-01-31) (aged 74)
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedGenoa Cathedral
ParentsAntonio Boetto
Caterina Anghilano
MottoImmoletur coram Domino

Pietro Boetto, S.J. (19 May 1871 – 31 January 1946) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1938 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. He also resisted the Italian fascist regime and saved Jews during WW-II.