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Giuseppe Siri

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Gender Male
Death34 years ago
Date of birth May 20,1906
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Genoa
Italy
Date of died May 2,1989
DiedGenoa
Italy
Successor Giovanni Canestri
BooksGethsemane: The Origins and Rise of the Intellectual Revolution in the Church
ParentsNicolò Siri
Giulia Siri
Job Cardinal
Priest
Theologian
Place of burialCattedrale di San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy
Consecr7 May 1944; by Pietro Boetto
Creat cardin12 January 1953; by Pope Pius XII
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID616313
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Giuseppe Siri Life story


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. He was a protege of Pope Pius XII. He was considered a likely candidate to succeed Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul I.

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