His Eminence Giuseppe Siri |
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Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus 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 posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria |
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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 |
Genoa, Italy |
20 May 1906
Died | 2 May 1989 Genoa, Italy |
(aged 82)
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Motto |
Non Nobis Domine (Not to Us, Lord) — Psalm 113:9 |
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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 cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Some sedevacantist groups believe a conspiracy theory known as the Siri thesis, which states that Siri was elected during the 1958 papal conclave that elected Angelo Roncalli as John XXIII. Siri never held these views and accepted the authority of John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II.
Siri was born in Genoa to Nicolò and Giulia (née Bellavista) Siri. He entered the minor seminary of Genoa on 16 October 1916, and attended the major seminary from 1917 to 1926. Siri then studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Carlo Minoretti on 22 September 1928. Finishing his studies at the Gregorian, he earned his doctorate in theology summa cum laude and also did pastoral work in Rome until autumn 1929.