Giuseppe Siri

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Catholic cardinal (1906-1989)

Italy Religious FiguresLived 1906 to 1989 · aged 82

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Giuseppe Siri 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.

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Siri (first on the right, back row) in 1930

Pope Pius XII bestows the red biretta upon Siri in 1953.

Siri in 1958

Siri in 1960

Siri during the Second Vatican Council

Siri's tomb in the Genoa Cathedral

Awards 3

Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

Connected to Giuseppe 6

André Vingt-TroisAlso won Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Kazimierz NyczAlso won Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Jean-Claude HollerichAlso won Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Bartolo LongoAlso won Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Franz KönigAlso won Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

James Michael HarveyAlso won Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

About this person

Giuseppe Siri 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 protégé of Pope Pius XII, he took part in the Second Vatican Council and was considered a papabile for 20 years, during the conclaves of 1958, 1963, August 1978 and October 1978.

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