Giuseppe Siri
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 35 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 20,1906 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Genoa |
| Italy | |
| Date of died | May 2,1989 |
| Died | Genoa |
| Italy | |
| Successor | Giovanni Canestri |
| Books | Gethsemane: The Origins and Rise of the Intellectual Revolution in the Church |
| Parents | Nicolò Siri |
| Giulia Siri | |
| Job | Cardinal |
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| Place of burial | Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Genoa, Italy |
| Consecr | 7 May 1944; by Pietro Boetto |
| Creat cardin | 12 January 1953; by Pope Pius XII |
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| ID | 616313 |
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.
