Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (born 1906)

Giuseppe Siri

Italian cardinal (1906–1989)

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 protege of Pope Pius XII, he took part in the Second Vatican Council and was considered a papabile for 20 years,…